Account Executive | Business Technology

Cavendish Consulting; City Of London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Paid time off

Volunteer time off

Job summary

Cavendish Consulting in Central London is seeking an ambitious Account Executive to support UK and international PR for clients in enterprise technology sectors such as AI, Digital Transformation, Cloud and SaaS. The role focuses on media relations, story pitching and creating opportunities across traditional and digital channels.

You'll build strong journalist relationships, monitor news agendas, and work with a talented team to deliver high-impact campaigns.

Qualifications

• Prior PR experience, preferably in business-to-business and technology.
• Interest in building a career in the technology sector.
• Hunger to learn, enthusiastic attitude and openness to new ideas.
• Ability to work at pace and deliver high-quality work.

Responsibilities

• Monitor news agenda across media and identify opportunities for clients.
• Build relationships with journalists and pitch stories.
• Sell in news, research, commentary, case studies and interviews.
• Collaborate with social and AI tools to track industry trends and develop insights.
• Support with campaigns, thought leadership, and events.

Skills

PR experience

Technology sector interest

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Account Executive

Business Technology

Central London.

What we’re all about:

Cavendish is one of the fastest growing large advisory and strategic communications consultancies in UK, ranked in the top thirty of UK firms, in the top twenty-five for Technology and number two in Public Affairs.

We help organisations grow by navigating political, regulatory, economic, media and societal dynamics in complex and often contested environments in the UK and globally. Headquartered in London with offices across the UK and Ireland and a global network, our 140 consultants offer expertise, advice and experience that delivers impact on the ground.

Cavendish is built around talented people who achieve excellent results for our clients. We are a multi-award-winning consultancy, awarded Best UK Agency at the Provoke, shortlisted for PR Week’s Best Mid-Sized Consultancy for 2026 and up for Large Agency of the Year at the PRCA Awards in November. Within Technology we work with a large number of UK and International clients, including Netcompany, Expereo, Freshworks, Infosys, Emergn, BlackLine and Stack Overflow.

We believe in sourcing talent from diverse backgrounds, nurturing a company culture that leads to a strong work life balance, and strengthening it by providing great learning and development opportunities.

The Role:

We are looking for an ambitious account executive to join our growing team, supporting the delivery of UK and international PR and communications for clients across enterprise technology in AI, Digital Transformation, Cloud, Security, SaaS and other segments:

Specific duties will include:

• Monitoring the news agenda across established and emerging social media, identifying opportunities for clients
• Building relationships with journalists, pitch stories and respond to media requests.
• Selling in news, research, commentary, case studies and interview opportunities
• Working with internal and external social and AI tools to track industry trends, sector data, competitors threats, and developing insights reports
• Working with the team to develop thought leadership, events and other campaigns.
• Supporting with new business activities and internal programmes

About our ideal candidate:

• Some previous PR experience, preferably in business to business and technology – we are also recruiting at intern level so would look at candidates with less experience for this role
• An interest in developing a career in the technology sector
• A hunger to learn, an enthusiastic attitude and an open mind
• A desire to work at pace, learn by osmosis from industry experts, and deliver consistently high-quality work.
• An understanding of what is happening in the media and across social media
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• A creative mindset

What you will get from us:

You’ll have the opportunity to take your career to the next level, working with dynamic, talented people in a fast paced and expanding organisation. Alongside a competitive salary, we provide extensive training and development opportunities and an industry leading benefits package including:

• Access to coaching from some of the best minds in the industry.
• Industry leading allocation of paid time off.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Regular social and teambuilding events.
• Paid time off to volunteer for a charity.

Equal Opportunities:

Our vision is to be a truly diverse and inclusive workplace that enables us to attract and retain a diverse workforce, representative of our clients and community. For this reason, we welcome applications from candidates regardless of qualifications and experience in industry and from all persons, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

Everyone stands to benefit when we embrace and value the diversity of thoughts, ideas, and ways of working that people from different backgrounds, experiences and identities bring to an organisation.

We are a disability confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application and interview stages, please email [e-mail]