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SALT is hiring an account manager to join its team in London.

SALT is a communications studio telling the stories of great design.

We work with architects and design studios across the UK and EU who believe in and practice sustainable architecture, offer progressive studio environments and value people as much as place.

We are looking for an account manager to join the studio four days a week, with a view to increasing to full time in 2024. The salary for this position is £35,000-40,000 pro rata depending on experience.

A day at SALT includes:

• day-to-day liaison with clients, attending regular meetings/calls and updating on all activities
• writing press releases, awards entries and thought leadership content for a variety of clients
• press office management for clients including pitching, responding to inbound press requests and tracking coverage
• inputting on press strategy for one-off and retainer campaigns
• creating and managing media matrix grids
• working collaboratively with press, clients, photographers and colleagues
• client management including attending monthly meetings, actioning tasks, and reporting on completed activity
• attending some events where necessary including site visits, press tours and client events

We’d love to work with some with:

• three or more years communications/PR experience, preferably with existing contacts and relationships in architecture or built environment industries
• a creative eye and understanding of the design media landscape
• a keen learner and self-starter with an eye on continual professional development
• capable of collaboration with team and clients and working autonomously
• a capable researcher, able to find new opportunities for coverage, relationship building and growth for a range of clients
• genuine and friendly with excellent interpersonal skills
• have excellent written grammar
• able to adapt tone of voice to different client content types
• able to work to deadlines

Helpful details:

• this is a London-based position based in our De Beauvoir studio
• there is flexibility to include hybrid working if/when the position increases to full time
• the role reports to the director
• SALT is often invited to building tours, client studios, journalist meetings and events, which usually fall within work hours, although some attendance to events outside working hours will be required irregularly
• travel across the UK will be required irregularly depending on client events, site tours, design festivals and launches

Please send applications via the apply for job button below with a CV and cover letter by 5pm 20 October.

www.salt-press.com

• Applications have closed.