Burson is the global communications leader built to create value for clients through reputation. With highly specialized teams, industry-leading technologies and breakthrough creative, we help brands and businesses redefine reputation as a competitive advantage so they can lead today and into the future. Burson is part of WPP (LSE/NYSE: WPP), the creative transformation company. Learn more at www.bursonglobal.com.
Burson – India is looking for an Account Manager for Gurugram location to work in our Brands practice.
As an Account Manager - Public Relation you are expected to support day-to-day client activities and provide guidance to junior team members through ongoing counsel and effective delegation. You will contribute to Burson's performance by managing client relationships and integrated communication (IC) programs, satisfying, and delighting clients, helping, generate new business and growing existing accounts. You are required to support our corporate strategy and your practice or office to help ensure superior client service, a winning culture and profitability.
Core Job Responsibilities:
Client Service:
- Stay current on your clients’ businesses, industries and competitors and use your knowledge to develop comprehensive, strategic, and integrated communications programs that complement the client’s business objectives and deliver results.
- Act as a day-to-day client leader and maintain a clear and consistent communication channel between the client and the account team.
- Be actively involved and oversee quality implementation for one or a group of accounts within time and budget constraints.
- Manage client relationships and be the client’s key contact, counselor, and strategic thinker.
- Timely Decision Making – The ability to identify a problem and find solutions. Makes decisions in a timely manner, using available information and under tight deadlines.
- Have strong verbal and written communication skills including development of various types of materials such as Q&A, key messages, holding statements, press release etc.
- Be able to support the senior managers and leaders in resolving client issues.
- Maintain a strong rapport with journalists/bloggers/media members who cover your clients’ industries and businesses to optimize channels.
Business Development:
- Support the Directors and other senior leaders to identify new business opportunities within existing and potential clients.
- Be proactive during new business brainstorms and take ownership of portions of new business proposals under the guidance of Directors and senior leaders.
Talent Management:
- Coach and mentor junior team members and help them grow within the organization and are able to add value to the client and the team.
- Create an inclusive and welcoming environment that engages all individuals without bias and demonstrate flexibility in a changing work environment.
Experience: 4+ years of experience in Public Relations. Prior experience of consumer brands, FMCG is must.
Education: University degree in Communications or related discipline
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Burson is the global leader in communications, purpose-built to create value for our clients through reputation. We reinvent how reputation creates competitive advantage for our clients, so they can lead today and far into the future
