Senior Account Executive - Consumer PR

Golin Ketchum; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 35.000 - 55.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Golin Ketchum in London is seeking a Senior Account Executive with consumer brand PR experience who can drive earned media strategies and work across client accounts. You will support media relations, client communications, and contribute to award-winning campaigns.

You will join a collaborative consumer team, manage media relations, participate in client calls, and help deliver campaigns that resonate with audiences while keeping projects on time and within budget.

Formación

• Experience in consumer PR / communications in an agency setting.
• Proactive team player with strong communication skills.
• Ability to develop earned-media strategies and relationships with journalists.

Responsabilidades

• Proactively manage client requests and be solutions-focused for any issues that arise.
• Play an active role on calls, updating the client on areas of work you are handling.
• Take the lead on media monitoring and identify relevant coverage for clients.
• Deliver work to deadline, flag issues and work with the team to solve.
• Share information and ideas with others to help the team achieve goals.
• Maintain a visible presence in the team with strong communication, both virtually and in-person.
• Be an active member of the consumer team, sharing social trends and earned coverage.
• Understand how long tasks should take and manage time accordingly.
• Assist with managing account finances and budgets.
• Support financial processes including PO raising, supplier setup, chasing invoices, and budget trackers.
• Complete timesheets daily and understand how your time impacts the business.

Conocimientos

Media relations

Client relationship management

Budget tracking

Pitches and proposals

Time management

Descripción del empleo

About The Role

We are looking for a Senior Account Executive with consumer brand PR experience and a passion for creating work that people actually talk about. A trusted team player that can be relied on across your accounts and the wider consumer team.

Agency

Golin Ketchum

Job Function

Consulting

Job Subfunction

Business and Change Consulting

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Account Executive with consumer brand PR experience and a passion for creating work that people actually talk about. A trusted team player that can be relied on across your accounts and the wider consumer team. You will take an active role on client calls, build trusted relationships with media and proactively manage client requests as they come in - always staying solutions-focused. You will have a passion for culture and live and breathe media relations, with experience building genuine relationships with journalists and influencers. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on well-known consumer brands, playing a central role to deliver impactful earned-media strategies and award-winning creative campaigns.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively manage client requests and be solutions-focused for any issues that arise
• Play an active role on calls, updating the client on areas of work you are working on
• Take the lead on media monitoring, identifying relevant coverage for clients and knowing what to flag
• Deliver work to deadline, flagging issues and finding solutions with your wider team when necessary
• Share information and ideas with others to help the team achieve its goals
• Maintain a visible presence in the team, with strong communication both virtually and in-person
• Be an active member of the consumer team sharing social trends, earned coverage and brand campaigns with the wider group
• Have a clear understanding of how long tasks should take and manage your time accordingly
• Assist with managing account finances
• Support financial processes including PO raising, supplier setup, chasing invoices, and running budget trackers
• Complete timesheets daily and understand how your time impacts the business and budgets
• Source and maintain relationships with vendors and third-party suppliers
• Carry out research for new business proposals and pitches

What Are We Looking For

• Previous experience in consumer PR / communications in an agency setting
• A trusted, proactive team player with a visible presence and a positive attitude
• Someone with a strong and evolving understanding of the media landscape, with the ability to target journalists and know how to sell in stories
• Strategically minded, able to problem-solve and actively find solutions
• Comfortable managing multiple workstreams at once, working under pressure with professionalism
• Curious and resourceful - you proactively seek feedback and look for opportunities to learn and grow
• A team member who contributes to an inclusive culture and role models inclusive behaviours

About Golin Ketchum

Golin Ketchum is the most awarded public relations agency of the decade. We create change that matters for our clients and our people. The kind of change that earns attention and shapes culture to build business. Formed in 2026 from the merger of two iconic PR agencies, Golin Ketchum combines fearless creative and strategic excellence, fueled by Omnicom’s industry-leading data and AI solutions, to uncover powerful insights and execute work that builds and protects the world’s greatest companies. At Golin Ketchum, culture matters. We are fiercely ambitious yet fundamentally kind and collaborate obsessively with the best clients in the world. To the extent permissible by local law, Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice. Link to Recruitment Privacy Notice: https://www.omc.com/privacy-notice/