Job Description
AMBITIOUS is looking for an exceptional PR Consultant to join the team and be part of our agency growth plans…
A quick note on job titles. At AMBITIOUS, we call this role PR Consultant, but if you’re looking around the industry, you may see similar opportunities advertised as PR Executive, Senior PR Executive, Account Executive or even Account Manager in some agencies. If you’re currently working at these levels with three to five years’ experience and looking for the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you.
This is an opportunity to work across a portfolio of established clients tackling complex and meaningful challenges, particularly in the areas of ESG, sustainability, social impact and corporate communications. And, ideally, you’ll have agency experience working with corporate or B2B clients. That might include sectors such as professional services, technology, healthcare, education, social impact or sustainability but we’re more interested in your potential, enthusiasm and appetite to learn than ticking every box.
You’ll be working closely with experienced consultants and senior leaders on integrated campaigns, media relations, content creation, stakeholder engagement and strategic communications programmes.
You’d be joining an independent, owner managed agency with a 22-strong team based out of Bristol. We’re immensely proud to be a PRWeek Top 150 agency, ranked amongst the UK’s leading B2B and Corporate consultancies. And, a certified B Corp, reflecting our commitment to doing business responsibly.
What you’ll do:
- Support senior team leads managing the day-to-day communications activity from PR through to digital, social and content
- Develop content, engage media and support the planning for clients
- Be a true consultant when it comes to advising your clients
- Support on new business through insights and research to support our strategic process
- Be part of the team responsible for the driving the agency’s B Corp activities
You’ll thrive if you’re:
- Invested in your agency career
- Passionate about communications and learning about the craft along with innovation of comms and the future use of AI
- Confident and energised about working in a matrix team
- A deep thinker and analytical mind to decipher complex topics for a range of stakeholders
- Detail orientated and highly organised to manage multiple work streams
- Interested in developing your skills and knowledge around a wide range of comms channels, including how AI supports our work and drives efficiencies
Why join us?
- Growing business with huge opportunity to own projects and client work
- Opportunity to be part of the overall marketing and comms for the agency and take on internal projects
- Get involved in helping us drive our B Corp accreditation
- Training and development throughout the year
- Be part of a business with huge growth ambition yet with a focus on people development
If you’re looking for a role where you can work on interesting issues, build your consultancy skills and be part of a friendly, values-led team, we’d love to hear from you.
Email your CV and a covering letter, telling us more about your experience and why you’d be a great fit for the role at AMBITIOUS. Please mark for attention of Laura Lear, MD, email address: [email protected]
Required skills
QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE:
- Ideally three to five plus years of experience in a PR agency – with a focus on client management and campaign delivery
- Strong track record of delivering results for B2B clients. Ideally within professional services and property sectors
- Excellent leadership and communication skills. A confident style with the ability to inspire clients and motivate colleagues
- Passion for PR agency life
- Driven by self-development and learning
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:
- AMBITIOUS by name & by nature …
- Reflects the AMBITIOUS core values
- Takes the initiative and solves problems
- Efficient and effective
- Tenacious
- Professional
- Approachable
- Decisive
- Diligent – attention to detail
YOU MUST BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE:
- Exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills
- Exceptional organisational skills, time management and working to deadlines
- Outstanding interpersonal skills
- Strong client management skills
- Experience within a PR agency
- Experience in running digital PR campaigns and working with AI tools
- Creative approach – track record of developing creative content that delivers great results
- Keen networker and adept at building relationships with key influencers and industry spokespeople
Benefits
In addition to benchmarking our salaries, AMBITIOUS offers a wide range of employee benefits, perks & rewards including:
- Fully funded private medical insurance (BUPA), income protection insurance & life cover
- 21 x paid ‘personal’ hours per annum for when you need extra time for personal stuff and life laundry
- £150 for a non-work activity or hobby
- Healthcare cashback for physio, dental, optical, legal and GP appointments
- Work time allocated to probono projects and good causes chosen by the team
- Enhanced sickness, parental and time off work policies
- Investment in skills training and personal development – at all levels
- Weekly breakfasts and lunches on the house
- Regular team treats and socials
- Generous holiday allowance – holidays increase by one day per year worked
- Extra gifted holiday between Christmas and New Year
- An extra day of gifted holiday for your birthday
- Paid sabbatical – one week – after five years of service
- Referral bonuses for new business and new employees