Title Senior Account Executive; Consumer PR

Who Is Allison?

We imagine the new. Inspire the next. And use the power of our creativity to help build up those around us.

At Allison, we provide a limitless environment where you can build, create, and grow. Our openly collaborative and highly supportive culture is free from bureaucracy and red tape. With over 1,000 innovators from diverse backgrounds, we break new ground for world-class clients across 50 global markets and dozens of industries. We believe in creating a space where everyone can freely express their opinions, share their ideas and dreams for the future, and be themselves.

We foster an inclusive culture that attracts builders from all backgrounds who can envision new solutions and create outcomes that move our clients' businesses forward, while helping everyone on the team learn and grow together. Our shared ideal of the builder's mindset is limitless and available to everyone, and we push the boundaries to create new and innovative solutions for our clients and ourselves.

We create lasting impact and relationships, and our culture fosters meaningful connections and friendships that last beyond the workplace. If you're ready to join a team that pushes you to be your best, supports you every step of the way, and celebrates your successes, welcome to Allison.

The Role

We are seeking a Senior Account Executive to join our PR team. This is a mid-level position where you may serve as an account lead on smaller team and/or team lead on individual work streams for larger accounts. Senior Account Executives work as the right-hand to the account manager and/or director, leading ongoing account work.

In this position, you’ll be charged with guiding and supporting junior team members with project management, reviewing day-to-day assignments and shepherding deliverables through to completion. This position also requires proactive participation in client calls, presentations and ongoing client communication.

This role will support the delivery of work across consumer, healthcare and travel/lifestyle brands, working alongside a variety of disciplines including influencer, digital, experiential and content.

Key Responsibilities

• Actively pursue media to secure press results; network and build relationships with key media contacts, and proactively develop new story angles for clients.
• Oversee and provide direction and guidance for junior employees alongside the account manager or director.
• Maintain regular client contact via conversations and written communications, and foster client relationships across accounts.
• Begin developing skills outside traditional media relations and consumer PR, including building and planning integrated campaigns, social media strategy and execution, influencer relations, etc.
• Support the delivery of earned media programmes and client communications, contributing to overall project management and helping to adapt strategies, plans and priorities as programmes evolve.
• Lead the development of client reporting, including tracking and analysing campaign results, identifying key insights and helping to translate performance into clear recommendations for future activity.
• Support new business initiatives by developing first draft content and participating in new business presentations.

What You’ll Need

• Senior Account Executives at Allison typically have a minimum of 3-4 years of experience.
• Ability to work independently and demonstrate success in managing and adapting to multiple project deadlines start-to-finish, producing near-final versions of internal and client deliverables.
• Self-motivated, eager to learn and enthusiastic about the work.
• Strong media relations skills, ideally with existing media relationships in consumer, regional and national media.
• Demonstrated interest in management.
• Strong writer and editor.
• Proficiency in using media monitoring and data analytics tools e.g. Roxhill, Critical Mention and Cision.
• Skilled in Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel, alongside Zoom and Microsoft Teams.
• Familiar with using AI as a business tool – ideally multiple agents/LLMs
• Experience with clients in the travel and healthcare spaces is a plus!

• Hybrid environment with 3+ days in office per week
• Flexibility including work from anywhere weeks
• Comprehensive health benefits (healthcare, vision, dental)
• Generous time off policies (unlimited paid time off, wellness days, wellness hours, summer Fridays)
• Four-week sabbatical every five years of employment
• 20 weeks…