Vacancy: Public Relations / Public Affairs Account Director

CIPR’s Small PR Consultancy of the Year in 2022/23, Font Comms provides communications advice to the property and regeneration sector and works with clients in the net zero space to facilitate the green transition.

From launching a city’s coolest place to live, to taking on complex planning and infrastructure projects and engaging communities on regeneration plans, we create meaningful communications that deliver positive change.

We work with a long list of fantastic clients and we’re pretty proud of the projects and award-winning campaigns we’ve worked on so far. Our current clients span property, energy and infrastructure and include Capital&Centric, Muse, Harworth, EET Fuels, Engie, FCC Environment, Gladman, IM Land, PJ Livesey, Retirement Villages and the North West Hydrogen Alliance.

Our work spans planning communications/public affairs and PR providing lots of opportunities for variety and personal development. One day we could be securing our client’s site in the Sunday Times Best Places to Live feature, the next we could be attending a public consultation on an energy project.

Whilst a lot of our work is in the North, we have projects all over the UK. All the work we do has a strong purpose, whether that’s driving social value through regeneration or contributing to the green transition. And we also work pro-bono for a number of clients including Embassy Village, the Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity and the Fabric District in Liverpool.

Role Description

This is a full-time hybrid role for a Public Relations / Public Affairs Account Director, based in Manchester with some work-from-home flexibility. The Account Director will be responsible for managing a varied portfolio of projects. They will take ownership of creating and driving campaigns, ensuring excellent service and added value for clients.

A hands-on role, they will be responsible for setting strategies and ensuring delivery, hitting timescales and deadlines, as well as meeting quality standards and client objectives. With strong commercial acumen they will be responsible for ensuring the profitability of accounts and undertaking both budgeting and invoicing.

They will be expected to play a key role in new business and marketing, representing the company to external audiences. They will play a key role in developing and mentoring junior team members to realise their full potential.

We are looking for someone with either a PR or public affairs background – or both – but ideally someone with an understanding of planning and consultation.

Key responsibilities

  • Developing and delivering creative strategies to meet client objectives

  • Directing delivery across client accounts and developing excellent client relationships

  • Monitoring profitability and undertaking both budgeting and invoicing for accounts

  • Attending management meetings and contributing towards the delivery of company growth strategy and marketing plan

  • Keeping abreast of key sector and industry trends and identifying key impacts and opportunities

  • Line management responsibility, staff development, appraisals and recruitment

  • Build existing network of contacts, identify new business leads, write proposals and attend pitches

To apply send a CV and covering letter to hello@fontcomms.com. The closing date is 25th July 2025.

Rebecca Eatwell