Senior Account Executive (Manchester) – £25,000 to £29,000

Social Communications Group Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and remote working

30 days annual leave + bank holidays

Learning & development programme

Discretionary company bonus scheme

Statutory pension scheme

Home working equipment

Job summary

We’reSocial – a PR, communications and engagement agency – is seeking an Account Executive to join our Manchester team. You’ll support client accounts, craft compelling stories, and help drive PR campaigns across media, digital content and stakeholder engagement.

You’ll work with a collaborative team, manage relationships, and contribute to campaigns that cut through the noise while growing client reputations and influence in the built environment and public sectors.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting on a range of client account teams and ability to lead small projects.
• Proactive, problem-solving and exceptional delivery.
• Genuine curiosity about news and public policy, with knowledge of media trends.
• Self-directed, with initiative to find opportunities and creative approaches.
• Existing media contacts with ability to pitch stories.
• Excellent written skills and attention to detail.
• Strong organisational skills to keep projects on track and manage events.
• Collaborative communications style that builds trust.
• Experience in built environment/public sectors desirable.

Responsibilities

• Storytelling and media relations: craft releases, case studies, pitch journalists, monitor coverage.
• Social media and digital content: create compelling content, assist influencers, campaigns.
• Consultation and engagement: support stakeholder audits and events.
• Support creative team: assist photo/video shoots and client design work.
• Coordinate with Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, London offices.
• Identify opportunities to connect issues with client objectives and news events.
• Assist with account management processes, trackers, reports and client comms.
• Support new business activities, proposals and pitches; use AI tools to enhance delivery.

Skills

Media relations

Copywriting

Social media

Stakeholder management

Team collaboration

Job description

We’reSocial – a PR, communications and engagement agencycreating the conversations that drive positive social change.

We’re looking for an experienced Account Executive with one to two years’ experience who is ready to take the next step in their career and join our Manchester team.

You’ll be a crucial member of the Social team, working across the business on a broad portfolio of clients in the built environment, public and place-making sectors. Working within our account teams you will help our clients to cut through the noise, build their reputations, and earn attention among the people who matter.

Supporting the client owner with the delivery of PR, communications and engagement activity, you’ll bring fresh ideas, a proactive approach, strong copywriting and media relations skills, and practical experience across social media platforms. You’ll be willing to get stuck in, take ownership of your responsibilities and play an active role within a supportive and collaborative team.

You’llunderstand the bigger picture and how to bring together the right blend of PR and storytelling tactics to help clients grow, influence and be heard. Andyou’lldo it as part of a supportive, ambitious agency that believes inbig ideas,strongclientpartnerships,and work that genuinelymakes a difference.

What you’ll be doing

• Storytelling and media relations –finding and shaping strong stories; writing press releases, listicles case studies and other media content; building relationships with journalists; confidently pitching stories and interview opportunities; and monitoring and evaluating coverage and impact.
• Social media and digital content – having great content and campaign ideas; writing social media content for clients and Social; working with our creative team on social media graphics; identifying and engaging relevant influencers and content creators; and supporting on social media campaigns.
• Consultation and engagement – supporting our consultation team; researching stakeholders and writing stakeholder audits; supporting with the set up and attending consultation and engagement events.
• Supporting the creative team – helping to organise photo and video shoots; contributing creative ideas to help develop campaigns; liaising with clients on design jobs.
• Working collaboratively– with colleagues from across ourSocialoffices in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool andLondon.
• Keepingup-to-datewith news andpublicpolicy– understanding how to connect topical issues with clientobjectivesand proactively grabbing opportunities –whetherthat’sspottingnewsjackingopportunities, a digital trend, a speakingplatformor a story waiting to be told.
• Working with account leads or members of Social’s Senior Leadership Team on a portfolio of client accounts.
• Being part of a team delivering integrated PR and communication campaignsspanningmediarelations,digital and social content, stakeholder engagement, thought leadershipand events.
• Developing compellingwrittencontent, includingpress releases, case studies, comment pieces,and social content.
• Identifyingand shaping speaking opportunities, award entries, event moments and profile-building platforms.
• Supporting account teams to run events, media launches or campaigns.
• Monitoring the newsand politicalagenda and spotting opportunities for clients to lead conversations.
• Building andmaintainingstrong media,influencerand stakeholderrelationships across regional, national, trade and digital channels.
• Assisting the account lead with account management processes — fromactivitytrackers and planners to coverage evaluation and reporting dashboards, along with robust, effective client communications.
• Supporting new business throughnetworking, content creation for Social’s own channels,contributing to proposaldevelopmentand pitch participation.
• Using AI tools smartly to improve clientdelivery and efficiencyand support human judgement,counseland creativity.

What we are looking for

• Experience in supporting on a range of client account teams and a willingness to step up and lead small projects.We support and nurture talent at all levels of our business, but we are seeking a practitioner with the results toproveit for this role.
• Care and commitment to nurturing long-term client relationships, based on proactivity,problem-solvingand exceptional delivery. Clients feel valued becauseyou’realways on it and are invested in their success.
• Genuine curiosity and interest in the news and public policy –maintainingup-to-date knowledge about media trends, governmentpolicy, what’s happening in the region and your clients’ sectors (particularly the built environment, housing,infrastructure, educationand public sectors).
• Ability to self-direct and find solutions – while we will provide training and support, youdon’tneed much direction to get going andyou’reconstantly looking for new opportunities and creative approaches.
• A network of media contacts and confidence in building relationships with journalists, and proactively pitching stories.
• Outstanding written skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Exceptional organisational skills that support your account lead and ensure projects stay on track, deliver results, and the client never needs to ask where a piece of work is up to.Experience of managing or supporting events would be an advantage.
• A collaborative, motivational communications style that builds trust among colleagues, clients, mediacontactsand stakeholders, and inspires others to play their full part in realising success.
• Experience in communications roles in the built environment, housing, infrastructure, place-shaping or public sectors – or a genuine interest in and understanding of them.

Whatyou’llget in return

• Competitive salary and transparent salary bands
• Commitment to flexible and remote working
• 30 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• 5 days paid volunteering leave each year
• Learning and development programme
• Access to a medical cash plan, employee assistance programme and health/wellness apps
• Enhanced sickness, compassionate, maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Regular team socials
• Access to discretionary company bonus scheme
• Statutory pension scheme
• Provision of home working equipment (including desk and chair) and IT kit (including laptop and mobile phone)

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.

Closing date for applications is Friday 25 th September.