PR Account Manager

We are Health Unlimited and we are looking for an Account Manager to join our communications and PR team. You will work with the brightest and most ambitious colleagues in health communications as well as across creative, digital and medical education. We take a creative approach to everything we do – putting our audience first to achieve tangible outcomes. We have an entrepreneurial culture, which encourages and supports everyone to bring the best ideas to our clients.

This is a key role within our agency. You will have excellent account handling skills and the confidence to manage the team and core projects on client accounts. It would also be great to see some experience or a strong interest in patient engagement.

Our Clients:

We work for pharmaceutical, medical device and consumer health companies, government agencies, medical societies and advocacy organisations.

Please note, this is a hybrid role with 3 days a week required in the London (Soho) office.

A bit about the job:

Main responsibilities

• Execution of projects to meet high standards and deadlines, ranging from ethical pharma to consumer health
• Researching and drafting written materials for clients, such as press releases, website copy and social media content
• Pitching press releases and news stories by phone or email to the media, media monitoring on behalf of your clients and producing coverage reports following sell-ins
• Interest in and understanding of the consumer and ethical healthcare media landscape, as well as the environment of the brands within which you work
• Liaison with clients under the guidance of your Associate Director/Account Director
• Logistical and administrative support and contribution to creative materials
• Event organisation, including on-site support
• Liaison with suppliers, our in-house studio and production manager
• Demonstrated knowledge of relevant Code of Practice eg ABPI/ EFPIA/ PAGB

New business responsibilities

• Identification of opportunities for new projects with existing clients
• Maintenance of an excellent standard of work, so we remain the agency our clients recommend
• Participation in new business proposals, including research and programme development

Agency responsibilities

• Completion of timesheets in accordance with our standard timeframe
• Management of purchases and cost tracking
• Understanding and management of project budgets
• Support the company’s social media team, ensuring content calendars and engagement across LinkedIn and Instagram channels remains active, topical and well-planned
• Monitor relevant industry awards for the company to enter and showcase its brilliant work
• Monitor industry and client trends and news

Requirements

• Copywriting and English-language fluency, including the ability to interpret medical data for lay audiences or draft engaging content
• Attention to detail and methodical approach to referencing documents, including experience with client electronic review platforms, eg Veeva PromoMats
• Presentation skills, in terms of developing PowerPoint slides, as well as effective verbal and written communication of ideas Execution of social media campaigns and content generation for healthcare clients

Benefits

The benefits we offer focus on better balance between work and personal life, rewarding all our dedicated employees, rejuvenating health, body and mind and career development. We understand that our people are what makes us excellent, just a snapshot of the extensive benefits package we provide to support you includes:

• Holiday Entitlement – 25 days per year, increasing by one day per year after two years of service (up to a maximum of 30 days per holiday year)
• Purchase Holiday – opportunity to purchase up to five additional days of annual leave per year
• Birthday Day off
• Christmas Office Closure (usually three days) – separate to holiday entitlement
• Flexible Bank Holiday Days
• Volunteering Day
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption benefits
• Pension Contributions - in line with auto enrolment guidelines, 5% employee contribution and 3% employer
• Electrical Car Scheme
• Tastecard
• Long-Service Awards – at each five-year milestone
• Healthcare cashback scheme
• Social events

As an equal opportunities workplace, we have a commitment to ensuring equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, socio-economic status, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, neuro divergence, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. Whether you’re just getting your foot in the door, or you are an experienced employee whose life circumstances are shifting, we are committed to creating a workplace that reflects the world we want to live in and are therefore flexible to accommodate each individual's needs as best as we can.