PR Director EMEA

Axicom

WHO WE ARE: We are Axicom, part of WPP, an award-winning global communications agency for tech-driven brands. We bring together a diverse team of PR professionals passionate about integrated communications and telling the transformative stories of technology. With offices in the Netherlands, United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Sweden, Brazil, and Mexico, we are the largest global agency specializing in tech communication.   We're proud to be recently recognized as Agency of the Future, Disruptive Agency of the Year, and Best PR Network to Work For (EMEA). This underscores our commitment to innovation, growth, and fostering a collaborative culture. Since 1994, we've delivered ground-breaking campaigns for the world's most innovative tech companies, and we are always seeking new talent to join our team of Futurists. WPP (LSE/NYSE: WPP) is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.    More about the role As a Senior Consultant (Account Director) in the Axicom Tech PR team you will be heading up business and cyber technology accounts for some of the biggest businesses in this space. We are looking for someone with deep knowledge of B2B technology comms, with an understanding of the B2C landscape also, who can lead a team to deliver outstanding work for clients who are the industry leaders in this space. You’ll be someone who thrives in fast paced environments and experienced in working with globally recognised businesses who lead their fields and expect their communications to as well.   We treat our Senior Consultants as both client and business leaders, expecting strong client counsel, energetic and committed team leadership, ambition to create award-winning work, and a consistent commitment to day-to-day excellence.  We recognise what makes us great is the individuality of our teams and actively welcome applications from individuals and groups who are under-represented and celebrate difference; be it ethnicity, religion, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability.  What you’ll do * Trusted client counsel: Serve as the trusted senior point of contact for clients, providing strategic counsel and developing a comprehensive understanding of client objectives and industry. * Planning and Creativity: Know what gets cut through in the business and cyber space and be able to develop and delver creative storytelling that lands great coverage and content * Day to day leader & Quality control: Direct overall account activity, ensuring seamless execution, brilliant delivery, and consistently high levels of client service. * Team leader: Provide clear direction, motivate, and foster the professional growth of your team members, embodying strong leadership qualities. * Proactivity: Drive innovative execution for day-to-day press office work and campaigns * Confident problem solver: Apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills, confidently challenging senior members and/or clients in pursuit of strategic integrity. * Team player: Play an active and helpful part in client teams and broader Axicom initiatives, demonstrating effective time management and acting as an agency ambassador * Media Knowledge: You’ll have a nose for news and know how to develop excellent and insightful media strategies Experience that contributes to success *  Established B2B Tech Senior Manager or Account Director experience, ideally with cyber experience * A strong understanding of how to build and deliver effective media strategies for the new media era. * Demonstrated knowledge cyber and security tech, media tech and enterprise technology  with a 'nose for news'. * A robust network of relevant media contacts. * Proven ability to manage fast-paced, ambitious clients and dynamic portfolios, providing exceptional client counsel. * Energetic and committed team leadership experience, capable of inspiring and motivating teams. * High levels of Intelligence, Initiative, and Integrity, with an ambition to create award-winning work. * Strong analytical, problem-solving, and time management skills, coupled with a commitment to day-to-day excellence. #LI-RE1 YOU BELONG AT AXICOM: Our vision is for Axicom, a Burson Group company, to be the leading ‘academy company’ for creative communications professionals and emerging leaders. We provide a dynamic environment where ambitious colleagues come to elevate their skills, expand their networks, and ultimately, produce the best solutions for today’s leading brands. Our commitment to your growth is reflected in our robust benefits and people programs, which include professional development opportunities, mentorship programs with industry leaders, a vibrant and inclusive company culture fostering collaboration and innovation and packages designed to reward and retain top talent. We invest in our people because we believe their success is our success. At Axicom, we’re an agency of learn-it-alls. We recognize that the things we do best, creativity and communications, require a level of nuanced understanding. That’s why it’s imperative for us to hire extraordinarily talented people of all backgrounds and identities. Without that we can’t do the essential work of inspiring bold ideas, fostering constructive dialogue, cultivating meaningful experiences, and driving innovation and creativity for our partners. Your unique point of view—your talent—is what makes you a #BursonPerson, and it’s how we deliver exceptional results for our clients, together. We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process. When you click the "Submit Application" button below, this will send any information you add below to Burson. Before you do this, we think it's a good idea to read through our  Recruitment Privacy Policy. California residents should read our California Recruitment Privacy Notice. 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Hanover Communications

