Job Description

About Us

Red is a multi-specialist PR agency with strong consumer, corporate, technology and digital teams whose talent, creativity and passion continues to attract high profile clients. We've won multiple awards for our work across all key PR disciplines -140+ industry awards since we started over 30 years ago.


We are recruiting for an Account Director to join our Consumer team. We work with great brands across consumer tech, leisure and lifestyle including travel, mobile technology, retail and home entertainment.



This role will be working primarily on a major technology retailer, a leading gaming manufacturer, a consumer champion and a luxury hotel brand. We are therefore looking for someone that is incredibly knowledgeable on and connected with a wide spectrum of broadcast, print, online and social media influencers within consumer tech, retail, lifestyle and national media.

Some of the things you'll be doing...

Driving campaigns forward and coordinating activity across busy accounts Effectively managing a range of coverage generating techniques - identifying possible news hijacking opportunities, drafting spokesperson commentary, driving social editorial etc Applying your knowledge of the news & social agenda to client campaigns and using it to generate opportunities Maximising your extensive contacts list to seek out opportunities, sell-in and land top tier coverage

Who you are...

An established Account Director with relevant consumer tech and lifestyle agency/client experience An excellent team player with great communication skills and leadership qualities Excellent media relations within consumer tech, lifestyle titles, broadcast and national news/ features writers Influencer campaign experience - especially with gaming influencers - would be a bonus Proficient in developing creative and impactful content for a variety of needs.

Brownie Points if...

You have recent experience working on a retailer, gaming brand You come with a black book of media and influencer contacts in the consumer tech, lifestyle space

Some reasons to work at Red

Competitive salaries benchmarked against the industry Generous holiday allowance plus extra days off around Christmas and the New Year Up to 10 weeks' unpaid sabbatical leave (once you have 2.5 years service) Hybrid working: Tuesday to Thursday in the office, WFH on Mondays and Fridays. Plus, a Work-From-Anywhere allowance Active DEI Working Group celebrating Black History Month, Diwali, Pride, Ramadan, Lunar New Year, Rosh Hashanah and much much more Weekly personal hour to start at 10am, take a longer lunch break or finish at 4.30pm External mentoring via Creative Access for anyone from an under-represented background Premium access to Calm and access to an Employee Assistance Programme Cycle to Work scheme Breakfast and an awesome snack box Tuesdays to Thursdays and a free bar every Wednesday and Thursday evenings.




At Red, we recognise that to deliver the best work for our clients, we need a diverse range of perspectives and experiences. As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to ensuring best practice approaches to a diverse and inclusive recruitment process and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.