We are Hiring: Account Executive – Travel and Consumer/Lifestyle

Responsibilities

• Provide key support for account teams across 5-7 clients
• Conducting research and data mining
• Writing high-quality press content including press releases, features and commentary
• Proactively pitch story ideas to secure media coverage across all types of media outlets.
• Manage media inquiries and coordinate interviews.
• Collaborate with the team to develop and implement strategic PR plans
• Contributing your opinions and ideas to team and agency-wide brainstorms
• Track media coverage and prepare detailed reports for clients
• Cultivate relationships with key travel and lifestyle media, bloggers, and influencers.
• Potential for overseas travelling and hosting media

Requirements

• Around one year’s experience in an agency or in-house PR role, or equivalent relevant experience demonstrating the skills needed to succeed
• Excellent written communication skills
• A genuine enthusiasm for consumer and travel PR, demonstrated through professional, academic, voluntary or personal experience
• Able to work across a portfolio of clients and generate widespread media coverage
• Strong creative thinking with a passion for storytelling
• Organised with pinpoint attention to detail
• A thorough understanding of the UK media
• Ability to react and adapt to the news agenda
• Thrive working in a busy Press Office environment
• Social media savvy

Benefits

• Our benefits package includes Vitality private health cover, a 0% interest employee holiday loan and a one-month sabbatical after five years.
• Hit of the Month financial award to recognise stand-out results, up to two company socials a year and an early finish on Friday’s.