We are recruiting for an enthusiastic, experienced Senior Account Executive to join our creative and committed team at We Are Kilpatrick. Our Senior Account Executives are responsible for executing all the day-to-day PR activities on each of their accounts, as well as the management of smaller scopes of work. You will have daily client contact, give counsel as appropriate, and will have a strong range of strong press and influencer contacts.

Day To Day Responsibilities include:

• Co-ordinating activity from PR calendars to deadlines and managing smaller pieces of PR activity within the calendar
• Assisting Managers and Directors on brand plans and strategy
• Writing press releases and copy
• Managing stock levels across relevant brands, including unpacking orders as appropriate
• Maintaining image library for clients
• Setting up competitions and writing promotional copy
• Strong product knowledge and keeping up to date with the wider industry
• Inputting coverage and activity overviews into monthly reports
• Compiling evaluation reports
• Compiling forthcoming coverage trackers
• Clipping coverage across press and social media
• Proposing creative mailers and sourcing of relevant mailer collateral
• Sending out mailers
• Answering the telephone and message taking when relevant
• Pitching in all brands proactively and reactively to all relevant press and publications

Media Responsibilities include:

• Managing mail outs
• Maintaining up to date blogger/media database
• Responding to media enquiries
• Monitoring all relevant media across newspapers, magazines, broadcast, online and blogs and flagging relevant articles of interest to client/team.
• Co-ordinating response source enquiries
• Securing coverage via proactive pitching to a wide range of press, including feature ideas where possible
• Following up with media after mailings and launches
• Assisting in co-ordinating and attending press events
• Securing attendees for press events
• Sending out press requests
• Attending press appointments
• Social media engagement in tandem with our social team

Client Responsibilities include:

• Regular day to day client contact, giving counsel where appropriate
• Attending client meetings and contributing on conference calls, leading sections as appropriate
• Preparation of materials for client meeting
• Finding suitable date for monthly client meeting
• Preparing monthly status reports by second to last working day of each month
• Writing contact reports within 24 hours of meeting
• Writing an email round up of client phone calls

Financial Responsibilities include:

• Compiling budget trackers for day to day press office
• Completing monthly expenses forms
• Inputting into client budget trackers
• Working with accounts to invoice for creative mailers, paid for collabs etc

Management Responsibilities include:

• Helping manage and mentor the Communications Assistant
• Assisting in management of Interns and/or work experience staff where relevant

Additional Responsibilities include:

• Contributing to internal brainstorm sessions
• Regular networking within the beauty industry
• Assisting with and attending new business pitches and suggestion of new business leads

Additional information:

As an individual, you must love working as part of a team, have excellent verbal and written communication skills and a great sense of humour. Given the past 10 months, a flexible and adaptable nature is vital as is the ability to think on your feet and proactively turn any situation into a positive. Currently this role requires you to be able to work from home. Ultimately there will be a central London office base and the week will include a mix of WFH and being in the office. You will also need to be able to travel to team and client meetings (according to relevant Covid-19 restrictions).

Notes: This is a full-time role starting immediately. Salary dependent on previous experience.

We will only respond to candidates who are successful in being invited to interview for this position.

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