About us   Hanover is an award-winning communications consultancy that advises enterprises, institutions, and individuals on building recognition and enhancing reputation. From our offices across Europe and the Middle East, we adopt an integrated approach that connects the dots across channels, audiences and issues. Our collective of smart, curious people think differently and live by a shared mission, purpose, vision, and values. These shape how we work, not just with our colleagues, but with clients and partners too. Our mission is to ‘rewire communications for impact’ and harness its transformative power to advocate, trailblaze and make a difference. We do this by igniting and empowering the potential of every individual within our company, recognising that each person is a unique spark, capable of creating extraordinary impact. We believe that by nurturing and harnessing the collective brilliance of our people, we can drive innovation, foster an uncommon work culture, and make a positive difference to society. Embracing the complete range of skills and services across the communications spectrum without constraint, we create the best outcomes for our clients and deliver world-class work. We're in search of a driven professional to take on the role of Account Director in our Healthcare Communications team. You will play a pivotal role in delivering strategic guidance to our esteemed public relations clientele, overseeing account management, team leadership, and budgeting. The role involves spearheading new business initiatives, from identifying prospects to leading pitches, and nurturing the professional growth of junior team members up to the Consultant level. Passionate about propelling innovative healthcare products, services, and organisations to new heights of success, you will engage with a varied client portfolio, ranging from leading global healthcare corporations to dynamic startups, all while making a meaningful impact on patient care and the healthcare community. Our client roster boasts prominent names like Lilly, AstraZeneca and Merck.. Joining our team means bringing your expertise to a diverse array of projects, spanning product PR, patient advocacy, corporate communications, and media relations, within stimulating therapeutic fields such as neuroscience, immunology, and cardiometabolic health. Our team's excellence hasn't gone unnoticed—we've earned accolades from PRWeek, SABRE, and PharmaTimes, and we've been contenders for an agency award at the Communiqué Awards. Join us and be part of a team that's not just winning awards, but also making a real difference in healthcare communications. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: * Provide timely and relevant strategic advice to clients informed by broad intelligence-gathering on client, sector and competitors and policy environment * Project manage and supervise the delivery of all client services across multiple accounts * Exhibit a willingness to challenge the status quo, innovate, and embrace new ideas to drive the business forward * Lead regular client meetings and internal account management meetings, reviewing progress and allocating tasks * Manage account teams, providing direction and support to ensure high-quality client service * Manage client budgets and adhere to company budget setting and management processes * Ensure timely and accurate billing to ensure client needs are met within budget * Project manage activities focused on new business development, including marketing and new business pipeline management * Demonstrate an active and ever-expanding new business network that can provide significant opportunities for Hanover * Identify opportunities to cross-sell services between Hanover teams and/or offices * Provide personal management and mentoring of junior members of the team, up to Consultant level, providing guidance to improve quality of work, overall efficiency and foster a culture of excellence * Conduct performance reviews and support career progression for team members * Champion diversity and inclusion within the team and in client work, ensuring a range of perspectives are considered and valued. SKILLS & EXPERIENCE: * Proven track record of experience working in a healthcare / pharmaceutical PR role, ideally within a consultancy or in-house team * Proven media relations expertise with network of UK or international media connections * Proficient in both healthcare product and corporate communications * A willingness to challenge the status quo, innovate, and embrace new ideas to drive the business forward * Ability to lead teams and drive client accounts * Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and persuasively * Effective time, project and financial management * Client focused with close attention to detail * Familiarity with relevant media (print, broadcast and digital) and digital communication channels * Proactive and experienced in developing new business   BENEFITS: In addition to a competitive salary, your core benefits package will include: * An annual performance-related bonus plus additional bonus potential linked to recruitment, new business and long service * 25 days’ annual leave (plus bank holidays) * Private healthcare and dental insurance * Travel insurance * A company pension plan, including 5% employer contribution You’ll also have access to a wide range of