Senior Account Executive - Consumer/Beauty

KPRKETUK Ketchum Limited; New York (NY); Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Golin Ketchum is seeking a proactive PR professional to support a major beauty account. The role involves coordinating day-to-day activities, managing client requests, and helping with events, shoots, and activations.

The ideal candidate has experience in PR or social agency work, a passion for beauty and influencer culture, and strong organisational skills to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a PR, social or integrated communications agency.
• Beauty, lifestyle or consumer brand experience is highly desirable.
• Passion for beauty, social media, influencer culture and emerging trends.
• Proactive, solution-focused approach and willingness to roll up sleeves.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day running of a major beauty account.
• Manage client requests and ensure projects are delivered on time.
• Participate in client meetings and status calls.
• Support planning and delivery of events, launches and activations.
• Assist with content shoots, including logistics and on-the-day support.
• Monitor trends and identify opportunities for the brand to engage.

Skills

PR experience

Social media

Client management

Project management

Communication skills

Job description

Agency: Golin Ketchum
Job Function: Consulting
Job Subfunction: Business and Change Consulting
Job Description: About The Role

What You'll Be Doing

• Supporting the day-to-day running of a major beauty account
• Managing client requests and ensuring projects are delivered smoothly and on time
• Playing an active role in client meetings and status calls
• Supporting the planning and delivery of events, launches, brand experiences and activations
• Assisting with content shoots, including logistics, talent coordination and on-the-day support
• Monitoring social and cultural trends and identifying opportunities for the brand to show up in relevant conversations
• Building strong relationships with partners and and suppliers
• Managing project timelines and helping keep multiple workstreams on track
• Supporting budget management, supplier set-up, purchase orders and invoice tracking
• Contributing ideas for campaigns, activations and creative opportunities
• Supporting new business opportunities and agency initiatives where required

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience within a PR, social or integrated communications agency
• Beauty, lifestyle or consumer brand experience is highly desirable
• A genuine passion for beauty, social media, influencer culture and emerging consumer trends
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach and willingness to roll up your sleeves
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent attention to detail and confidence working in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• A collaborative team player who enjoys working closely with colleagues and clients
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of budgets and project management
• Ambitious, curious and eager to develop your career within Golin Ketchum

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/ At Omnicom Group, careers are designed for growth. We've purposefully crafted a transformative talent experience built with accountability in action - focused on community, impact, and opportunity.