Account Director, Tech PR
London
Edelman – Technology /
Full-Time /
Hybrid
Edelman is a voice synonymous with trust, reimagining a future where the currency of communication is action. Our culture thrives on three promises: boldness is possibility, empathy is progress, and curiosity is momentum.
At Edelman, we understand diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) transform our colleagues, our company, our clients, and our communities. We are in relentless pursuit of an equitable and inspiring workplace that is respectful of all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust, collaboration and belonging.
The Team
The Edelman Tech team is on a mission to help the world's greatest tech companies build and safeguard trust with an ever-growing audience of stakeholders.
The Tech team at Edelman strategically partners with clients to deliver global, regional, and UK integrated campaigns for emerging tech companies, tech industry giants, social media platforms, huge tech product launches, and much more!
Championing diverse skills, backgrounds, and specialisms in our team is the key to our success, and it is this collective of over 50 brilliant technology communications specialists working with more than 100 corporate, brand, and integrated comms professionals who have made us an award-winning agency, and #1 in PRWeek UK’s Top 150 Tech agencies for 2023.
Successfully winning new business and growing accounts, our team is now looking for passionate PR professionals to join our Tech team. So, if you are looking to take your career in Tech PR to the next level and work with some of the best in the industry, gaining exposure to some of the biggest clients in the business, keep reading—this role could be for you...
The Role
Join Edelman’s award-winning Tech team and help shape the future of consumer technology communications.
We’re looking for an Account Director to lead bold, multi-channel campaigns for some of the biggest and most innovative tech brands in the world. This role is ideal for someone with a strong B2C background and a deep understanding of how to manage clients, teams, and integrated strategies that deliver impact.
As an Account Director, you’ll be at the forefront of leading large-scale, B2C-led campaigns. You’ll combine sharp strategic thinking with flawless execution—overseeing everything from message development and multi-market coordination to consumer events and campaign rollouts.
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Key Responsibilities
- Leading high-profile B2C tech accounts with confidence and clarity
- Developing and refining strategic messaging and campaign positioning
- Shaping earned-first ideas that translate into fully integrated campaign plans
- Spearheading the development and execution of creative consumer events
- Managing cross-functional teams across geographies and specialties
- Ensuring flawless delivery and exceptional client service
- Contributing to new business development and thought leadership
Skills and Experience Required
- A strong B2C tech background with a finger on the pulse of culture and consumer behavior
- Expertise in account and client management, with a track record of growing trusted relationships
- Proven experience developing strategies, narratives, and brand positioning
- Deep understanding of earned media, with the ability to lead comms strategies across platforms (though hands-on media pitching is not required)
- A love for live moments—this role includes a strong focus on event strategy, planning, and execution
- You’ll play a pivotal role in delivering bold, cross-channel campaigns and guiding junior team members to success.
Benefits
Our benefits and policies are designed to ensure our employees feel comfortable, inspired, and equipped to thrive and do their best work. We offer a wide range of benefits across health, family, community, finance, and time away including:
Competitive Annual Holiday plus an additional day's holiday for your birthday and 3 days over the festive season.
Flexible working - Hybrid working policy and 30 days' work from anywhere worldwide!
Financial Wellbeing - Pension plan, income protection, and life insurance at 4x annual salary.
Building a Family - Whether it is maternity leave, adoptive leave or shared parental leave, take up to five months on full company pay. We also celebrate the arrival of your child or wedding day by offering a company child & wedding gift. In addition, Edelman partners with Peppy, a specialist healthcare and wellbeing service that provides all employees with access to expert pregnancy and parenthood, menopause, and fertility support.
Health and Wellbeing – Access to Private Medical Insurance, Digital GP and wellbeing program, Cycle to Work Scheme, subsidised corporate gym membership, a Quit Smoking Scheme, Annual flu vaccinations and 24/7 access to trained professionals in relation to a range of issues, in absolute confidence.
Personal and Professional Development - Clear progression routes and continuous training/professional development via Edelman Learning Institute
Community – Get to know your colleagues and unwind at our weekly staff get together. We also encourage everyone to take part in our Citizenship Activities where you can spend a day each year helping a charitable cause, paid for by us.
Our Values
Core to our culture are our values, which guide our behavior, support a client-centric approach, influence the way we work with each other, our clients, and the community, and inspire great work.
The Relentless Pursuit of Excellence: Bringing the best of ourselves and partners to our clients.
The Freedom to be Constantly Curious: Tenacious, flexible, and thorough approach that drives creativity and growth for clients and ourselves.
The Courage to do the Right Thing: Trusted and resilient partner, committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, that prioritizes the wellbeing of ourselves and our colleagues.
The Commitment to Positively Impact Society: Performing our work with an environmental conscience, and a sense of tolerance, fairness, and equality.
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We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
