Public Relations Senior Account Executive

We’re Social – a PR, communications and engagement agency creating the conversations that drive positive social change.

We’re looking for an experienced Account Executive with one to two years’ experience who is ready to take the next step in their career and join our Manchester team.

You’ll be a crucial member of the Social team, working across the business on a broad portfolio of clients in the built environment, public and place-making sectors. Working within our account teams you will help our clients to cut through the noise, build their reputations, and earn attention among the people who matter.

Supporting the client owner with the delivery of PR, communications and engagement activity, you’ll bring fresh ideas, a proactive approach, strong copywriting and media relations skills, and practical experience across social media platforms. You’ll be willing to get stuck in, take ownership of your responsibilities and play an active role within a supportive and collaborative team.

You’ll understand the bigger picture and how to bring together the right blend of PR and storytelling tactics to help clients grow, influence and be heard. And you’ll do it as part of a supportive, ambitious agency that believes in big ideas, strong client partnerships, and work that genuinely makes a difference.

• Storytelling and media relations –finding and shaping strong stories; writing press releases, listicles case studies and other media content; building relationships with journalists; confidently pitching stories and interview opportunities; and monitoring and evaluating coverage and impact.
• Social media and digital content – having great content and campaign ideas; writing social media content for clients and Social; working with our creative team on social media graphics; identifying and engaging relevant influencers and content creators; and supporting on social media campaigns.
• Consultation and engagement – supporting our consultation team; researching stakeholders and writing stakeholder audits; supporting with the set up and attending consultation and engagement events.
• Supporting the creative team – helping to organise photo and video shoots; contributing creative ideas to help develop campaigns; liaising with clients on design jobs.
• Working collaboratively – with colleagues from across our Social offices in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and London.
• Keeping up-to-date with news and public policy – understanding how to connect topical issues with client objectives and proactively grabbing opportunities – whether that’s spotting newsjacking opportunities, a digital trend, a speaking platform or a story waiting to be told.
• Working with account leads or members of Social’s Senior Leadership Team on a portfolio of client accounts.
• Being part of a team delivering integrated PR and communication campaigns spanning media relations, digital and social content, stakeholder engagement, thought leadership and events.
• Developing compelling written content, including press releases, case studies, comment pieces, and social content.
• Identifying and shaping speaking opportunities, award entries, event moments and profile-building platforms.
• Supporting account teams to run events, media launches or campaigns.
• Monitoring the news and political agenda and spotting opportunities for clients to lead conversations.
• Building and maintaining strong media, influencer and stakeholder relationships across regional, national, trade and digital channels.
• Assisting the account lead with account management processes — from activity trackers and planners to coverage evaluation and reporting dashboards, along with robust, effective client communications.
• Supporting new business through networking, content creation for…