PR and Influencer Account Executive

The Opportunity Hub UK; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic PR agency is seeking a PR and Influencer Account Executive to enhance press coverage for meaningful brands. This role involves relationship building, creative campaign creation, and effective communication, all while promoting positive societal impact within a supportive, flexible work environment.

Benefits

Flexible working options

23 days holiday plus 2 wellness days

Team events

Company pension

Health & wellbeing programme

Sick pay

Work from home

Carbon-negative agency

Menstrual policy

Flexible Fridays

Qualifications

• 1 year experience in public relations required.
• Preferred experience in an agency for at least 1 year.
• Pitching UK press coverage experience required.

Responsibilities

• Landing links and media placements in high-ranking media titles.
• Writing press releases, articles, and pitching ideas to journalists.
• Building relationships with the media and influencers.

Skills

Communication

Copywriting

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Tenacity

Supportiveness

Job description

This feel-good PR agency is dedicated to helping businesses with a positive impact drive change and create movements. They are passionate about promoting meaningful brands and ensuring they get the recognition they deserve in the media landscape.

Job Overview:
As a PR and Influencer Account Executive, you will be at the forefront of driving impactful press coverage and building relationships with journalists and influencers. This role is perfect for someone who is proactive, creative, and has a strong network of journalist contacts.

Here's what you'll be doing:

- Landing links and media placements in high-ranking media titles.
- Creating unique and innovative campaigns that will stand out to journalists and secure coverage.
- Analysing data sources to discover unique angles.
- Confidently writing press releases, news stories, articles, case studies, and product pieces.
- Pitching press releases and feature ideas by phone or email to national, regional, and trade journalists.
- Building relationships with journalists and the media in various industries.
- Arranging interviews and editorial meetings for clients’ spokespeople.
- Preparing clients and representatives for media interviews.
- Perfecting reporting with minimal changes needed from senior team members.
- Discovering new PR opportunities and pitching them to secure coverage.
- Researching new influencers using specialised platforms and managing influencer outreach.

Here are the skills you'll need:

- Excellent and efficient communication: effectively communicate with colleagues, clients, and third parties promptly.
- Excellent copywriting skills: write confidently for multiple purposes and assess the best type of communication.
- Strong interpersonal skills: communicate effectively and become a main point of contact for clients.
- Time-keeping: assess your own time and prioritise tasks promptly.
- Tenacity: confidently pitch to the media and try new angles to ensure all stories lead to coverage.
- Supportive: assess when and where your team needs support and jump in on tasks proactively.
- Experience in an agency role.

Work permissions:
You must have the right to work in the United Kingdom. Visa sponsorship is not available at this time.

Here are the benefits of this job:

- Opportunity to progress quickly and learn about all aspects of a PR agency within a small and growing team.
- A happy agency with open dialogue to ensure workload is manageable within work hours.
- Work on purposeful clients making a positive difference in the world.
- Flexible working option: promoting a healthy work-life balance with flexible hours.
- Less admin: efficient practices to minimise boring tasks and focus on meaningful work.
- A sustainable agency: carbon-negative by offsetting employees’ impact on the environment.
- Menstrual policy: flexible working solutions and up to ten days' leave for debilitating periods, menopause symptoms, or pregnancy loss.
- 23 days holiday plus 2 wellness days that can be taken with only a day's notice.
- Gain a day of holiday for every year you're with us up to five additional holiday days.
- Flexible Fridays: fit your work into a four-day week.
- Salary:£23,000.00 - £26,000.00 per year
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Flexitime
- Full-time
- Monday to Friday
- Work location: remote

Experience:

- Public relations: 1 year (required)
- Working in an agency: 1 year (preferred)
- Pitching and securing UK press coverage: 1 year (required)

Equal Opportunities:
This agency celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. They welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of their race, religious beliefs, age, sex, sexual orientation, or disability.

Pursuing a career as a PR and Influencer Account Executive in a meaningful agency allows you to make a tangible impact by promoting brands that contribute positively to society. This role not only provides professional growth but also the satisfaction of working with clients who are making a difference.