Account Executive

Company Information and Introduction:

PLMR is a leading, fast-growing communications agency with a dynamic, vibrant team, who deliver outstanding results for clients every day. We work across a range of core sectors, including education, health and social care, technology, built environment, energy and sustainability, and professional services to deliver public relations, public affairs, reputation management and digital strategies that play a central role in helping our clients achieve their diverse objectives.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

As an Account Executive, you will be a key member of PLMR’s Education Practice, providing high quality servicing to all our clients. To be successful in this role, it is critical that you have a deep passion and interest in both the British media and public affairs (PA), as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills.

You will be well organised, highly motivated and able to work under your own initiative, meeting and driving forward activity to deliver these on recurring and project deadlines. In this role you will gain experience of – and exposure to – all the main disciplines of consultancy life with a priority focus on PR and media relations, public affairs and stakeholder engagement and reputation management. You will also have an interest in developing your own networks within both political and media circles.

Key Skills and Competencies:

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Excellent written, presentation and verbal communications skills
• An understanding and interest in the media, including newspapers and online outlets and a passion for PR
• Ability to work on multiple projects with challenging deadlines
• A can-do attitude and a positive, supportive and proactive approach to work
• Prior work experience or employment in communications and/or within an agency (desirable)

You will engage in a variety of tasks to support PLMR’s Education Practice which may include some or all the following:

• Preparing regular client agendas, meeting minutes, reports, and actions lists
• Attending and contributing to client meetings
• Liaising with clients at a junior level in a confident manner and responding to requests in a timely manner
• Building good working relationships both internally and externally
• Providing regular updates on activity to senior colleagues
• Drafting press releases for PLMR clients
• ‘Selling in’ press releases to journalists 
• Compiling media lists in support of a press release mailout 
• Drafting blogs, articles and thought-leadership commentary on behalf of clients
• Drafting newsletters, briefings, campaign material, and social media posts
• Monitoring, clipping and evaluating coverage for clients in a range of media outlets including newspapers, magazines, journals, broadcasts, newswires, social media channels and blogs
• Undertaking detailed desk-based research
• Building stakeholder maps for political and industry figures
• Drafting letters and liaising with the office of MPs or Ministers
• Contributing to internal PLMR account meetings or brainstorm sessions
• Monitoring and providing briefings on political events or policies of relevance to PLMR clients
• Providing colleagues with general administrative support as required 
• Attending Select Committee hearings, party conferences and other events on behalf of PLMR or clients
• Developing a positive professional relationship with PLMR colleagues, and contributing to a thriving day to day working environment
• Promoting a positive, professional image of PLMR as a market leader to external audiences through networking and representing the company at events
• Completing accurate timesheets and providing necessary information for invoicing and cost recharging
• Meeting internal deadlines, being organised and punctual, and developing a reputation as a reliable, competent consultant
• Reflecting a can-do attitude and a passion for achieving results, as well as being highly motivated and able to work under your own initiative

Please note the role may vary slightly depending on which client accounts you will be working on and the needs of the business. 

Please submit a CV and Cover Letter, outlining why you’d be a good fit for this role, to support your application. 

Please note that due to the expected high volume of applicants, if you do not hear from us then it is likely that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

At PLMR we are committed to reflecting and representing the diversity of the UK and to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the agency aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity and inclusion of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly and with dignity and respect. We therefore encourage and welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds; age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, social background, religion and/or belief.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process, please let us know.