PR Senior Account Executive

PLMR; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented PR Senior Account Executive to join their dynamic team in Ipswich. This role offers the chance to work with renowned brands and develop your consultancy skills in a collaborative environment. You will manage media relations, execute social media campaigns, and engage with clients across various sectors, including healthcare and education. With fantastic career growth opportunities, this position is perfect for someone eager to make a significant impact in the field of public relations. Join this award-winning firm and elevate your career to new heights!

Benefits

Vitality Healthcare Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Eye Test Voucher

Team Away Days

Sports Leagues

Book Club

Enhanced Pension

New office in Ipswich

Qualifications

• 2-3 years' experience in PR and media relations.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple clients and tasks.

Responsibilities

• Deliver impactful media relations and social media campaigns.
• Build relationships with clients and media contacts.
• Draft press releases and manage event logistics.

Skills

Media Relations

Event Management

Social Media Campaigns

Client Relationship Management

Content Creation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Communications or related field

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PLMR is looking for a talented PR Senior Account Executive to join our East of England team, PLMR Genesis, based in our office in the heart of Ipswich.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an award winning communications firm and work with some of the region’s most well-known brands.

The successful candidate will deliver impactful media relations, event management and social media campaigns to clients across the region, working in the professional services, energy, education and healthcare sectors. You will also have the opportunity to work on national accounts and campaigns across our different practice areas.

If you’re looking to develop your consultancy skills, liaise with journalists, work with local and national organisations to achieve their goals and be part of an experienced team of PR professionals with fantastic career growth opportunities – this is the role for you!

We will offer you:

Access to additional benefits, which includes:

• Vitality Healthcare Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Eye Test Voucher
• Team Away Days
• Sports Leagues
• Book Club
• Enhanced Pension
• Working in our new Ipswich office in the heart of the town

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Delivering a diverse and exciting programme across public relations, media relations, corporate communications, reputation management, event management and social media for PLMR’s East of England client base
• Establishing and building strong relationships with clients, key stakeholders and media contacts
• Proactively monitoring developments in the media and assessing how this impacts existing clients
• Drafting and distributing press releases, editorials and other client-ready communications which require minimal review from senior colleagues
• Liaising with broadcast media and writing interview briefs for clients
• Identifying target media, creating media lists and regularly updating them
• Drafting and posting social media content across LinkedIn and X for clients and delivering a strategy to grow their reach and engagement
• Attending client PR meetings and writing up meeting reports
• Collating media coverage and producing impactful media coverage reports
• Securing sponsorship for events, booking third party suppliers and ‘on the day management’ for clients
• Assist in the development of new business proposals including generating creative and impactful campaign ideas
• Proactively contribute to PLMR’s own marketing through regularly attending and networking at events in Ipswich and the region to engage with local businesses, drafting blog and social media content and issuing e-newsletters
• Activities may be subject to change

Key Skills and Competencies:

• 2-3 years’ experience working in PR and media relations, either at an agency or an in-house role
• To show clear aptitude for consultancy – you can work self-reliantly and as part of a team, be proactive, anticipate issues, generate creative ideas, write impactful content, create accurate client-ready documents, effectively manage your time across multiple clients/tasks and work to deadlines
• A can-do attitude with strong communication and presentation skills
• Experience in, or a willingness to learn, about issues in the professional services, energy, education and healthcare sectors
• To show potential as a manager – you are well organised, a good communicator within a team, able to prioritise work according to urgency, can turn from task to task effectively, eager and approachable, and you can be relied upon to deliver tasks for review within given deadlines

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

• Industries

  Public Relations and Communications Services

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