Senior Account Exec

MatchFit Sports PR Ltd; London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic sports communications agency on a mission to elevate the love for sports! As a Senior Account Executive, you'll play a pivotal role in managing key client accounts and executing impactful PR campaigns. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a collaborative environment, where your skills in media relations and client servicing will shine. With a focus on creativity and storytelling, you will help shape the agency's growth during a thrilling phase of expansion. If you have a passion for sports and a desire to excel in PR, this role is perfect for you!

Benefits

Annual Sport Experience Fund

Profit-Share Scheme

New Business Bonus

21 Days Holiday

Day-in-Lieu for Weekend Events

Hybrid Working

Training and Development Programs

Weekly Team Lunch

Annual Christmas Party

Cycle to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in media relations and client servicing.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage key clients and execute client campaigns across media relations.
• Mentor Junior Account Executives and contribute to new business pitches.

Skills

Media Relations

Client Servicing

Teamwork

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Pitching Skills

Job description

WE'RE ON A MISSION TO HELP EVERYONE Love Sport THE WAY WE DO

CAREERS

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

We’re seeking a talented Senior Account Executive to join our fast-growing sports communications agency. The ideal candidate will be a positive, collaborative team player with excellent communication skills, strong media contacts, and a passion for delivering high-quality work.

We want someone ambitious to build their PR career in the industry, eager to play a key role in a team that is building something special. You will join MatchFit during an exciting growth phase, with new business wins on the horizon, and opportunities to contribute to our agency’s development.

WHO WE ARE:

MatchFit is a sports-focused communications agency. Like a great sports team, we combine experience, skills, personalities, and expertise, united by a shared mission: We want everyone to love sport the way we do.

We harness the power of ‘earned-first’ storytelling in sport to make brands stand out and enhance rightsholders’ profiles.

- Rightsholders: The FA, Manchester City, The LTA, The EFL, GB Taekwondo

- Brands: LiveScore Group, Topps, Blast esports, Rematch, Blakely, Sportsbreaks.com

- Talent: Growing stable of personal sports talent

Our work includes eye-catching creative campaigns, impactful PR, scroll-stopping social content, influencer collaborations, experiential events, and reputation management. Our award-winning work reflects brilliant communications thinking.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

The Senior Account Executive will be a vital part of our team, managing several key clients, reporting to our Account Directors and occasionally to the Head of Clients. Your responsibilities will include executing client campaigns across media relations, experiential delivery, influencer and talent management.

You will also mentor Junior Account Executives and Interns, demonstrating your potential for Account Management. You’ll contribute to new business pitches, supporting agency growth.

WHAT THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:

• Excellent media relations
• Outstanding client servicing
• Strong teamwork
• A desire to foster a fun yet high-quality work culture
• Effective communication skills up and down the hierarchy
• Confidence and proactivity as a problem solver
• Ability to manage multiple accounts efficiently
• Excellent pitching and presentation skills
• Calm confidence when working with high-profile talent
• Genuine enthusiasm for PR and storytelling through media and content
• Willingness to commute to our Shoreditch, London office

Beneficial Attributes:

• Experience with sport-related clients or campaigns (relevant consumer PR experience is also valuable)

SALARY:

Starting from £32,000 DOE.

PERKS AND BENEFITS:

• MatchFit Sporting Moment: £250 annually for a sport experience (e.g., marathon entry, tickets)
• Profit-share scheme based on business performance
• New business bonus: 10% of fees from new clients you introduce
• 21 days holiday plus additional days for each year of service, plus holiday over Christmas
• Day-in-lieu for weekend client events
• Hybrid working (Mondays and Fridays remote)
• Training, development, and internal learning programs
• Weekly team lunch and quarterly socials
• Annual Christmas party
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts via Charlie HR platform

APPLICATION PROCESS:

• Email your CV and relevant info to [e-mail]
• Closing date: Monday 2nd September
• Initial calls: w/c 2nd September
• First interviews: w/c 9th September
• Final interview with task: w/c September
• Target start date: Monday, September