Senior Account Executive

Citypress; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Share of profit

Flexible work model

Generous holiday

Family leave policies

Learning and development

Mentoring

Healthcare plan

Company laptop

Interest-free loans

Job summary

Citypress is an entrepreneurial agency with a great culture that backs people to develop their careers and deliver their best work. You will join a brilliant team of B2B and corporate media specialists, spanning a wide variety of sectors, who share an enthusiasm for new ideas and innovation, as well as supporting each other to be the best possible consultants.

You will also be able to use your experience to support and mentor junior colleagues to develop their skills and confidence.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years’ experience in a similar role, with a focus on B2B and corporate PR.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to the delivery of B2B and corporate client programmes
• Liaising with clients on a regular basis and to a high standard
• Working with your team to ensure client deadlines and KPIs are met
• Producing high-quality content and reporting
• Developing and maintaining strong media relationships, proactively securing opportunities and coverage
• Supporting junior colleagues, providing comprehensive briefs and support
• Developing detailed knowledge and understanding of client businesses
• Contributing to agency responses to new business and strategic proposals
• Demonstrating excellent organisational skills and workload management to ensure high client servicing standards
• Develop proficiency in AI and other agency tools

Skills

Media relations

Client management

Written communication

Organisational skills

Job description

We are a leading PR, social and creative communications agency that works with clients to promote and protect their brands and reputations.

Our team of over 100 people across the UK are united by our ambition to create brand defining work that helps advance the cause of brands that have the scale and commitment to effect positive change in their markets. Our client partners include Lloyds Banking Group, Aldi, Arla, Molson Coors, Crown Paints, Continental Tyres, Primark and Siemens.

Citypress is independently run, regionally-connected, employee-owned and one of the leading employers in the communications sector. We have featured in The Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies list for four years, are the most-awarded agency in the PRWeek Best Places to Work awards over the last six years and have been named as a PRWeek Agency of the Decade and most recently it's Mid-Sized Consultancy of the Year – a first for an agency headquartered outside of London.

We are a fast-growing, entrepreneurial agency with a great culture that backs people to develop their careers and deliver their best work.

Our culture is inclusive, and we actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome people with different life experiences and backgrounds to bring valuable insight and perspectives to our agency and clients.

About this role

We are growing our team and would love to hear from people with experience in B2B and corporate media relations - preferably in property, professional services and financial services - that are looking to join an established team as a senior account executive.

This role is ideal for anyone with well-rounded communications skills covering media relations, client/programme management and basic evaluation and measurement, and has a focus on building excellent client relationships and contributing to a strong team culture.

We are looking for people with 1-2 years’ experience either agency-side or in-house at the equivalent of senior account executive level, with a strong base of B2B and corporate PR experience and a keen eye for detail.

You will be joining a brilliant team of B2B and corporate media specialists, spanning a wide variety of sectors and specialisms, who all share an enthusiasm for new ideas and innovation, as well as supporting each other to be the best possible consultants.

You will also be able to use your experience to support and mentor junior colleagues to develop their skills and confidence.

Citypress is an entrepreneurial agency with a great culture that backs people to develop their careers and deliver their best work. By joining Citypress you will become part of an employee-owned agency and directly benefit from our collective success.

Role responsibilities

• Contributing to the delivery of B2B and corporate client programmes


• Liaising with clients on a regular basis and to a high standard


• Working with your team to ensure client deadlines and KPIs are met


• Producing high-quality content and reporting


• Developing and maintaining strong media relationships, proactively securing opportunities and coverage


• Supporting junior colleagues, providing comprehensive briefs and support


• Developing detailed knowledge and understanding of client businesses


• Contributing to agency responses to new business and strategic proposals


• Demonstrating excellent organisational skills and workload management to ensure high client servicing standards


• Develop proficiency in AI and other agency tools

Role requirements

• 1-2 years’ experience in a similar role, with a focus on B2B and corporate PR


• Excellent verbal and written skills with the ability to apply solutions quickly


• Organisational, planning and client management skills


• Ability to prioritise workload and support less experienced colleagues


• Ability to think critically, creatively and to demonstrate good judgement


• A good work ethic. flexibility and enthusiasm to delivery work and results of a consistently high standard

What we offer

• Performance bonus


• Annual tax-free share of profit payment


• We work flexibly, spending three days a week in the office to collaborate and connect, and the rest wherever you work best


• Generous holiday allowance with additional days accrued through length of service


• We offer enhanced family leave policies, with supported return to work programme


• Menopause and fertility policies and leave


• Paid Support leave


• Extensive learning and development programme


• Dedicated mentoring and coaching


• Healthcare plan, 24 hour GP service and employee assistance programme


• Access to independent financial advice


• Company mobile and laptop


• Interest-free loans


• Regular team away days and socials