Account Manager Consumer Entertainment: Brands

Premier is Europe’s leading specialist integrated agency for entertainment, arts and culture.

For more than 20 years our business has used its unrivalled influence, creativity, and network to help its clients across TV, film, gaming, theatre, sport, live events and music bring fans closer to the things they love.

Our client roster is a who’s who of the most influential businesses in entertainment and incudes Activision, Amazon, Disney, EA, Fender, Live Nation, Netflix, Paramount, Sky, Sony, Universal and Warner Bros.

Job Role

We are looking for an account manager to join the Premier Brands team, which operates within the wider Consumer Entertainment Department (gaming, music, sport, brands). Reporting directly to division lead, they will be part of a growing team, have the opportunity to line manage and also have significant potential for growth.

The candidate will play an important role within the team across a broad range of activities, promoting our clients to the right audiences with campaigns that stand out and make a difference, winning new business and representing the Brands department internally and externally.

They will also have an opportunity to support wider agency activities such as film premieres and screenings. Experience in food and beverage is a bonus, but absolutely not essential.

Key tasks – Client Servicing

• Take the lead in ensuring processes are followed, driving the client planning process and the delivery of plans as needed, while providing support to the senior team when necessary
• Ensure we are always delivering best in class consultancy to clients
• Build and maintain excellent client relationships
• Acquire and maintain a detailed knowledge of all the accounts you are across
• Work alongside department head and other department leads to deliver outstanding pitch work
• Be aware of and share new trends within popular culture and wider consumer communications to inform client recommendations
• Advise on the best tools to be using to deliver first class campaigns

Key Tasks – Internal

• Have an excellent, strategic understanding of the media and influencer marketing
• Maintain and grow your network of media and influencer contacts
• Support the junior team and oversee the quality of work delivered internally and for client approval (e.g. press releases, proposals, reports, requiring minimal input from senior team)
• Support the department in ensuring your line managees have set goals and are delivering against them
• Raise the profile of the Brands team in the industry by regular attendance at group events or presentations and integration with the wider Consumer Entertainment Department

Key Tasks – Financial

• Initiate new business contacts and play a part in developing new business proposals
• Seek out and identify additional revenue opportunities from existing clients
• Manage campaign budgets, ensuring they come in on target and costs are logged correctly

Key Tasks – Company-Wide

• Follow all house systems and styles
• Contribute to the growth and culture of the company by showing an active interest in other departments and encouraging your teams to do the same
• Ensure you are fully competent and trained on all the tools used by the team

Reporting line

You will report to Jess Balodis (Director of Brands and Music) and Matthew Davis (Associate Director, Brands).

To apply please send your CV and covering letter, outlining how you meet the above criteria, to jobs@premiercomms.com with reference/subject line ‘Account Manager Consumer Entertainment: Brands’ as soon as possible.

We do read every CV sent in but can only respond to those that seem to be a good fit. We wish everyone good luck with their job search