R. Agency
Public Relations Account Manager
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About R. Agency
Headquartered in London with a global reach, R. Agency partners with the world's most innovative brands and visionary founders who are reimagining the world. Founded over a decade ago, we've retained our entrepreneurial spirit while building a diverse team with a unique blend of skills, cultures, and perspectives.
As an independent, founder-led agency, we remain nimble, original, and agile. Our boutique approach enables us to craft bespoke, high touch campaigns that deliver meaningful results and measurable impact.
You will be joining a team of 20 based in London, working on a hybrid model of 3 days in the office and 2 days from home, with flexibility where needed. We value our time together in the office and regularly come together for monthly team lunches, collaborative workshops, and team activities to keep things engaging and connected.
The Role
We’re looking for an ambitious Account Manager who is passionate about PR, the consumer space, consumer brands, and consumer media, and building their career across a genuinely varied client portfolio. You’re curious about what makes people tick and excited to work with brands like Hinge, Bugaboo, Papier & Niko Health. You want to learn how to tell stories that cut through, earn attention and make an impact.
This is the right role if you're hungry to develop your strategic thinking, want to get better at translating complex and varied business stories into compelling narratives, and are ready to learn from brilliant clients doing genuinely interesting things across a wide range of sectors.
What You'll Do
- Support strategic client relationships across 5-6 consumer accounts, working closely with the wider team.
- Deliver end-to-end client campaigns, including press events, influencer activity, media briefings, and full client relationship management (with senior support).
- Translate client business goals into clear, compelling PR and communications activity that drives visibility and impact.
- Contribute to narrative development, positioning, communications planning, and events for innovative corporate brands.
- Build and maintain relationships with consumer, business, trade, and technology media contacts across national, consumer, broadcast, podcast, and social media.
- Secure media coverage across top-tier outlets, with support from senior team on strategic pitching.
- Draft press materials, bylines, and thought leadership content that resonates with influential media.
- Stay curious about industry trends, news cycles, and emerging business conversations.
- Develop your strategic thinking through exposure to C-suite communications and founder profiling.
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What We're Looking For
- 4+ years' experience in consumer PR or communications, agency-side preferred but not essential if you've got the right attitude.
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment where things move quickly, bringing a hands-on, can-do mindset and a strong sense of initiative.
- Ambition and potential over years of experience, we want people who are hungry to learn and grow.
- Strong attention to detail, with a focus on accuracy and consistency.
- Confident in managing processes effectively and maintaining a high standard of quality.
- Genuine interest in founder-led brands, businesses, technologies, and emerging categories, you read news because you want to, not because you have to.
- Strong writing skills, you can craft clear, compelling narratives from complex information.
- Starting to build media relationships, you don't need an established black book, but you understand how to pitch and build journalist relationships.
- Client-facing confidence, comfortable in client meetings and building trust with senior stakeholders (with team support).
- Strategic curiosity, you want to understand the "why" behind campaigns, not just execute tactics.
What Success Looks Like
- Contributing to client programmes that deliver against KPIs and business objectives.
- Growing your media contacts and securing increasing quality of coverage.
- Developing strategic thinking and corporate comms expertise.
- Building strong client relationships with support from senior team.
- Demonstrate the ability to be nimble, proactive, and agile.
- Taking initiative and showing hunger to learn.
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Why This Role?
- Learn from senior team working with pioneering corporate brands and visionary founders.
- Develop strategic communications skills across emerging categories.
- Work with genuinely interesting clients doing innovative work.
- Clear path to progression.
- Training, mentorship, and investment in your development.
Our Values
The way we work — with clients and one another — is guided by our values:
- STAY CURIOUS — We ask bold questions, seek fresh perspectives, and challenge convention — but above all, we listen.
- CHALLENGE THE NORM — We see disruption as a catalyst for change. By embracing innovation and calculated risk, we create new opportunities.
- BEGIN WITH EMPATHY — We value emotions and experiences, building trust through authentic relationships and shared purpose.
- BRING GOOD ENERGY — We move with intent and optimism, believing that positive energy fuels meaningful results.
Benefits
- Competitive salary.
- 23 days' holiday + office discretionary closure between Christmas and New Year.
- Employer pension contributions.
- Life insurance.
- Enhanced parental leave package.
- Monthly wellness contribution.
- Hertility Health membership.
- Ongoing internal and external training and coaching.
Hiring Process
- 30-minute screening call with our internal recruiter.
- 30-minute introductory interview with hiring team.
- In-person interview with the hiring team.
- Live written task with Q&A.
- Final in-person interview with Rebecca.
We aim to respond within 7 working days of receiving your application. Due to the volume of applications, we are unable to provide individual feedback at the initial stage. We really appreciate your interest and the time you take to apply.
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