PR Partner

Open Partners is looking for a high-impact, strategic PR Partner (PR Account Director) to shape and lead integrated PR programmes that drive measurable business outcomes. In this senior leadership role, you will position PR as a strategic growth engine. Working closely across search, content, social, paid media, and analytics, you will build brand authority, improve discoverability, and create long-term commercial value for both our clients and the agency.

Responsibilities

Strategic Client Leadership: Build and retain long-term client relationships as a trusted strategic advisor, translating commercial challenges into high-performing communications strategies; Integrated Campaign Execution: Oversee creative, insight-led PR campaigns that blend earned media with search dynamics, AI tools, and content marketing to maximise discoverability and reputation; Commercial Growth & Account Expansion: Identify upselling, cross-selling, and revenue-generation opportunities across your client portfolio, while playing an active role in new business pitches; Team Leadership & Mentorship: Line manage, mentor, and coach junior colleagues (PR Associate and Junior Partners), raising creative and strategic standards across the team; Modern PR & Proposition Innovation: Help evolve Open Partners' PR proposition by integrating emerging technologies, AI capabilities, and changing consumer behaviours into daily delivery; Crisis Management & Stakeholder Relations: Maintain strong relationships with tier-one media, industry influencers, and key stakeholders, providing senior reputation management and crisis response when needed

Requirements

Proven experience running agency client accounts, leading strategy, and understanding commercial agency drivers; Deep expertise in earned media combined with a strong grasp of how modern PR intersects with AI, SEO, content, and paid channels; Outstanding stakeholder management, clear communication, and a passion for developing junior talent; Alignment with our core standards: Smarter (aim high, train hard), Faster (learn and adapt fast), Better (think, say, and do what is best)

Nice to have

Strong growth mindset; sharp strategic skills; transferable leadership experience