Stars & Stripes (Junior Account Executive)

Lumanity; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking creative thinkers to join their entry-level Junior Account Executive positions in Edinburgh and London. This exciting opportunity allows you to work with some of the UK’s most exciting brands while participating in a comprehensive training program. You will help manage campaigns, create engaging content, and develop strong media relationships. With a focus on professional growth, this role promises mentorship and a supportive environment, making it perfect for those passionate about communications and creativity. If you're ready to kickstart your career in a dynamic setting, this is the chance for you!

Benefits

Hybrid and Flexible Working

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave

Pension Plan with Employer Contributions

Subsidised Private Healthcare

Personal Learning Plans

Generous Annual Leave

Annual Profit Related Bonus

Qualifications

• Positive attitude with smart thinking and bright ideas.
• No higher education required for application.

Responsibilities

• Manage campaigns as part of an integrated social/PR team.
• Create content calendars and write media materials.
• Pitch creative ideas to drive media coverage.

Skills

Creative Thinking

Communication Skills

Social Media Management

Content Creation

Job description

Overview / About us

Stripe is an award-winning PR, social, content and influencer agency with a mission to get people talking. If you’re successful you’ll be working with some of the UK’s most exciting brands, taking part in Stripe IQ – our immersive training and development programme – and being mentored by some of the industry’s smartest minds.

Stripe is part of Lumanity, a global consulting firm with offices across the United Kingdom, Europe, and United States.

Responsibilities / Position overview

We're on the hunt for creative thinkers who want to kickstart their career. Our entry-level scheme, Stars & Stripes, is back and now open for applications.

We’re looking for people who are creative, smart, kind and down to earth to apply for three full-time permanent entry-level Junior Account Executive positions – two in Stripe’s Edinburgh HQ and one in our London office.

If you’ve got a passion for communications and creativity, whether that be social, content or PR, we want to hear from you.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 1st June at 5pm. The candidates with the strongest submissions will be invited to a selection day at the Stripe Edinburgh or London office and successful applicants will join the Stars & Stripes programme in September 2025.

The Junior Account Executive role includes:

• Helping manage busy campaigns as part of an integrated social / PR team
• Scheduling, planning, and creating content across social platforms
• Developing content calendars with clear CTA
• Writing media materials with key messaging
• Securing proactive media coverage, handling reactive media enquiries
• Helping deliver events with key media and influencers, securing quality coverage / engagement in return
• Pitching creative ideas, content and tactics to drive media coverage and social engagement
• Manage relationships with third party partners, and paid influencers etc where relevant
• Client relations, reporting and campaign evaluations
• Agile hybrid working with office presence 2 days a week (Monday mandatory)

Qualifications

We’re looking for candidates with a positive attitude, who can demonstrate smart thinking and bright ideas. There are no requirements for higher education to apply for this scheme.

Benefits

We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that focuses on what matters to you – health and well-being, personal finances, professional development, and a healthy work/life balance:

• Hybrid and Flexible Working – we are currently hybrid working with two mandatory in-office days a week
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave and shared parental leave options
• A pension plan with employer contributions
• Subsidised private healthcare with employee contribution
• Personal learning plans, coaching and mentoring to support you on your career path
• Generous annual leave entitlement including Christmas and birthday off and work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks of the year
• An annual profit related bonus

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