Account Manager

BLUE Communications

. Become the trusted day-to-day contact for clients across multiple accounts .

Posted 9/21/2026full-timeLondon • United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £35,000 - £42,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong client management and media relations skills, with a proven ability to deliver strategic communications and manage multiple accounts effectively. Experienced in mentoring team members and executing client events and social media strategies within the marine, renewable energy, or sustainability sectors.

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Client Account ManagementMedia RelationsProject ManagementEvent ManagementSocial Media Management

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Hard Skills

Press Release WritingContent ProductionKPI MonitoringTactical DeliveryClient PitchesBudget ManagementGrammar and Journalistic StyleSocial Media Strategy

Soft Skills

Relationship BuildingMentoringDelegationCommunication

Industry Keywords

Public RelationsCommunicationsMarine SectorRenewable EnergySustainability

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Become the trusted day-to-day contact for clients across multiple accounts
Translate agreed strategy into sharp tactical delivery
Monitor delivery against KPIs and identify news hooks and thought leadership angles
Lead client meetings and build relationships with journalists and industry influencers
Produce client-ready drafts, press releases, pitches, by-lined features, media briefs and speaker abstracts
Oversee client social media content and maintain each client’s tone of voice
Mentor and develop Account Executives
Delegate effectively, involve senior support when needed, and manage upwards to keep deadlines on track
Act as a custodian of BLUE’s culture
Deliver client events and webinars against agreed KPIs, including invitations, venue liaison, budgets and on-the-day delivery
Identify commercial opportunities within accounts
Contribute to new business pitches, proposals, brainstorms and BLUE’s profile and network

Requirements

What you’ll need

Solid agency-side PR or communications experience, with a track record of managing client accounts day-to-day
Excellent written and spoken English, with strict attention to grammar, tone and journalistic style
Proven project management skills, the ability to juggle multiple accounts, prioritise, and manage deadlines (including upwards)
Experience mentoring or line-managing junior team members
Strong media relations skills, with existing relationships with journalists and industry influencers
A commercial mindset, with the confidence to push back and manage client expectations against an agreed retainer
Experience in, or genuine curiosity about, the marine, renewable energy or wider sustainability sectors
Experience managing client events or webinars
Experience managing social media for corporate or B2B clients

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid working, with a 4pm Friday finish encouraged
Dog friendly offices
A charity donation made in your name on your birthday and the day off
Employee of the Quarter recognition
Additional annual leave after 2 years
New Business commission scheme
Employee assistance scheme
Two centrally located UK offices, fully stocked with food and drink
Regular team socials, from dragon boat racing to scavenger hunts
Perk Box access and discounts
Salary sacrifice pension scheme
‘Work from anywhere’ policy (2 weeks, after 1 year of service)
A genuine stake in a growing, purpose-led consultancy
Opportunity for international travel and events
Weekly T@3 for knowledge sharing
Loyalty bonuses