Working For: Higginson Strategy
Location: London
Salary: £22,000-£27,500 depending on experience and performance
Job details
We are looking for an Account Executive to join our creative and friendly team in London, working with a wide range of purpose driven clients and supporting them public relations and public affairs campaigns. The role will involve delivering campaigns and media strategies on various inspiring client accounts.
The ideal candidate will have at least one year’s agency experience; those with experience in journalism or a strong media background will be at an advantage. We are also looking for someone with excellent writing skills, ability to prioritise workload, a keen desire to make an impact in a forward-thinking agency and to make the world a better place!
The role
- Prepare high quality press releases, comment pieces, parliamentary briefings and policy documents
- Liaise with journalists and other stakeholders
- Create client coverage reports and monthly evaluation reports
- Prepare call agendas and summaries
- Carry out media monitoring
- Develop a detailed understanding of your clients and their operating environments
- Feed into strategic council with team
- Carry out new business research
- Think and act independently, taking the initiative when appropriate
- Accurately completing timesheets
- Supporting with social media content production for clients and agency channels
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Good research and organisational skills
- A professional eye for detail
- Task orientated
- Excellent time management skills
- Leadership skills
- Political experience (desirable)
Benefits
- Hybrid working environment (3 days office-based, 2 days at home)
- Premium office space with showers and cycle parking
- Vitality Health Insurance
- Training budget and an ‘academy’ environment with career mentoring
- PRCA membership
- Car and bike salary sacrifice schemes
- 24 days holiday + bank holidays
- 2 spontaneous half days a year
- Christmas and referral bonuses
- Regular team events/socials
- £25/month mobile phone rebate
If you’re interested, please send your CV and cover letter to Jacob at [email protected].
