Account Executive - PR Communications Agency

Think-Differently; Leinster; On-site; EUR 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

ThinkDifferently is growing and seeks an Account Executive to manage live campaigns, build client relationships, and coordinate with suppliers and media. You will craft compelling pitches, media releases, and content across social platforms.

Responsibilities include monitoring media coverage, updating media lists, assisting junior team members, and attending events after hours. Requires at least two years’ industry experience and a BA/BSc in PR, communications, or journalism; proficient with MS

Qualifications

• Two years of industry experience required.
• Bachelor's degree in PR, communication, or journalism.
• Strong understanding of social media platforms including TikTok, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.

Responsibilities

• Managing live campaigns and projects on a day to day basis.
• Building relationships with clients, suppliers and media.
• Issuing media releases to journalists.
• Creating engaging content for pitches, plans, media releases and social media.
• Monitoring of media coverage on events and media releases and creating press clippings with junior team members.
• Updating and maintaining the company's social media pages and coming up with new ideas with junior team members.
• Updating media lists with junior team members.
• Compiling gifting boxes and outreach lists with junior team members.
• Confidence in managing client calls where required.
• Training and supporting junior team members.

Skills

Client relations

Media relations

Content creation

Social platforms

Public speaking

Research & analysis

Education

BA/BSc in PR/Communication/Journalism

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

My client is a growing communications company that delivers PR and social communications for its clients. They are passionate and ideation and their clients communications solutions. They are now looking to hire and experienced an AccountExecutive for their growing team.

Main Responsibilities

• Managing live campaigns and projects on a day to day basis.
• Building relationships with clients and potential clients, suppliers, and the media.
  Issuing media releases to journalists.
• Offering input on marketing initiatives and suggesting creative ways to add to
  client campaigns.
• Conducting research on various topics.
• Monitoring of media coverage on events and media releases that were issued
  and creating press clippings in conjunction with junior team members.
• Creating engaging content for pitches, plans, media releases, content creator
  briefs and social media platforms.
• Updating and maintaining the company's social media pages with a willingness
  to come up with new ideas and follow through on those ideas in conjunction with
  junior team members.
• Updating media lists in conjunction with junior team members.
• Compiling gifting boxes and outreach lists in conjunction with junior team
  members.
• Confidence in managing client calls where required.
• Training and supporting junior team members.

Requirements:

• At least two years of industry experience.
• Completion of BA or BSc degree in public relations, communication, or
  journalism.
• Excellent understanding of various social media platforms including TikTok,
  Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
• Efficient in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Basic budget management skills to track spending on sponsorships, events, and
  marketing material.
• Comfortable with public speaking and engaging with customers.
• Good research and analytical skills.
• The ability to prioritise your workload and keep to strict content deadlines.
• Willingness to attend events after hours and on weekends.
• Knowledge of copywriting and editing.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• A can do attitude along with a sense of humour.

Salary from €32,000 DOE

At ThinkDifferently.ie we are an equal opportunity agency. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic origin or disability status