Account Executive/Senior Account Executive

Meeting Place; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading integrated communications agency in London seeks an enthusiastic Account Executive/Senior Account Executive. Your role will involve creating engaging content, managing media relationships, and supporting new business development efforts. The ideal candidate will have strong writing skills, PR experience, and a proactive attitude. Flexible working, annual leave, and professional development opportunities are included.

Benefits

Flexible, remote working

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Royal London pension scheme – 4% employer contribution

Monthly expenses allowance for travel and subsistence

Contribution to home working setup

Access to the Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

Life Assurance benefit

Volunteering scheme

Internal Mentoring scheme

Commitment to learning and development

Qualifications

• Experience in a PR agency, press office, or media environment preferred.
• Strong writing skills with the ability to meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Produce press releases, articles, and thought leadership content.
• Manage media relations and client communications.
• Research potential new business opportunities.

Skills

Writing skills

Media relations

Organisation

Creativity

Teamwork

Education

Undergraduate degree in PR, journalism or English Literature

Job description

Account Executive/Senior Account Executive

Account Executive/Senior Account Executive

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Our company

Meeting Place is an integrated communications agency that specialises in the built environment. We deliver planning communications and public relations campaigns to create positive change from new developments.

Meeting Place exists to ensure the built environment is used as a catalyst for positive change.

Everything we do is underpinned with a commitment to three core values:

• Insight– We add value with our insights, they’re born from our expertise and empathy.
• Inclusivity– We go out of our way to ensure everyone’s voice is heard.
• Courage– We’re brave enough to move forward using both our head and our heart

The role

Meeting Place has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic AE/SAE to perform an important role in the PR team, ensuring the delivery of compelling content, successful media relations and project administration for a range of client accounts.

The role will include:

Project work:

• Producing a range of compelling content including press releases, news stories, articles, thought leadership and case studies to a good standard
• Pitching features and issuing press releases to national, trade and regional media
• Brainstorming fresh ideas for PR campaigns
• Providing administration and reporting support to the account teams
• Monitoring media coverage
• Attending client events and industry conferences
• Developing content and overseeing clients’ social media accounts
• Becoming a trustworthy point of contact for numerous clients

New business development:

• Researching and identifying potential new business opportunities
• Working with the Business Development and PR teams to pursue opportunities
• Establishing and boosting your own LinkedIn brand

Marketing:

• Proactively drafting blogs and social media content for Meeting Place’s channels
• Supporting BD team in delivery of marketing output

Who we’re looking for

• Capable and confident –with an in depth understanding of the media tools within their ‘PR toolkit’.
• Organised –comfortable with following direction and operating with autonomy.
• Experience –of working in a PR agency, press office or fast-paced media environment is preferred, together with experience creating press content and the ability to demonstrate coverage examples.
• Strong writing skills –excellent written and spoken English. A relevant undergraduate degree such as PR, journalism or English Literature is desirable but not essential.
• Approachable, friendly and empathetic –able to relate to colleagues within the agency, as well as with clients and the media.
• Efficient– able to meet tight media deadlines as well as the demands and pressures of your team and clients, without compromising on quality.
• Commercially aware– with an understanding of why over-servicing can lead to accounts becoming unprofitable.
• Teamwork –managing your own workload effectively, having a proactive attitude with other team members and offering to help carry out extra tasks when workloads increase. ‘Upward managing’ Account Managers and other members of the team when required.

Our benefits

Working with us means you’ll be able to take advantage of these benefits:

• Flexible, remote working.
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Royal London pension scheme – 4% employer contribution.
• Monthly expenses allowance for travel and subsistence.
• Contribution to your home working set up.
• Access to the company’s Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Life Assurance (Death in Service) benefit.
• Volunteering scheme.
• Internal Mentoring scheme.
• A commitment to your learning, development, and training needs.

We respect our employees and understand that the way to get the very best from you is to provide a welcoming, relaxed, and friendly company culture. Employee wellbeing is at the heart of this.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Our mission is to create a culture where people are valued, treated fairly, can be their authentic self, and our team feel like they belong at Meeting Place. If you value diversity and this statement resonates with your thinking, we are particularly interested in you and encourage you to apply.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Public Relations and Communications Services

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