Senior Account Executive

PLMR Genesis; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking communications firm as a PR Senior Account Executive, where you'll engage with renowned brands and deliver impactful media relations and social media campaigns. This role offers an exciting opportunity to enhance your consultancy skills while working with a dynamic team in the heart of Ipswich. Enjoy career growth and a variety of benefits, including private health insurance and gym membership. If you're passionate about PR and eager to make a difference, this is the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Private health insurance

Gym membership

Cycle to Work Scheme

Eye Test Voucher

Team Away Days

Sports Leagues

Book Club

Enhanced Pension

Qualifications

• 2-3 years' experience in PR and media relations.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver diverse PR and media relations programs.
• Build strong relationships with clients and media contacts.
• Draft and distribute press releases and social media content.

Skills

PR and media relations

Consultancy skills

Communication skills

Event management

Social media strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications or related field

Job description

Job Title: PR Senior Account Executive

Location: Ipswich, Suffolk (3 days per week in the office, 2 days flexible)

Salary: Commensurate with experience alongside an excellent package of benefits, including private health insurance, gym membership and more

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

Gym Allowance

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

Applying for the role

Please submit a CV and Cover Letter, outlining why you’d be a good fit for this role, to support your application.

At PLMR we are committed to reflecting and representing the diversity of the UK and to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the agency aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity and inclusion of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly and with dignity and respect. We therefore encourage and welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds; age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, social background, religion and/or belief.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process, please let us know.