Corporate PR Senior Account Executive

Corporate Senior Account Executive (Investment Management)

Top Ranked Corporate & Financial PR Agency - Central London

Competitive Salary

Are you an experienced
Corporate PR Account Executive
(or newly promoted SAE)
looking to work at a fast growing, top ranked global agency? If so, ready on

Based in the heart of central London, you'll have the opportunity work across a range of
Investment Management
accounts.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day execution of integrated programmes for financial services clients, working with their senior team to execute programmes and tasks, on-time and to agency standard. You're responsible for executing on your responsibilities and tasks, communicating effectively with your seniors and juniors, reviewing and helping to manage the work of the most junior team members, and effectively communicating with the client. You are increasingly involved in programme strategies and providing your own input into the ideas and objectives of client programmes and building stronger personal relationships with your clients.

Specific responsibilities:

• Join a team of six, as part of a wider 22-person top ranked agency
• Predominant focus on retained fintech, finserve, blockchain and professional services clients
• Deputise for senior team members as necessary, working pragmatically on own initiative
• Implement and monitor performance of day-to-day client communications programmes
• Generate and sell-in creative ideas for clients – take the initiative to drive the story, making sure it is aligned with the clients' business objectives
• Provide meaningful contribution to development of client communications programmes and supporting the team to identify touchpoints for clients, always ensuring high quality delivery
• Draft materials for internal, client and external consumption that require minimal to no amendments
• Source and analyse market intelligence for clients and new business generation of the business
• Conduct background research and help with development of new business pitches
• Networking – maintaining and growing relevant media and corporate advisory contacts (access to corporate expenses)
• Assist with the development of junior members of the team, being an internal ambassador for the agency to ensure core values and best practice are adopted
• Commit to progress and undertake training
• Join new business pitches and support proposals

Skills:

• Strong communication skills, including forming relationships, writing and presenting
• Strong understanding of corporate and trade communications and the delivery channels for communications to a variety of client stakeholders – especially media and social
• Ability to multi-task, prioritise work streams and delegate tasks accordingly; calm under pressure
• Understanding the influence of complementary communications disciplines to client work – identifying avenues of monetising on multi-disciplinary offering
• A confident, natural communicator with high attention to detail and an analytical approach
• Committed to delivering work of the highest quality
• Resourceful and entrepreneurial

Company Benefits:
25 days annual leave, free gym membership, personal travel allowance, company bonus scheme, career development plan, annual promotional reviews, summer & Christmas parties and flexible home working.

Please email me with an updated CV immediately if you or anyone you know is suitable for this role.

Please note due to the high volume of applicants if you have not heard from one of us here in team London you have unfortunately not been selected on this occasion, we may be in touch in the future with other opportunities