opportunities and initiatives, including: * Flexible working policies, plus eligibility to apply for a sabbatical after 2 years’ service * Summer Fridays finish (3pm) – early Friday finish the rest of the year (4pm) * The Hanover Academy, which incorporates training, coaching, mentoring and reverse-mentoring opportunities to support personal development and career progression across all levels, with a generous training budget * International secondments as well as the opportunity to collaborate with all offices across the AVENIR GLOBAL’s network * A wellbeing programme, featuring (but not limited to) pre- and post-maternity leave coaching, a working parents’ group, subsidised gym membership * Our Culture Club, with a robust social calendar all year round and CSR activity Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement +    Hanover Communications is an equal opportunities employer, committed to creating and ensuring a fair, inclusive, and diverse work environment where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We believe that equality and diversity are essential to high performance and a thriving culture. We maintain a strict no-tolerance stance against any form of discrimination and harassment, ensuring all individuals are treated equitably, irrespective of their race, ethnicity, religion, beliefs, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, marital or pregnancy status, genetic background, or any other attribute safeguarded under our company policies or federal, state or local laws and legislation. We want to ensure that our hiring process is accessible. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please send an email to recruitment@hanovercomms.com with the nature of your request. We are committed to transparency about how we collect and use your data, including ensuring we comply with legal obligations relating to data protection. You can view our data privacy policy here.  Hanover is part of AVENIR GLOBAL’s powerhouse of specialist communications consultancies across EMEA and North America. Collectively we rank among the top 15 largest communication firms in the world. Find out more about Hanover and working for us.

Elliptic

The impact you will have: Elliptic has just closed its largest funding round, operates in a market that is moving into mainstream, and has executives with genuine vision and contributions to make to the on-chain finance agenda. The person in this role will help define how the world sees Elliptic, building the right earned media program, the right analyst relationships, and the right executive voices, and will have a direct bearing on how we are perceived by the customers, regulators, and partners that matter most. PR program * Day-to-day management of the PR agency: briefing, prioritization, performance, and keeping delivery on strategy * Working with the agency, build and maintain relationships with tier-one journalists across business, crypto, fintech, and payments beats globally * Lead earned media activity for major announcements including funding rounds, product launches, research reports, and regulatory developments * Monitor competitive PR activity across TRM Labs and Chainalysis and flag implications to the Director of Communications * Own PR reporting: coverage quality, share of voice, and digital PR metrics including backlink quality and LLM visibility Digital PR and AI/LLM visibility * Incorporate a digital PR strategy designed to improve Elliptic’s visibility in AI-generated answers, LLM-cited sources, and AI Overviews, not just traditional search * Partner with content and SEO to produce stat-rich, citable assets (research, data studies, reports) that earn organic links and AI citations from authoritative publications * Partner with content and growth teams who track Elliptic’s presence across LLM platforms (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini) and feed insights back into the PR program where relevant. Executive visibility and thought leadership * Working with the Director of Communications and PR Agency, create and manage LinkedIn content programs for key executives (CEO, CSO), including editorial strategy, ghostwriting, cadence management, and engagement monitoring, producing content that sounds authentically like each individual, not like a corporate feed * Working with the agency, write and place executive bylines, op-eds, and long-form thought leadership articles in target publications * Maintain the executive message house for each priority spokesperson, ensuring consistent narrative across LinkedIn, speaking slots, media interviews, and analyst briefings * Identify and manage a pipeline of speaking, podcast, and roundtable opportunities * Track and report on executive share of voice, LinkedIn audience growth, engagement quality, and speaking performance; use data to continuously improve the program * Identify opportunities for executives to participate in awards programs, advisory boards, and external recognition schemes that build individual and brand credibility Analyst and industry relations The Director of Communications will set the approach; you will run the programme day to day. * Manage ongoing relationships with priority analysts and industry influencers: briefings, inquiry responses, and regular contact * Coordinate analyst briefing schedules and ensure the right people from product, commercial, and communications are prepared and aligned * Track coverage and citations across analyst outputs; report on how Elliptic is described relative to competitors and feed intelligence back to the business Government affairs and lobbying support * Day-to-day coordination with