Account executive

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 4th June 2025

Salary: £28,000 - £32,000 depending on experience

Contract: Permanent, full-time

Location: Minimum of 4 days per week in the office

The 10 Group is looking to hire a media relations account executive to play a central role in its fast-paced, highly creative integrated marketing and communications agency in Marylebone, London.

The 10 Group is a fully integrated global marcomms agency that builds ambitious businesses and brands on an international scale. It creates brave, simple strategies using human empowered technology. It cuts through with digital-first activations that command attention in the news ticker and social feeds of our lives.

Responsibilities

• Management of assigned tasks based on timings provided
• Support the organisation and logistics of campaigns, events and launches for clients
• Support account managers/directors in day-to-day client communications, managing expectations and delivering updates e.g. EOW updates, WIP documents
• Client responses
• Diarising of relevant deadlines/milestones/holidays e.g. campaign launch dates
• Ownership of project wrap up decks - helping to pull in relevant team members for the information needed
• Daily monitoring of client and competitor coverage
• Writing press releases and daily reactive commentary
• Building media distribution strategy
• Selling in for assigned press activity
• Performing journalist outreach based on prescribed media plan
• Reporting on media coverage with clear indication of expectations for clients
• Ability to develop opinion pieces (blogs, articles, op-eds)
• Story ideation and commission surveys and Freedom of Information requests to generate stories
• Ability to identify and support on new business opportunities, including research
• Internal meeting notes distribution (1 hour after meeting)
• External meeting note capture distribution (1 hour after meeting)
• Assist with client presentations and reports

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Have a minimum of 1 year of experience in communications/media relations
• Managing multiple accounts and client requirements
• Outstanding organisational skills are required
• Excellent media relations skills: strong media and journalist contacts and strong track record of securing earned coverage in broadcast, print and media to place spokespeople as commentators
• Excellent grasp of the media landscape and fast evolving news agenda
• Excellent client servicing experience, including daily comms and reporting
• Strong internal and external reporting process
• Excellent collaborator and enthusiast
• Although not essential, you may have B2C and B2B experience
• You may also have an understanding of SEO practice

To apply

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• Upload your CV and cover letter as one document (applications without a tailored cover letter will not be accepted)
• Once submitted, you can no longer amend your application, so proof-read carefully
• Do not contact the company directly
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