Account Executive

If you want to start or advance your career by working with some of the best PR, Digital, Creative, and Reputation specialists in the industry, and deliver exciting campaigns for the world’s biggest brands and brightest start-ups, you’re on the right page.

Who are we?

We are PHA, a leading integrated comms agency with offices in London, Manchester, Leeds and Boston. Founded in 2005 by our Chairman and former newspaper editor Phil Hall, we have evolved to offer public relations, creative activations, social media, and digital marketing services to our enviable client roster. We are now looking for a passionate, ambitious, and entrepreneurial Account Executive to join our growing Corporate team. You can expect to support clients working across the following sectors; B2B healthcare, legal (family, private wealth, land, corporate law & major litigation/class actions), sustainability, cleantech & energy, and professional services – with opportunities to work on integrated digital, reputation and creative briefs across the wider agency too.

What you will be doing?

• Client responsibilities:

• Regular delivery of high-quality coverage for accounts across national, trade and broadcast media.
• Develop writing skills that benefit clients, either through coverage delivery or other client facing written work – such as longform articles and media responses.
• Share regular results reports and data with clients to showcase success and demonstrate impact.
• Proactively ensure client-facing documents are accurate and up to date, such as WIP documents, coverage logs, reports, etc.
• Own sections on regular clients calls, prepare agendas, and accurately document and circulate actions.
• Start to build a relationship with clients under the supervision of the account lead.
• Start to develop upward management skills, communicating successes and flagging challenges to Account Managers and colleagues at the earliest opportunity.
• Provide ad hoc support to colleagues across multiple departments as needed for creative, digital and communications work and ideation – bringing an ambitious can-do attitude!

• Industry knowledge:

• Develop a broad understanding of your industry e.g., the media landscape, including national newspapers, broadcast channels, relevant trade media outlets, social media channels, and digital marketing tools.
• Shadow senior colleagues at media meetings to start to learn skills around building contacts and media relationships.
• Start building your ‘book of contacts’ by arranging regular meetings with journalists, influencers, and other key figures relevant to your sector, converting meetings into opportunities for clients.

• Agency responsibilities:

• Participate in agencywide activities and initiatives to build relationships with colleagues, to include All-Staff training, social events, agency culture/charity committees and internal seminars relevant to level.
• Regularly attend role-specific training organised through the PHA Academy.

• Growth:

• Start to contribute on an ad hoc basis to new business campaigns through research, by identifying brands and businesses that could benefit from the department’s services, and helping build impactful materials.

What will you get?

Our extensive benefits offering rewards employees for the fantastic work they do every day. To give you a snapshot:

• Make memories last with our long-service awards, wedding and new baby gifts, and a holiday allowance that increases year-on-year from your second anniversary.
• Spend time with family through enhanced parental leave, paid time off for antenatal care and fertility treatment, and flexible return to work options.
• Get recognised for outstanding work with our £500 wow bonus scheme, new business bonus, talent referral scheme, and monthly companywide awards.
• Prioritise wellbeing with our £1,000 healthcare cash scheme, 4pm finish on Fridays, wellness hours, days, and vouchers, flexible working charter, and flexible hours.
• Get involved with our culture initiatives, from regular socials, team sports, and company breakfasts, to development days, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion forums, and our PHAcademy training programme.

If you’re passionate about helping our clients achieve their goals, not settling for the easy and forgettable, but challenging them to do better and be different in an environment that fosters openness, honesty, and diversity – we want to hear from you!

In return, we’ll provide you with the opportunity to develop your unique talents so that they shine through your work, a role in which your voice is heard, and an extensive range of benefits, incentives, and rewards.

Please enquire or send your CV to Mimi Brown at mimib@thephagroup.com, or apply via LinkedIn or our website.

As an equal opportunities employer, we actively encourage applications from candidates belonging to groups that are underrepresented in the communications, marketing, and creative industries, including those from ethnically diverse backgrounds, belonging to the LGBTQ+ community, living with a physical/hidden disability or neurodivergent condition, and/or were not privately/university educated. We are committed to ensuring that all candidates can participate fully and comfortably in the application and recruitment process while showcasing their suitability for a role to the best of their ability. Please let the Talent team know via the email address above if you require adjustments to the application or recruitment process.