Account Executive - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Twist

Description

Junior Account Executive (PR and Influencer Relations)

Contract:
Permanent


Hours - Full Time


Location:
NE1 6EE (Hybrid, but must be flexible in working location)


Opportunity:

Are you looking to make a difference within an award-winning PR agency and want the opportunity to work with some great forward-thinking clients across the UK?

Do you want to work in a fun, friendly and supportive team?

If that's a yes, we have a rare and exciting opportunity for an aspiring Account Executive specialising in PR and Influencer Marketing.

Role requirements:

• You will plan and implement influencer campaigns, which includes evaluating and selecting relevant influencers to match brand profiling requirements. You will build and maintain relationships with ongoing communication for brand exposure.
• Coordinate daytoday communication with clients and internal teams on campaign briefs, status updates and reporting, as well as ad hoc requests.
• Assist with the planning and delivery of events such as media launches, press visits, meet & greet at events as well as attendance at events according to the client's brief.
• Support with opportunities to devise creative campaign ideas for brand activations, with full involvement in delivering campaigns from brief to completion.
• Preparation, writing, distribution, follow up, and monitoring of press releases and media coverage, which includes identifying PR angles and presenting researched ideas to the team.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, press contacts and influencers
• Client liaison account management and administration

What you will bring to the role:

• Demonstrable experience in PR or influencer relations
• A holistic approach towards PR and how these fit in with the client's overall marketing strategy
• A solid understanding of the principles of PR, including pitching, following up with journalists and handling reputation in the public domain.
• Excellent planning, time management, record keeping and organisational skills.
• Creative with a keen eye for a campaign angle, maximising upcoming trends and able to come up with creative and compelling ideas.
• Passion for making a positive difference to clients.
• A keen interest in content and how best to use it to engage journalists.
• Intellectually curious with the ambition, drive, and commitment to achieve great results.
• Exceptional writing and communications skills, with fine attention to detail.
• A confident, proactive team player who can quickly build strong interteam and client relationships.
• Committed to providing an industryleading service that excels in client liaison.

This role is a hybrid role, with the option to work from home on some days. You must, however, have full flexibility to be able to work from the office or on location at a client's request - flexibility is key


What it's like working at Twist

Twist is a small, award-winning communications agency based on Grey Street in Newcastle upon Tyne, and we offer hybrid working.

We specialise in delivering impactful communications campaigns for clients across PR, social media, content creation and digital marketing, so the role will require supporting across all teams to meet client briefs.

The role is fast paced, so we are looking for someone who is looking to thrive with responsibility early on.

Our people make Twist the successful agency it is today and we welcome bright ideas and ways to improve our processes and procedures.

We like to push boundaries, aim high and deliver best in class.

We emphasise employee development (two members from Twist have been nominated and won 'Rising Star of the Year' at the North East Marketing Awards).

We offer career and training progression along with endless opportunities for you to work with the team to make an impact and deliver impressive and fun campaigns.

Our progressive team of marketing experts will give you the time to share knowledge so you can learn from some of the best in the industry.

We also have some lovely projects to work on, from national leisure brands to independent hotel, accommodation and restaurant providers and professional services, all of which have compelling stories to tell.

From day one, you will be welcomed as a key team member, meaning you will soon learn the ropes Being able to hit the ground running and to get involved in creative ideas is essential, as is being organised, and having a passion for producing excellent PR and engaging copythis role is an absolute dream for a PR and Influencer Relations Executive.

What to do next:

If you would like to be considered for this role, please submit your CV plus examples of your work, telling us why you would be a great fit for our team by no later than 14th February 2024.

Salary:
£14,860.98-£55,958.00 per year


Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Performance bonu