The Hoffman Agency

Senior Account Manager / Associate Account Director

The Hoffman Agency
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeShanghai • ChinaSeniorWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in corporate communications and client relationship management, with a strong focus on strategic planning, media relations, and team leadership. Proficient in managing complex client accounts and delivering high-quality communications programs in B2B technology and industrial sectors.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Corporate CommunicationsClient Relationship ManagementStrategic PlanningLeadership ExperienceB2B Technology

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead day-to-day relationships with key clients and ensure strong communication, quality delivery and client satisfaction
  • Develop communications strategies and plans aligned with clients' business objectives and market needs
  • Provide counsel on media relations, corporate positioning, executive communications, thought leadership and reputation management
  • Oversee communications materials including proposals, messaging, media content, executive briefing documents and strategic recommendations
  • Manage multiple client accounts and projects, including work plans, timelines, quality control, budgets and resources
  • Coordinate with clients, internal teams, regional colleagues and external partners
  • Improve workflows and encourage effective use of AI and other tools
  • Lead, coach and develop account servicing professionals and contribute to performance reviews and development plans
  • Support team structure, workload planning and recruitment decisions
  • Identify upsell, cross-sell and new business opportunities
  • Contribute to research, strategic planning, proposal development, pitching and client engagement
  • Collaborate with Shanghai and regional leadership on new business opportunities and integrated proposals
  • Monitor account performance, revenue, scope, budgets, staffing, resource allocation, efficiency and profitability
  • Take ownership of portfolio resource planning, account profitability and team capacity management

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Solid experience in a PR or communications agency, ideally serving multinational clients
  • Strong experience in corporate communications, B2B technology, industrial or related sectors
  • Proven ability to manage complex client accounts and deliver high-quality communications programs
  • Strong writing, storytelling, strategic thinking and presentation skills
  • Excellent client communication and relationship management capabilities
  • Experience managing or coaching junior colleagues, with proven leadership experience
  • Commercial awareness and experience contributing to new business development
  • Comfortable managing multiple priorities and making independent decisions
  • Strong written and spoken English and Chinese
  • Proactive, accountable, collaborative and results-driven, with a willingness to challenge conventional approaches and explore new ideas

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Equal opportunity employer
  • Diversity and inclusion commitment

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Hard Skills
WritingStorytellingStrategic ThinkingPresentation SkillsProposal DevelopmentMedia RelationsAccount ManagementPerformance MonitoringBudget ManagementResource Allocation
Soft Skills
Client CommunicationCollaborationProactivityAccountabilityResults-Driven
Tools & Technologies
AI ToolsProject Management Software
Industry Keywords
Public RelationsCommunications AgencyMultinational ClientsNew Business DevelopmentIndustrial Sector