Public Relations Account Manager

Role: Client Manager (Corporate & Reputation)

Location: Dublin (Hybrid)

Reporting to: Managing Director, Corporate & Reputation

About the Role

Our client, a leading communications advisory firm, is seeking a Client Manager to join their Corporate and Reputation team. This is a client-facing position suited to an experienced communications professional with strong capabilities across corporate reputation, consumer communications, earned media, influencer relations, digital, and integrated PR campaigns.

The successful candidate will play a key role in managing client relationships, delivering high-quality communications programmes, and supporting strategic development across a diverse portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day client accounts across corporate and consumer communications
• Support senior leadership in developing and delivering integrated PR and communications strategies
• Lead activity across earned media and influencer relations, with involvement across social, owned, and paid channels
• Build strong client relationships and provide clear, practical communications counsel
• Develop media and influencer strategies, including pitching stories and managing press office activity
• Build relationships with national, business, consumer, trade, and broadcast media
• Support influencer campaigns, including identification, outreach, briefing, and reporting
• Contribute to issues management and reputation programmes
• Manage and mentor junior team members
• Support account profitability through effective time, budget, and resource management
• Contribute to new business activity, including research and pitch preparation

Skills and Experience Required

• 1–2+ years’ experience at Client Manager level in communications, ideally within an agency environment
• Strong knowledge of corporate and consumer communications
• Proven earned media experience with the ability to secure high-quality coverage
• Experience in influencer relations, creator partnerships, or social-first campaigns
• Excellent writing skills across press materials, messaging, and reports
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Strong client and project management abilities
• Good judgement when working on reputation-sensitive or issues-led briefs
• Strong understanding of digital communications and social media
• Commercial awareness, including budgeting and resource management
• A strong interest in business, current affairs, media, culture, and consumer trends

About the Team

The successful candidate will join a well-established Corporate & Reputation team working across private, public, and not-for-profit sectors. The team delivers work spanning corporate communications, brand campaigns, digital and social, advocacy, ESG, senior executive counsel, crisis and issues management, employer branding, government relations, and reputation management.

What’s on Offer

• Performance-related rewards
• Pension scheme
• Private healthcare support
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Additional lifestyle and wellbeing benefits

If you’re interested in learning more, please apply or get in touch for a confidential discussion.