Campaign Manager, B2B PR

About TEAM LEWIS

TEAM LEWIS is a global marketing agency that has grown from start-up to multi-national in a little over two decades. Its success is due to a combination of factors: talented creatives delivering award winning campaigns; expanding client relationships into new markets or services; its independence from outside investors. The agency its people and client campaigns have won many awards including Cannes Lions PRovoke Media ICCO European Excellence PRCA Digital Digital Impact Global Digital Excellence.

At the heart of the business is the TEAM LEWIS Foundation (TLF) a non-profit charitable entity. Since its launch in 2021 it has funded over 2700 causes. The TLF promotes a wide variety of social cultural and environmental causes that benefit society. It aims to strengthen the bonds between the creative industries businesses government and non-profits. Community charities are championed by employees who inaddition to the financial donation volunteer their time and skills to maximize the grants effectiveness.

Purpose of the role

The Campaign Manager works with both their clients and their team to ensure the efficient and effective running of their accounts. They clearly understand their clients objectives and requirements the commercial terms of their retained accounts and projects and level of resource required to service the accounts. Client facing Campaign Managers translate quick but creative thinking into decisive action; providing team management delegation of tasks and exceptional media relations skills.

Key responsibilities and tasks

Client Management

• Builds and maintains strong relationships with clients establishing self and TEAM LEWIS as an invaluable long-term partner for marketing and communications services

• Manages all communication with the client and ensures deadlines and service agreements are met consistently by the team

• Works closely with the client and Campaign Director to regularly review account performance identifying and communicating opportunities for additional PR marketing and digital services

• Adds value to new business pitches by providing support with coordination content generation and presentation preparation in addition to attendance

• Schedules organizes and runs regular client meetings and calls providing consultative advice on tactical communications activity

Media relations

• Understands and avidly follows the news agenda positioning clients and products within the wider news narrative

• Oversees all media relations activity on behalf of the client maintaining key media contacts for campaigns and projects

• Builds maintains and develops productive relationships with journalists bloggers influencers and analysts across national trade and vertical media channels

• Utilizes networks to create and maximize client coverage advising on long-form and short-term narratives

• Maintains and promotes a sound understanding of current affairs relevant to the industry and the wider news agenda

• Deploys rapid response to breaking news on behalf of clients reacting quickly to emerging stories in line with client profiles

Content

• Oversees and provides content creation for campaigns and projects including press releases articles blog entries and other written material

• Drafts and oversees the drafting of a broad range of written materials including biographies briefing documents media alerts soundbites Q&As backgrounders and boilerplates ensuring a consistent level of high-quality content

• Works with content experts to improve knowledge of techniques and writing styles across multiple channels and platforms

Digital / Social media

• Uses social media platforms to expand own network develop media relationships and positively impact client results

• Pitches additional digital content including infographics animations and video to support written content and client aims

• Uses social media and proactively explores new tools solutions and processes to continuously evolve and optimize client PR campaigns

• Provides social media insight as well as execution and management of related digital activity

• Works collaboratively with the Digital team to increase the utilization of digital services wherever possible

Teamwork and development

• Acts as a respected line manager working closely with line reports to maximize strengths improve weaknesses and support career development

• Line manages the account team including coaching supervision assessment and review of junior team members

• Sets team objectives on a daily weekly monthly and quarterly basis

• Ensures the on-going achievement of all deliverable client objectives

• Monitors team activity levels against budget increasing and decreasing individuals allocation where necessary

• Provides guidance to colleagues on how to best manage campaigns including answering general new business requests

• Works with the Talent team to recruit high calibre candidates into the team

• Works with the HR team to reward retain and develop your team and resolve any performance related issues

• Regularly attends and leads TEAM LEWIS training sessions and daily press briefings to enhance skills and develop knowledge

Reporting and analysis

• Ensures that all activity and results are reported back to the client providing insight and analysis where possible

• Communicates account performance internally (account reviews) to relevant stakeholders

• Provides detailed reports to the Campaign Director or senior management team on request

General

• Runs and supports training sessions with a view to maximizing opportunities to expand team skills and grow revenues

• Takes a proactive role in promoting the TEAM LEWIS brand its work identity and values

• Supports the HR / talent team by promoting both internal and external opportunities at TEAM LEWIS across social media and via the referral scheme

• Contributes and supports the continuous improvement of systems practices and policies

About you

• Relevant experience of working in a B2B corporate consumer or digital communications agency environment at a Senior Campaign Executive or Campagin Manager level

• Attention to detail

• Proven written ability in English and local languages

• Creative thinking

• Understanding of client business issues and requirements

• Highly developed presentation skills

• Thorough knowledge of media: print and broadcast

• Understanding of market research and analysis

• Ability to motivate and lead a team

• Ability to delegate effectively

• Calmness under pressure and ability to achieve tight deadlines

• Ability to interact with confidence at board-level with clients

• Proven ability to keep abreast of current affairs and relate them to client situations

Benefits:

• Competitive salary

• Hybrid work environment

• Generous PTO

• Paid parental leave

• Medical dental and vision benefits life insurance (eligible day 1 of employment)

• 401k with employer match

• Travel Programs

• Up to $2k donation to a charity of your choice!

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of the responsibilities for this role. Other responsibilities may be added from time to time.

The expected salary range for the Campaign Manager position is between $75K - $95K. Base annual salary is determined by factors such as location experience and expertise.

TEAM LEWIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression reproductive health decisions and family responsibilities qualifying acts of violence or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.