Pr Account Director

**About Iris**

We’re Iris. We’re For the Forward. A creative, strategy and innovation company that uses the power of participation to excite progress for businesses. As part of the team, we’re inviting you to participate in progress - moving yourself and the world forward with every decision you make.

**Our office**

Our bustling office in the business district of Singapore proudly embodies the best of Iris within the APAC region. Home to an eclectic team of 60 with deep specialisms, we are proud to be the creative agency of record for FairPrice, Samsung, Philips and other leading brands in the region.

**What are we looking for?**

We’re seeking an experienced and dynamic PR professional to support, and help grow, our PR practice. With a passion for driving innovation in the delivery of marketing services, the Account Director will help build and retain business and manage client accounts. This is an opportunity that will suit an ambitious professional who relishes the chance to help develop and grow a business, thrives on challenges and on working in a fast paced, international environment.

Your responsibilities as a **PR Account Director** will be to:

- Develop close relationships with clients, providing added-value strategic consultancy and initiatives for retention and organic growth
- Ensure the delivery of excellent, consistent service and measurable business results to clients
- Drive proactive upselling of services and products to increase retainer and project revenue
- Promote the integration of PR and digital marketing to deliver a cohesive service offer to clients
- Manage business and operational elements, including client profitability, budgets and costs, resource planning, etc.
- For new business, help identify and engage prospects plus key intermediaries and influencers
- Work on credentials and pitches, helping to develop the strategic insight, messaging and creative concepts
- Help recruit and retain a high calibre team - inspire and nurture a motivational office culture
- Manage and motivate direct reports, setting and reviewing goals; work to maximize strengths, improve weaknesses and support career development
- Champion the cascading of clients across the global network
- Overall, be a collaborative, encouraging, supportive member of the Iris Worldwide network

**Who are you?**
- Agency experience integrating PR with digital marketing, content and broader marketing activities
- Proven track record of exceeding goals; evidence of consistently making good decisions through a combination of analysis, experience and judgment
- Successful commercial and operational management experience
- Ability to think strategically, anticipate future trends and potential pitfalls
- Excel at managing and leading ambitious and creative people; a collaborative team builder who is able to instill accountability and empower people to succeed
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; an articulate and convincing presenter
- Knowledge of finance, operational/information systems, HR
- Ability to problem solve, project manage and multi-task. Will take charge of a situation and act

**Who are we?**

**The Iris Character**

We have five core behaviours that we look for to help us to build a culture that fosters true progress:
Courage, Storytelling, Collaboration, Empathy and Commitment.

**Diversity, Equity & Inclusion**

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and recruit on talent alone, regardless of age, ethnicity, religion, education, class, sexual orientation or disability. We champion diversity and believe it not only benefits but enhances our creativity, our company and society at large. We are For the Forward.

‘For the Free’ is our global DE&I strategy. Its aim is to create a business where everyone feels free to be themselves and has the same opportunity and access to progress. Our DE&I strategy encourages courageous thinkers who champion outsider perspectives. ‘For the Free’ has three main pillars of activity:
Diversity - We want to invite difference. To be an organisation that is fully representative of different groups and reflects the city, country and world that we live in. We value our talents’ lived experiences - including gender, race, class, disability, neuro-diversity and sexual orientation.

Equity - We want to be fair to everyone. To remove barriers for individuals and groups and provide the bespoke access, support and opportunities that are needed to fully participate in our organisation. We are levelling the playing field.

Inclusion - We want everyone to feel at home. To provide a place where people can be themselves, express their unique identity and contribute to the life of our community.

If this interests, you then we want you

Send us your CV and we’ll get in touch.