Senior Account Executive

About Us

DDA is a leading global creative marketing and strategic communications agency working in the entertainment and brands spaces. With offices in London, New York and Los Angeles, we offer a bespoke service and truly global reach for festivals, networks, platforms, producers, distributors, financiers, government organisations, and brands.

DDA provides creative and insightful strategies, tailored campaign solutions, and a ‘round-the-clock’ service across all the agency’s lines of business, which includes International, US and UK Film and Series Campaigns, Strategic Consumer and Corporate Communications, Influencer management, Social Media, Personal Publicity Representation, Design, Creative Studio, International and Festival publicity, Live Event Production and Awards.

About You

Our growing International Publicity team is looking for a passionate, driven Senior Account Executive to join DDA. You must be fully immersed in the film, television and entertainment space and have previous experience working in the world of press and publicity.

As a Senior Account Executive, you will support the International team across a portfolio of client accounts and will report into the Vice President of International Publicity. You are a confident, highly organized individual with excellent written and verbal communication skills and feel comfortable liaising with journalists, clients and talent reps.

Your Key Responsibilities Include:

Delivery

● Providing overall organisational support to the team, including coordinating press junkets, press tours, trailer launch interviews, creative content days, formulating/adapting at-a-glance schedules to changing circumstances and creating status reports and timelines.

● Running smaller client projects independently under the guidance of a senior team member.

● Producing, reviewing and providing suggestions / support for the improvement of press material documents and presentations, excel budgets and other documents as required.

● Confidently pitching and securing press coverage for clients at festivals, drafting excellent pitch emails; utilising knowledge to put together strong press schedules .

● Assisting the lead on a festival / campaign project, ensuring responsibility for all related press activity .

● Providing detailed reports with wrap & coverage.

● Would feel confident running the DDA festival press office with the support of team account execs or independently as required.

Strategy and Commercial Awareness

● Understanding of media landscape and international consumer titles.

● Utilises knowledge to help provide insight for account team activity.

● Avidly follow industry news and review trade press daily, circulating key industry stories/news pertaining to DDA clients.

● Has a knowledge of key international journalists.

People

● Effectively manages workload and works closely with the team’s Account Executive and interns to ensure efficient delivery of documents requested. 

● Able to recognise potential issues and is proactive in efficiently & effectively asking for support when needed.

● Manages/oversees the office admin & develops systems that work for the team.

● Maintains a professional manner and demonstration of strong work ethic towards clients, teams and DDA as a whole.

● Works closely with the rest of the team to enable and share learning across all account activity.

● Resourcefulness demonstrated in problem-solving and showing initiative.

Skills & Experience

● A confident approach to communicating with clients.

● Strong organisational and time management skills.

● Strong accuracy and attention to detail. 

● Proven success in multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment.

● Self-motivated, self-starter, takes initiative and delivers.

● Professional, proactive and personable demeanour.

● Effective listening, strong verbal and written communications skills (including grammar)

● Must be happy to work additional hours as required and be available to travel internationally as needed. This will on occasion involve working evenings and weekends.

● Interest in International PR with preferable experience within the industry or associated fields..

● Additional languages are useful but not essential.

DDA are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion or disability. If you require any accommodations during the application process, please contact [email protected]