Associate Director – Consumer PR
London | Hybrid Working | £75,000 + Bonus
I'm working exclusively with a highly regarded independent consumer PR agency that is entering an exciting new phase of growth.
With an enviable client portfolio spanning food, drink and lifestyle brands, the agency has built a strong reputation for delivering creative, integrated campaigns while maintaining exceptional client retention and a genuinely supportive culture.
They are now looking for an experienced Associate Director to join their leadership team and play a key role in shaping the next stage of the agency's growth.
The Opportunity
This is a true leadership position for someone already operating at Associate Director level who wants broader agency responsibility beyond running individual accounts.
You'll work closely with the senior leadership team to oversee agency performance, provide strategic counsel across accounts, support and develop teams, drive new business, and help steer the overall direction of the agency.
Rather than owning a standalone client portfolio, you'll have oversight across multiple accounts, ensuring quality, profitability, team performance and growth opportunities are consistently maximised.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide senior strategic counsel across a portfolio of consumer accounts
- Act as a senior leader and mentor across the agency
- Support overall agency performance, profitability and growth
- Oversee account teams and ensure excellent client delivery
- Lead and contribute to new business pitches and proposals
- Identify opportunities for organic account growth
- Support resource planning and team development
- Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders
- Contribute ideas and initiatives that drive agency improvement and innovation
About You
- Currently operating at Associate Director level within a PR agency
- Strong consumer PR background, ideally spanning food, drink and lifestyle brands
- Proven experience leading teams and developing talent
- Commercially minded with strong financial awareness
- Excellent client relationship and stakeholder management skills
- Strategic thinker with the ability to see the bigger picture
- Comfortable making decisions and leading from the front
- Positive, proactive and highly collaborative
- Strong presentation and pitch skills
- Ambitious and excited by the prospect of helping shape a growing agency
What's On Offer
- Salary circa £75,000
- Annual bonus scheme
- Private healthcare
- Hybrid working (2 days from home)
- Central London office
- Clear progression opportunities
- Leadership-level influence and visibility
- A genuinely supportive and collaborative culture
- Opportunity to play a key role in the future growth of the agency
This role would suit an established Associate Director looking for a broader leadership remit within an entrepreneurial, ambitious and highly respected independent agency.