Account Director - Creative PR Campaigns & Client Leadership

Company Description
Taylor Herring is an award-winning creative PR, social media and influencer agency that delivers solid business outcomes for its consumer brand clients through smart thinking, creativity and innovation. The agency is famous for its eye-catching, creative campaigns – which generate headlines, crash social media timelines, capture the imagination and inspire people to take notice. Commercially and creatively driven, we deliver long-running PR programs as well as high-impact launch moments for consumer and entertainment brands.

Company Description
Taylor Herring is an award-winning creative PR, social media and influencer agency that delivers solid business outcomes for its consumer brand clients through smart thinking, creativity and innovation. The agency is famous for its eye-catching, creative campaigns – which generate headlines, crash social media timelines, capture the imagination and inspire people to take notice. Commercially and creatively driven, we deliver long-running PR programs as well as high-impact launch moments for consumer and entertainment brands.
The Taylor Herring and St Marks Studios (our production company) crew are a great bunch of passionate, smart, creative, determined, supportive, collaborative people. We are a tight-knit community all in pursuit of delivering the best work possible, and having a good time while we do it.
“Arguably more than any other agency Taylor Herring has redefined brand PR over the past ten years.”
PR Week
Our Commitment
We believe diversity drives innovation and creativity. It connects us closer to our clients and the audiences we serve. So we’re shaping an inclusive agency culture where difference is valued. We celebrate the diverse voices of our team. As part of our dedication to create an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Groupe UK is committed to equal access to opportunity for people without regard to race, age, sex, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.
Overview
We are hiring an Account Director to help shape and deliver standout creative PR campaigns for some of the world’s most recognised consumer brands. This is a role where strategy meets creativity—leading ideas from concept through to cultural impact. You’ll play a central part in building trusted client relationships while bringing bold, attention-grabbing campaigns to life. If you’re passionate about great work, collaboration, and delivering meaningful results, this is an opportunity to make your mark.
Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of creative PR campaigns, ensuring work is delivered to a high standard, on time, and within budget
• Build strong client relationships, acting as a trusted partner and providing strategic counsel day-to-day
• Shape and deliver compelling campaign ideas, from brief through to execution and measurement
• Oversee media strategy and sell-in activity to drive impactful coverage and campaign results
• Manage project commercials, including budgets, resourcing, and supplier coordination
• Collaborate across teams to bring ideas to life, contributing to agency-wide creative thinking
• Support and develop junior team members through coaching, feedback, and effective workload planning
  

Qualifications

• Experience in PR or integrated communications, ideally within an agency or consumer brand environment
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to balance multiple priorities
• Confidence in building client relationships and providing clear, strategic recommendations
• Proven ability to develop and present ideas in a clear and engaging way
• Commercial awareness, including managing budgets and ensuring efficient delivery
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail
• A collaborative mindset, with a passion for creativity and contributing to team success
  

Additional Information
Taylor Herring has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees, full details of which are shared when you join. This includes the classics like Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical, as well as Reflection Days, Shared Parental Leave, and spans initiatives:
Please check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).
At Taylor Herring , we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic.
We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We’ll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application.
Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.

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