Overview
Client Manager Jobs in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland at Drury
Title: Client Manager
Company: Drury
Location: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Role: Client Manager (Corporate & Reputation)
Location: Ranelagh, Dublin
Reporting to: Managing Director, Corporate & Reputation
Working at Drury
Drury is Ireland’s leading full-service advisory firm that supports organisations in corporate, consumer, public affairs, brand & digital communications. Our team of leading consultants work with clients to deliver integrated campaigns across earned, owned, and paid media through online, social, print and broadcast channels.
Our Beliefs
We believe in realising the potential of our clients by collaborating with them to harness the power of communications, steering them through the challenges they face by standing for the right idea.
Our Values
Dig Deep. Collaborate Fiercely. Stand for the Right Idea. Make A Positive Impact.
Role Overview
We are seeking a Client Manager to join our Corporate and Reputation team. This is a client-facing role for an experienced communications professional with strong skills across corporate reputation, consumer communications, earned media, influencer relations, digital and integrated PR campaigns.
The successful candidate will manage day-to-day client activity, support the development of communications strategies, lead delivery across accounts, and act as a trusted point of contact for clients.
Key responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day client accounts across corporate and consumer communications
- Support Directors in developing and delivering integrated PR and communications strategies.
- Lead activity across earned media, influencer relations and support on social, owned and paid channels.
- Build strong client relationships and provide clear, practical communications counsel.
- Develop media and influencer strategies – pitching stories, campaigns and manage press office and brand activity.
- Build relationships with national, business, consumer, trade and broadcast media.
- Support influencer campaigns, including identification, outreach, briefing and reporting.
- Contribute to issues management, reputation programmes and communications work.
- Manage junior team members, delegate work and provide guidance.
- Support account profitability through effective time, budget and resource management.
- Contribute to new business through research, proposals and pitch preparation.
Skills and Requirements:
- A minimum of 1-2 years experience at Client Manager level in communications, ideally in an agency environment.
- Strong knowledge of corporate and consumer communications.
- Proven earned media experience, with the ability to secure high-quality coverage.
- Experience in influencer relations, creator partnerships or social-first campaigns.
- Excellent writing skills across press materials, messaging, plans and reports.
- Excellent Presentation Skills
- Strong client management and project management skills.
- Good judgement and confidence working on issues-led or reputation-sensitive briefs.
- A strong understanding of digital communications and social media.
- Commercial awareness, including time management, budgets and resourcing.
- A genuine interest in business, current affairs, media, culture and consumer trends.
About Drury’s Corporate & Reputation team
Our team supports clients across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. Our work spans corporate communications, consumer and brand campaigns, digital and social, advocacy, ESG, C-suite counsel, crisis and issues management, employer brand, government relations and reputation management and more. The successful candidate will get to work across a range of well-known brands, building their professional skills.
What we offer
· Hybrid working, with three core days in the office
· 23 days’ annual leave
· Performance-based reward
· Pension
· Discounted private healthcare
· Training and development
· Subsidised mobile phone and broadband
· Social, health and wellbeing events
· Bike to Work and Tax Saver schemes
· A collaborative, supportive working environment
