Senior Account Director (PR)

Burson
Kuala Lumpur
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Communications, PR & CommunityExperience: 12+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","People management","Coaching","Mentoring","Stakeholder management"]

Lead strategic, integrated communications programs for a diverse portfolio of local, regional, and global clients. Serve as a trusted advisor to client leadership, providing senior counsel, driving measurable business impact, and shaping business strategy. Identify and pursue new business opportunities, oversee client portfolios (performance, budgets, profitability), and build strong relationships across clients, media, stakeholders, and partners while coaching and developing your team.

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Burson
Burson
1 month ago

Senior Account Director (PR)

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Job Summary

Lead strategic, integrated communications programs for a diverse portfolio of local, regional, and global clients. Serve as a trusted advisor to client leadership, providing senior counsel, driving measurable business impact, and shaping business strategy. Identify and pursue new business opportunities, oversee client portfolios (performance, budgets, profitability), and build strong relationships across clients, media, stakeholders, and partners while coaching and developing your team.
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide strategic communications counsel and trusted advisory support to senior client stakeholders.
  • •Lead the development and execution of integrated communications programmes delivering measurable business impact.
  • •Identify and pursue business development opportunities, including growing existing accounts, responding to RFPs, and leading new business pitches.
  • •Oversee client portfolios to ensure strong commercial performance, budget management, and profitability.
  • •Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, media, industry stakeholders, and partners; support clients in managing issues and crises and develop the team.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Communications, Marketing, Business, or a related discipline.
  • •12+ years of communications or public relations experience, including significant experience in an agency environment.
  • •Proven experience leading large client accounts and providing senior-level strategic communications counsel.
  • •Strong track record in business development, client growth, and leading successful new business pitches.
  • •Excellent leadership and people management skills, with experience coaching, mentoring, and developing high-performing teams.
Experience:12+ yearsPublic relationsCommunicationsAgency
Education:Bachelor's in Public Relations, Communications, Marketing, Business, or related discipline
Skills:LeadershipPeople managementCoachingMentoringStakeholder management
Languages:English

Company Brief

Burson
Burson Global is a communications and public relations agency providing strategic PR, corporate communications, crisis management, media relations, and stakeholder engagement services to clients across industries to build reputation and manage public perception.
Industry: Professional Services
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