Senior PR Account Executive

Travel Trade Recruitment; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel consultancy is seeking a Senior PR Account Executive based in London. You will coordinate media relations, draft press releases, and support the account team. Ideal candidates should have experience in PR and a passion for travel. This position offers a competitive salary between £28,000 and £32,000, hybrid working arrangements, and additional perks such as birthday off and corporate benefits.

Benefits

Salary £28,000 - £32,000

Birthday off if on a weekday

Weekly team drinks

Corporate Classpass

Friday finish at 5pm

Travel perks

Qualifications

• Minimum of six months to one year relevant experience in PR or a related field.
• A love for travel and familiarity with travel and lifestyle brands.
• Ability to work quickly and adhere to briefs.

Responsibilities

• Manage reports and provide client coverage.
• Assist account team in servicing clients and drafting press releases.
• Create itineraries for journalist trips.

Skills

Attention to detail

Knowledge of the media

Project management skills

Polished communication skills

Writing style and grammar

Interest in premium travel

Job description

We are working with one of the leading travel consultancies with a global reach comprising a communications division and an expert sales and marketing team to recruit for a Senior PR Account Executive.

The Account Executive role is within the PR team and is fundamental to the working of the agency - ensuring that much of the detail is carried out for the rest of the account team and for clients. It could be anything from coordinating reports, liaising with the media, drafting press releases, and clipping coverage, to booking air travel for journalists and celebrities, to researching events in particular destinations where our hotels are based. The ideal candidate will have at least six months to one-year relevant experience, and a love for all things travel.

The Job

• Manage reports and clipping client coverage
• Assist the account team in servicing their clients
• Help draft newsworthy press releases and pitches
• Assist in dealing with journalist requests such as images and prices
• Assist in creating itineraries for journalist press trips
• Support in hosting media events where appropriate
• Support with day-to-day office management

Skills Required

• Attention to detail is key - this role is a key administrative support on the team
• Awareness of travel, tourism and lifestyle brands an advantage, preferably in a global environment. A deep interest in premium travel is important
• Working knowledge of the media
• A concise writing style, and the ability to work quickly and stick to a brief - good knowledge of MacBook's an advantage
• Good time and project management skills
• Polished presentation and communication skills
• Faultless grammar, punctuation, and spelling

The Package

• Salary £28,000 - £32,000
• London based hybrid
• Birthday off if it falls on a weekday
• Weekly team drinks in the office or in Green Park
• Corporate Classpass
• Friday finish at 5pm
• Travel perks

Interested

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