Hotwire PR Account Director

As a key member of Hotwire’s B2B Tech team, you will manage a portfolio of clients, delivering strategic, integrated marketing and communications campaigns that drive client success and account growth.
Combining strong commercial acumen with exceptional client relationship and project management skills, you will identify new opportunities, provide strategic counsel and deliver impactful campaigns across media relations, social media, events and owned content.
You will also play an important role in mentoring junior team members, contributing to new business opportunities and working closely with senior leadership to drive client satisfaction, team development and agency growth.
Key Responsibilities
Drive account growth and commercial success: Identify opportunities to grow existing client accounts, develop new business opportunities and contribute to the wider growth strategy of Hotwire Marketing Services.
Provide strategic client counsel: Develop a strong understanding of clients’ business objectives, challenges and priorities, translating these into strategic recommendations and integrated campaigns that deliver measurable results.
Identify new opportunities: Proactively challenge existing plans, bring forward innovative campaign ideas and identify opportunities to expand client relationships through Hotwire’s broader range of marketing services.
Manage a diverse client portfolio: Oversee a portfolio of approximately 6–8 clients, managing account budgets, resource allocation, team hours and project profitability.
Build trusted client relationships: Develop and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders, providing confident strategic advice and consistently delivering high-quality work that exceeds client expectations.
Deliver integrated campaigns: Lead the planning and execution of integrated communications campaigns across media relations, social media, events and owned content, ensuring alignment with client objectives.
Leverage media and influencer networks: Build and maintain strong relationships with media and influencers, identifying opportunities to strengthen client visibility and deliver impactful campaigns.
Lead projects and campaign delivery: Oversee multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring campaigns are delivered on time, within budget and to a high standard, while acting as a key quality checkpoint for the team.
Lead and develop team members: Manage and mentor junior team members within the B2B Tech team, supporting their professional development, building capability and creating opportunities for growth.
Support senior leadership: Partner closely with the Associate Director or Director to deliver account objectives, contribute to team strategy and support the successful running of the business.
Champion collaboration and teamwork: Work collaboratively across local and global teams, share knowledge and commercial insights, and actively contribute to new business pitches and wider agency initiatives.
Maintain a proactive, curious mindset: Continuously explore clients’ evolving needs, ask insightful questions to uncover business challenges and opportunities, and stay ahead of industry trends to deliver forward-thinking solutions.
B2B PR experience ideally from an agency
A strong, proven track record in B2B Comms – you should however have a true passion for emerging technology and the space as a whole
Experience working with global brands; understanding the need for localisation
Excellent team leadership ability with true desire to motivate and develop a team
Strategic and innovative thinking, both for clients and the agency
Superb client relationship skills
Experience of managing team hours – spotting over servicing and any issues which may arise from holidays etc.
A solid network of influencer contacts spanning media, social media and wider stakeholders (e.g. analysts, think tanks, academics etc.)
An entrepreneurial outlook, with a strong track record of new business experience
An ability to multi-task and keep your cool under pressure

Employment type
Contract

Work arrangement
Hybrid