Account Executive
Role Overview
We are hiring an Account Executive to join our award-winning Consumer PR team in London. You’ll help create earned-first campaigns for recognised brands, turning timely insights and creative ideas into stories that attract attention and start conversations. Working closely with experienced communications specialists, you’ll build your media relations, campaign delivery and client management skills. It’s an opportunity to contribute from day one while developing your craft in a supportive, collaborative agency environment.
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Overview
We are hiring an Account Executive to join our award-winning Consumer PR team in London. You’ll help create earned-first campaigns for recognised brands, turning timely insights and creative ideas into stories that attract attention and start conversations. Working closely with experienced communications specialists, you’ll build your media relations, campaign delivery and client management skills. It’s an opportunity to contribute from day one while developing your craft in a supportive, collaborative agency environment.
What you’ll be doing:
Support the day-to-day delivery of client accounts, keeping activity organised and moving forward.
Write clear, compelling press releases, media pitches, briefing documents and campaign reports.
Build relevant media lists and develop productive relationships with journalists across national, consumer, lifestyle and trade media.
Identify timely stories by researching trends, cultural moments and opportunities in the media landscape.
Contribute ideas to campaign planning, client conversations and creative development.
Help deliver influencer activity, launches and events, coordinating details carefully with colleagues and partners.
Monitor coverage, evaluate campaign results and identify opportunities to extend the reach and impact of the work.
Skills we’re looking for:
Practical experience in consumer PR, communications or another relevant environment.
Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to adapt messages for different audiences.
An understanding of the UK media landscape and the elements that make a story relevant and engaging.
Experience creating press materials, media pitches or other concise written content.
A thoughtful, organised approach to managing priorities, deadlines and account details.
Curiosity about culture, media, brands and the conversations shaping people’s lives.
A collaborative mindset, willingness to learn and confidence contributing ideas as part of a team.
Additional information
Taylor Herring offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave. You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives, including:
📖 Please check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).
Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week.
At Taylor Herring, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic.
We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We’ll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application.
Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.
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Qualifications
- Practical experience in consumer PR, communications or another relevant environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to adapt messages for different audiences.
- An understanding of the UK media landscape and the elements that make a story relevant and engaging.
- Experience creating press materials, media pitches or other concise written content.
- A thoughtful, organised approach to managing priorities, deadlines and account details.
- Curiosity about culture, media, brands and the conversations shaping people’s lives.
- A collaborative mindset, willingness to learn and confidence contributing ideas as part of a team.
Responsibilities
- Support the day-to-day delivery of client accounts, keeping activity organised and moving forward.
- Write clear, compelling press releases, media pitches, briefing documents and campaign reports.
- Build relevant media lists and develop productive relationships with journalists across national, consumer, lifestyle and trade media.
- Identify timely stories by researching trends, cultural moments and opportunities in the media landscape.
- Contribute ideas to campaign planning, client conversations and creative development.
- Help deliver influencer activity, launches and events, coordinating details carefully with colleagues and partners.
- Monitor coverage, evaluate campaign results and identify opportunities to extend the reach and impact of the work.
About Publicis Groupe
Publicis Groupe is a French multinational advertising and public relations company, one of the world's largest communications groups. It offers services in advertising, media, digital transformation, and data-driven marketing through agencies including Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, and Publicis Sapient.
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