PR Director London

Working Pattern: Full time, hybrid working (3 days in, 2 days flexible)

About Grayling UK

Our people are in equal parts exceptional professionals and wonderful human beings.

We've created a culture that champions personal growth and development, empowering everyone to be creative, innovate enjoy their work. Your growth is our priority because when you thrive, so do we.

We're serious about our work but never about ourselves, so if you're looking for your next move in a fast-paced environment and the opportunity to lead one of the most dynamic accounts in the business, you've come to the right place!

The day to day

We're looking for an experienced communications professional to take on the role of Director for one of Grayling's flagship global accounts. This is a senior, high-profile role responsible for leading day-to-day client service, ensuring excellence in delivery, and nurturing strong, trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across the business.

As a key member of the leadership team, you will work hand-in-hand with the Heads of Corporate and Brand, providing strategic counsel and overseeing integrated communications activity that reflects both the client's objectives and the broader geopolitical and economic context in which it operates. You'll also collaborate closely with the wider Grayling network to maintain consistent standards, drive innovation, and support talent development.

Responsibilities will include:

• Lead the day-to-day delivery of the account, ensuring seamless, high-quality service across all workstreams.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior clients, providing strategic insight, challenge, and proactive recommendations.
• Support team leads in managing delivery across multiple disciplines: earned media, social, digital, content, analytics, and creative.
• Maintain a strong understanding of the client's business model, brand priorities, and stakeholder environment, ensuring all communications are contextually relevant and aligned with business goals.
• Monitor macroeconomic, political, and reputational developments and advise clients on risks and opportunities.
• Champion an integrated approach - coordinating with Grayling teams across UK, Ireland, and international markets to ensure consistency and impact.
• Collaborate with our central Creative Services and Analytics teams to shape data-informed strategies, develop standout campaigns, and measure success against key KPIs.
• Ensure accurate scoping, budgeting and commercial management, liaising with Finance and Procurement as needed.
• Take ownership of talent development and team leadership, actively mentoring junior staff, supporting career progression, and cultivating a high-performance, collaborative culture

What will give you the edge

• Extensive corporate communications experience, ideally within a leading agency environment, including recent agency leadership on a complex, multi-market account for a globally recognised brand.
• Strong experience and knowledge of the financial services, payments, and fintech landscape.
• Commercially astute, decisive, and comfortable operating at C-suite level.
• Strategic thinker with a creative, solutions-focused mindset.
• A confident communicator, writer and presenter with strong attention to detail.
• Skilled in managing integrated teams and multi-channel campaign delivery.
• Calm, authoritative, and composed under pressure - including in issues and crisis scenarios.
• A passionate, inspiring team leader who supports and empowers others.
• Adaptable and self-aware, with a collaborative approach and a commitment to continuous learning.

Our promises to you

• Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working & flexi time and 4pm Friday finishes
• 25 days' holiday, increasing by one day every year up to 30 days
• Additional day of leave on your birthday & gifted time off over Christmas
• A monthly cash allowance to use on the benefits most important to you. Whether it's subscribing to services like Netflix, dental insurance or gym membership, you'll have the freedom to choose how you enjoy it!
• Enhanced family-friendly policies
• Free subscription to Calm app
• Free breakfasts & fruit
• An abundance of personal development opportunities, through our internal training programmes.
• New business and employee referral bonuses
• Interest-free season ticket loan & Railcard reimbursement
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme offering a 24/7 confidential advice line
• Life assurance

Get to know us

Grayling is the UK's best-connected communications agency, working across Consumer, Corporate, and Public Affairs. With nine UK offices and 20+ worldwide, we help brands make an impact through smart thinking, cultural insights, and creative ideas.

We've been on a huge journey the last year and have just been shortlisted for PRWeek UK's brand-new People and Places Awards 2025.

Our commitment at Grayling is to combine our employees' unique backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build a more diverse and inclusive organisation that represents all of us and the businesses we work with. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and will consider all applicants regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, family or parental status, neurodiversity and disability status. If you need any adjustments during the application process, we're here to help - just let us know.

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