PR Account Exec (Graduate)

Salary: 22 000 - 25 000

Level: Junior

Location: London (brixton), Hybrid

Industry: Tech/PR

Number of employees: 8

Contract: permanent

Founded: 2015

Information on the company

Our client is an agency offering strategic communications for global innovative technology brands across multiple platforms as well as content; social media and digital marketing support. Entrepreneurial, and female-founded they’ve grown to a revenue of more than £1M this year working with fast-paced disruptive technology companies in climate tech, deep tech; media entertainment and cyber security sectors.

You’ll be joining at a time of expansion and have a chance to contribute and be rewarded for the commercial impact you have on the business. Rather than just being another team member, you’ll form part of their growth team. 

The agency have a collaborative, dynamic work environment, where you’re given the autonomy and trust to get on with the job. Their nurturing and supportive culture, alongside regular exposure to the directors of the business, will rapidly develop your skillset and career. Based in a creative co-working space in Peckham, you’ll be sat amongst a bunch of dynamic fast-growing businesses and have a flexible work policy, so you can bounce between home and the office.

Day-to-day activities will include…

Reporting into one of the account managers. You will support them with…

  • Managing their accounts. This includes understanding client communication challenges, helping to create campaigns that have an impact and keeping clients updated

  • Media strategy and media relations for their clients. Helping to identify news hijacking and proactive comment opportunities, CEO profiling and driving thought leadership campaigns, generating positive coverage

  • Writing press releases, pitches, articles, blogs and web and social media content as needed ensuring a high quality of work

  • Sourcing and Building relationships with journalists and key trade press

  • Building lasting relationships with co-workers and clients

  • Helping to prepare for client reviews, monitoring KPIs and preparing reports

  • Attending client and industry events acting as a company ambassador

The ideal candidate…

  • Recent graduate from PR, advertising, communications, media, marketing, business  or similar subjects 

  • Passionate about technology, PR and business

  • Eager to learn, motivated for career and personal growth 

  • Authentic, transparent communication style with great conversational skills

  • Self-starter, organised 

  • Great writing skills with close attention to detail

  • Proactive, see opportunities rather than barriers

  • Ready for fast-paced business

Nice to have, but not essential

  • Second European language

Great things about working here…

  • Collaborative, nurturing and supportive environment, we want you to grow with us!

  • Flexible co-working policy

  • Regular teaching and coaching from the company directors

  • Annual retreat, this year we’re going skiing as well as a day off on your birthday

  • Mental health support (£50 a quarter to spend on your health from yoga to running shoes)

  • Open and transparent about company finances, with a profit scheme that covers everyone on the team as well as quarterly awards that recognise teamwork; brilliant work 

  • Regular socials, lunches 

  • Laptop, laptop bag (we don’t currently cover phones…)