While you’ll work with both SEO Strategy and Client Service teams closely in the day-to-day delivery, there will be regular client facing elements to the role. As such, it’s important you have strong communication skills and are comfortable presenting and building relationships with clients.

You will be responsible for the line management, mentoring, and development of 1-2 DPR executives within the team, ensuring their work meets our agency best practice through a clear QA process. You will need a clear understanding of SOW for your client’s, ensuring work is delivered in a timely manner. You will be supported by a Digital PR Account Director with this and will have the opportunity to feed into future facing strategy and planning for your clients.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the DPR AD in the creation of future facing and innovative DPR strategy for clients – helping to ensure Havas Market remains at the forefront of DPR activity.
• Manage DPR execution for a portfolio of clients, including elements such as campaign delivery, media relations, influencer marketing, and potential social media.
• Work closely with the DPR AD to manage campaign budgets and ensure your team is operating within agreed contractual and commercial obligations.
• Play an active role along with the AD in implementing innovative Digital PR strategies that respond to the evolving LLM and AI landscape, helping clients strengthen their visibility, authority, and brand presence across emerging AI platforms.
• Responsible for BAU reporting for your DPR clients, ensuring accurate, insightful, and timely delivery to demonstrate campaign effectiveness.
• Act as the day-to-day contact for clients, ensuring you build strong relationships with clients and are the first point of contact for communication.
• QA work delivered by AEs under your remit to ensure client deliverables are of the highest quality and adhere to agency best practice.
• QA data and copy in press releases to ensure accurate and engaging content is being created to a high quality in line with client ToV and best practice guidance.
• Collaborate with experts in the specialism teams, such as Creative and SEO Strategy, to deliver genuinely creative and stand out campaigns.
• Collaborate with the wider team to develop and pitch innovative PR ideas internally and to clients.
• Create and manage Digital PR plans, looking at creative campaigns and PR content, as well as reactive activity and newsjacking.
• Review and feedback on media lists, press releases, and creative assets, and work with the DPR AD to ensure this continues to be curated over time.
• Line manage, mentor, and develop a small number of DPR executives as necessary based on team size – including regular feedback meetings, clear personal development plans, and timely appraisals.
• Support with insights and research as necessary in the preparation of new business pitches.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Agency experience in results-driven digital PR campaign creation and execution.
• Operational knowledge of the role of DPR in SEO, alongside technical and content creation.
• Good organization and project management capabilities.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to multitask.
• Confident with communication and presenting to clients.
• Some experience with people management, mentoring, and getting the most out of a team – including delegating authority to match their teams' job level and holds them accountable.
• Previous experience with client-facing responsibilities and building strong relationships.

Contract Type:

Permanent

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