external lobbying and government affairs agency: briefings, scheduling, and keeping workstreams on track * Support the drafting of materials in support of government affairs activity including submissions, briefing notes, position papers, and correspondence * Monitor relevant regulatory and policy developments (MiCA, FIT21, FATF guidance, and others) with the Government, Policy and Regulations team (GPRG) * Support preparation for regulatory consultations, parliamentary or congressional engagements, and policy events as required Communications support * Support the Director of Communications on ad hoc projects including crisis communications, executive media preparation, and major announcements What you will achieve in the first 6 months: * Have the PR agency working to strategy, with a proactive media calendar in place and measurable improvement in tier-one coverage quality * Established baseline metrics across PR, executive visibility, and AR, so there's a clear picture of where the program started and where it's heading * Landed Elliptic's first structured analyst briefings with the highest-priority contacts identified in the mapping exercise * Each priority executive has a clear, distinct point of view on LinkedIn that is recognisably theirs, and that is visibly influencing how Elliptic is talked about in the market * Working confidently to execute the 6-12 month lobbying plan with the GPRG team You will be a great fit here if you: * You'll be a great fit here if the idea of building market leading programs from a solid foundation in a market that is changing in real time, energises rather than unnerves you. * Elliptic is AI-native, scale-up paced, and operating at a genuinely interesting moment, a $120M Series D, institutions moving on-chain, and a media and regulatory landscape that is evolving as fast as the industry itself. * If you want a role where you'll learn more in six months than most people do in two years, this is it. Our ideal candidate has: * Operated in a hands-on media relations roles across global markets * Demonstrable track record of securing tier-one coverage in financial, technology, and/or regulatory press * PR agency background, you understand how agencies work and how to get the most from them Analyst relations * Hands-on experience engaging with analysts in a structured way, briefing, inquiry responses, relationship management * Experience building or significantly contributing to an AR programme Executive visibility * Proven experience developing and managing LinkedIn content programmes for senior executives, ghostwriting, voice capture, and editorial cadence * Strong byline writing capability; comfortable working at pace with senior stakeholders * Experience building or maintaining executive message houses Digital PR & AI fluency * Understanding of how digital PR influences SEO and LLM visibility, proven in practice, not just theory * Familiarity with GEO/LLM concepts and their application to B2B PR * Comfortable using AI tools daily to improve speed and quality of output, this could be in your content production, or for research and automation of workflows, but we expect our candidates to demonstrate how AI is part of your daily life. * Appetite to stay ahead of how AI changes the communications landscape Sector & global experience * Background in fintech, regtech, compliance, financial services, cybersecurity, or enterprise SaaS * Proven ability to work across US, EMEA, and APAC media markets * Comfort in a complex regulatory environment where accuracy and nuance matter Writing & communication * Exceptional written English, able to distil complex technical or regulatory content into clear, compelling narratives * Strong editorial judgement: you know a good story, and you know when something is not ready Skills and attributes * Confident stakeholder management, you can brief and advise C-suite executives, align with product marketing and content, manage agencies simultaneously without losing momentum * Data-driven, you use coverage metrics, SOV, LLM visibility, backlink quality, and LinkedIn engagement to evaluate performance, not just clip counts * Highly organised with strong project management skills; comfortable running multiple workstreams in a fast-moving environment * Curious and proactive, you actively track industry developments, competitive moves, and the evolving PR/AI landscape * Self-starter who can operate with autonomy and build new programmes from scratch, not just maintain existing ones Bonus Points for: * Experience of working with Govt lobbying agencies * Experience in the crypto, blockchain, or digital assets sector * Understanding of AML, financial crime compliance, or crypto regulation * Experience working alongside or briefing government affairs or policy teams JOB BENEFITS > How we work: * Hybrid working and the option to work from almost anywhere for up to 90 days per year * £500 Remote working budget to set up your home office space > Learning & Development: * $1,000 Learning & Development budget to use on anything (agreed with your manager) that contributes to your growth and development > Vacation/ Leave: * Holidays: 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays * An extra day for your birthday * Enhanced parental leave: we provide eligible employees, regardless of gender or whether they become a parent by birth or adoption, 16 weeks fully-paid leave and leave. > Benefits: * Private Health Insurance - we use Vitality! * Full access to Spill Mental Health Support * Life Assurance: we hope you will never need this - but our cover is for 4 times your salary to your beneficiaries * Cycle to Work Scheme