Account Executive - Public Relations

Tamarindo Communications; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Tamarindo is seeking an Account Executive/Senior Account Executive to join their team in Oxford or London. This full-time role involves managing client relationships, driving satisfaction, and contributing to business development in the renewable energy sector. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills and a commitment to sustainability.

Qualifications

• Workplace experience in communications or related fields.
• Eager to learn and advance quickly.
• Understanding of the climate crisis and energy industry's role.

Responsibilities

• Daily liaison with clients and media.
• Contribute to media relations and marketing activities.
• Track progress against KPIs and prepare client reports.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communication

Ability to forge relationships

Project management

Attention to detail

Digital media interest

Job description

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE/SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

Role: Account Executive or Senior Account Executive (depending on experience) - Full-time, permanent

Reporting to: Account Manager/Account Director

Location: Oxford HQ or London office – Hybrid working (Minimum 2 days in office – up to 3 days WFH, if desired).

Package: competitive, with fast-track progression open to those who merit it

About Us

Our mission is to accelerate the global adoption of renewable energy and clean technology through better communications, sharper insights, and stronger networks.

We do this by giving industry players, from established leaders to fast-growth pioneers, both voice and stage. We are specialists, with a global outlook, and a network of contacts that spans the entire sector. Our aim is to be the long-term communications and marketing partner for current and future renewable energy and clean technology leaders. Learn more at www.tamarindo.global

About You

You'll bring some workplace experience, ideally in or adjacent to the communications space. You'll have a developing sense of what skills you bring, working styles you prefer, and where you see your career going. You'll be eager to learn, hungry to experience more and advance quickly, and humble enough to appreciate you're not yet the finished article. You'll have opinions on the climate crisis and the energy industry's contribution to it as both problem and solution. You'll want to be on the right side of history in the race to decarbonise and you'll recognise how communications and marketing can play a positive role in that race.

About The Role

Account Management

• Daily liaison with colleagues, clients, media and other third parties
• Contribute to, or own, a variety of proactive media relations, social media, event, and marketing activities
• Consider issues in the context of the headlines of the day, as well as commercial client objectives and the wider industry agenda
• Help to draft channel-appropriate and engaging content
• Build solid relationships with key clients, nurturing their understanding of their commercial proposition, the services Tamarindo provide and the media environment - aiming to become a ‘go-to' resource
• Track progress against team and individual KPIs
• Prepare and deliver client activity reports, contact reports, meeting notes and such like to ensure the smooth daily running of client accounts

People Development

• Demonstrate a clear and proven ability to work independently and as part of a wider account team
• Contribute to the development of any junior staff

Business Development

• Drive client satisfaction and account retention by nurturing strong relationships and delivering solid results.
• Consider opportunities for account growth with your colleagues.
• Always demonstrate Tamarindo's specialist expertise and quality of delivery.

Key Skills & Attributes

• Strong written and verbal communication
• Ability to forge relationships with colleagues, clients, and media
• Ability to understand a business proposition in the context of its current and future market
• Proven ability to manage projects to deadline
• Knowledge of communication techniques an advantage
• Excellent attention to detail and strong time management
• Strong IT competency and an interest in digital media

How We Work

At Tamarindo we enjoy an open and honest working environment where everyone is required to think on their feet and where everyone can share ideas and contribute meaningfully to campaigns.

We don't just deliver adequate services for our clients but look to go above and beyond to become trusted advisors who make a commercial difference to the businesses we support. As a result, we are renowned for delivering campaigns that create real momentum and tangible results for clients within the international renewable energy and clean technology space.

At Tamarindo we are driven and guided by our values, and we actively use these to recruit, manage and empower our team. At Tamarindo, we;

• are DEDICATED to the sector we serve and believe we can help it succeed
• are AMBITIOUS for our clients, our colleagues and ourselves
• BALANCE tenacity and pride in our work with a life beyond the office
• value INTEGRITY above all else, striving to earn and retain the trust of our customers and colleagues
• celebrate ORIGINALITY by first listening to our customers and colleagues, understanding their perspectives, and then thinking for ourselves