Senior Account Executive

Overview: A culturally-driven agency specializing in sports, fashion, and lifestyle branding is seeking a Senior Account Executive. The agency is independent, creative, and focused on embedding brands within communities and culture through innovative communications and activations.

Role Purpose: The Senior Account Executive will support a diverse portfolio of clients, delivering best-in-class PR, influencer, and activation work. The role is crucial for client retention, growth, and elevating the agency's output in a fast-paced, culturally relevant environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support multiple accounts across press office, media relations, influencer engagement, and activations
• Manage and take accountability for small-scale activations
• Oversee product seeding initiatives
• Deliver on client and agency objectives
• Provide admin and reporting support
• Assist with new business briefs

Client Support:

• Deliver exemplary client service and relationship building
• Provide junior to mid-level client counsel
• Support client retention and identify growth opportunities

Industry Relationships & Expertise:

• Demonstrate strong knowledge of the media and influencer landscape
• Maintain excellent relationships within the sport, fashion, and lifestyle sectors
• Negotiate and manage partner contracts
• Proactively share industry and sector news

Operational Excellence:

• Ensure all work is delivered on time, on brief, and within scope
• Demonstrate strong organization and time management across multiple accounts
• Take a self-starter approach and motivate yourself
• Support and guide junior team members
• Challenge processes and push creative boundaries
• Maintain attention to detail and effective briefing
• Support delivery of KPIs
• Possess finance and budget management skills

Candidate Profile:

• Confident team player with proven experience
• Ambitious and eager to learn
• Proactive and enthusiastic
• Excellent cultural fluency and insight in sport, fashion, and lifestyle
• Mid-level media, influencer, and community relationships
• Strong communication and briefing skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-moving, evolving environment

Working Style:

• Ambitious, instinctive, and culturally tuned-in
• Confident communicator, effective at meeting deadlines and supporting the team
• Comfortable in both creative brainstorms and hands-on delivery
• Builds trust with clients and meaningful industry relationships

Reporting Structure:

• Reports to: Account Director
• Works with: Communications team
• Manages: Interns (ad-hoc)

Benefits & Perks:

• 25 days annual leave (+1 day per year of service, up to 28)
• UK bank holidays (option to swap up to 2 for religious/cultural days)
• Christmas shutdown (3-4 days)
• Birthday lie-in or early finish (2 hours)
• Hybrid working: 3 days in office, flexible start times, 4pm finish on Fridays, work from anywhere up to 2 weeks per year
• Pension contribution (post-probation)
• Annual performance review, quarterly reviews, ongoing training