A specialist consumer PR agency working with a stable of well-known retail, FMCG, toy and lifestyle brands is hiring a Senior Account Executive to help drive proactive press coverage across a varied portfolio of consumer accounts.
This is a hands-on consumer PR role inside a small, high-growth team. You’ll be pitching proactively, drafting press releases and e-alerts, running day-to-day campaign activity and building the relationships that land regular national coverage. The brief is clear: an A-player, self-starter who wants to grow fast in an entrepreneurial agency.
Role: Senior Account Executive (Consumer PR)
Location: London (Soho)
What you’ll be doing:
- Draft e-alerts, press releases and blog articles to a high standard
- Proactively pitch media opportunities and build relationships with journalists and industry contacts to secure regular national coverage
- Leverage content and partnership opportunities to extend campaign impact
- Manage campaign activity including virtual events, media events, social media planning, influencer activations and media mailers
- Create targeted media lists, invite journalists and influencers to events and manage RSVPs
- Engage with the social side of campaigns alongside the PR work
- Monitor press, broadcast, online and social for client opportunities and competitor activity
- Source targeted data using Diary Directory, Roxhill and Readly, and keep gift guide and shopping page writer lists current
- Contact publication houses to identify the right writers for gift guides
- Keep journalist and influencer databases up to date, including who’s moving where and what freelancers are working on
- Manage coverage clippings and support senior team members with reporting
- Support new business pitches, including research, written and in-person presentations
- Deliver internal and external documents with sharp attention to detail
What you’ll need:
- 2 to 3 years’ consumer PR agency experience
- Proficient press release, e-alert and editorial writing
- Proactive media pitching habit, with a growing network of journalist contacts
- Cross-discipline PR and social understanding
- Confident presentation and face-to-face communication
- Excellent organisation, time management and attention to detail
- Hands‑on with key PR tooling including Onclusive, Readly, Roxhill, Cision, Releasd and NLA
- Positive, can‑do approach with the self‑starter energy to run things properly without being chased
- Degree‑level education
Nice to have:
- Experience across retail, FMCG, toy or lifestyle consumer brands
- Prior involvement in trade shows or large consumer press events
- Exposure to influencer activations and content partnerships
This role would suit a Senior Account Exec who wants to step up fast inside an entrepreneurial agency, work with recognisable consumer brands and get real ownership across campaigns and press coverage.
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Senior Account Executive employer: Digital Waffle
As a leading ecommerce retailer, we pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic and inclusive work culture that empowers our employees to thrive. With a focus on professional development, we offer ample opportunities for growth and mentorship, particularly for those in project management roles. Located in Hereford, our hybrid working model allows for flexibility while ensuring collaboration with talented teams dedicated to delivering innovative technology solutions.