Pr account executive

Role Overview

Are you a Senior PR Account Executive or experienced Account Executive looking to make that next move? Would you love the chance to get stuck into some bigger campaigns, in a team where you'll have every opportunity for your PR career to really take off? Brilliant. Let's talk.

The McCann Central team is looking for someone to join its consumer PR team. You’ll be comfortable working across a varied portfolio of retail, home & interiors, travel and lifestyle brands sharing a passion with our clients on understanding how businesses work and how to communicate across PR and Social channels with clarity and creativity.

You’ll be working alongside some of the most creative talent in the region at the world’s most effective and creative agency, with responsibility for supporting a portfolio of well-established, national B2C accounts.

Responsibilities

• Newsjacking on a daily basis for clients spotting opportunities to comment or provide a case study, securing product placement for a range of clients from lifestyle, to property to interiors brands
• Face-to-face or Teams calls providing status updates to clients, presenting new plans and proposals working alongside an Account Manager or Account Executive, ensuring actions are captured and using your project management skills to oversee key project deadlines are met
• Copywriting press releases – understanding how to write for different audiences and different media titles
• Building great relationships and consultancy skills with clients
• Media relations and regular sell-ins with key media both national and regional (including organising press trips/desk‑drops)
• Broader PR content creation experience e.g. drafting features; working with social media influencers to execute product campaigns; social media influencer gifting/management; drafting website/social media copy; overseeing photography shoots/briefs
• Providing briefs for other departments / external service providers where required
• Taking part in regular ideation sessions for current clients, coming up with new ideas or suggestions or helping out on new business
• Helping account managers and directors ensure work is on time and top quality
• A focus on results e.g. driving coverage levels in focused media titles, driving web traffic, key message tracking etc
• Reporting & evaluation

Qualifications & Skills

You will be a confident communicator with a keen eye for detail and strong organisation skills. Good time management and a basic knowledge of the latest B2C digital and social media channels are also a must.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary we are committed to creating a brilliant environment for all our people. This includes benefits such as 28 days holiday, plus the opportunity to buy more holiday, enhanced pension contributions, life assurance and much more.

Commitment to Equal Opportunities

For us, diversity is a business imperative – one that must be embedded into every aspect of how we operate in order to drive success. Simply put, we believe an encouraging and inclusive environment makes sound business sense.

As a globally integrated community that influences and shapes culture, it’s vital that the talent mix in our agencies encompass all dimensions of diversity, and that we demand the same of the people we work with.

Conscious inclusion encompasses social, cultural and cognitive differences and cultivates an ethos of belonging, connection and shared purpose. It is the integration of this philosophy that allows us to create meaningful experiences for our employees, drive better business practices with our vendors and clients, and ultimately lead with purpose.