Account Manager (Media Relations)

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At Ketchum Brussels, we’re looking for an Account Manager with a focus on media relations. This is an exciting opportunity to help our clients build and protect their brand and reputation.

Are you an experienced communicator with a background in media relations and stakeholder engagement? Do you have experience in developing and delivering earned media campaigns that include thought leadership, corporate storytelling, and executive profiling? Are you familiar with supporting clients through emerging issues and crisis situations? We want to talk to you!

YOUR MISSION

As an Account Manager, you are a trusted partner for our clients. Your role is to provide first-class media counsel, build boundary-pushing media strategies, and, most importantly, tell the stories that matter to both our clients and the media. You leverage your connections with journalists, and you understand the evolving media landscape and what it takes to tell a company’s story amidst the ever-changing external climate, increasingly competitive landscape and shifting consumer habits.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

+ Deliver strategic counsel and develop communication strategies for your designated clients.

+ Willingness to be embedded on client account teams to serve as the media relations expert.

+ Oversee the writing of compelling media materials – press releases, statements, talking points, pitches, etc.

+ Proactively and reactively engage with media with a wide range of pitches that are news, trend, expert, or product driven.

+ Prepare our clients’ spokespeople for media interviews both in-person and virtually.

+ Drive effective project and campaign implementation, identifying the best resources to meet and exceed client expectations with an ability to delegate work appropriately.

+ You oversee and manage budgets, forecasts and revenue tracking.

+ You build and leverage a deep understanding of your clients’ businesses and competitive environment to anticipate their needs and seize opportunities that deliver impact for both our clients and Ketchum.

+ You engage, support and coach junior colleagues.

+ Actively expand your expertise in media relations with the opportunity to take on a key role in the development of Ketchum Brussels’ earned media team.

YOUR SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

+ 5+ years prior experience in a communications consultancy, in-house department, or media environment.

+ Demonstrated success in media relations including a strategic understanding of established and emerging media titles.

+ Intellectually curious and enjoying a multi-faceted, fast-paced environment.

+ Commercial mindset with an ability to identify business opportunities.

+ Strong organization skills with a high degree of flexibility, and ability to meet tight deadlines.

+ Excellent people management skills, driven by values.

+ French native-level speaker with a good knowledge of Dutch and English.

ABOUT US

Ketchum is an integrated communications consultancy, part of the Omnicom Group, with over 100 offices in 70 countries around the world. Ketchum Brussels is the European hub for many of the agency’s international clients.

At Ketchum Brussels, we build campaigns that are led by culture and rooted in PR, designed to provide impact for our clients, people, and society at large. Our work is fueled by empathy & intelligence and powered by people. We are agents of progress, committed to celebrating the diversity of our talent, championing inclusivity, and inspiring our team to be bold, curious, and transformative. At Ketchum Brussels we don’t just follow trends; we set them. As trusted advisors, we go beyond taking orders – we lead with vision and purpose, creating meaningful connections and driving real change.

At Ketchum Brussels, we are progress – at work

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

+ A consultancy driven by empathy + intelligence located in the heart of Europe, built to create impact for its employees and clients.

+ A team of passionate, diverse, multinational professionals that strive to make a difference, valuing collaboration, embracing imagination, and standing up for the right idea.

+ A challenging role with room for initiative and bringing fresh ideas.

+ The opportunity to work for an exciting range of brands and organizations.

+ An attractive and competitive salary with a wide range of extra-legal advantages.

+ A flexible workplace.

+ Weekly workplace (and off-site) social gatherings to connect in after-work activities.

+ Professional learning and development opportunities

Ready to make a difference? We want to hear from you!

 

HOW TO APPLY

Ketchum is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace for all employees.

Please send your CV and motivation letter to [email protected].