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Halpern - Account Executive (London)

Diary Directory Limited

Halpern - Account Executive (London)

Salary Not Specified

Diary Directory Limited, City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • U
  • Remote working
  • Graduate programme

, 12 Sep | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 19d74915fedb4a69bfbd4cda28f7a292

Full Job Description

  • Continuously build/grow/develop your media and influencer contacts, aim to have a strong database of 20 go-to contacts

  • Attend media appointments with senior members of your team and the rest of the agency

  • Confidently call and pitch in to journalists & bloggers

  • Develop an appropriate tone and style of email correspondence to follow up you pitch calls

  • Ensure that you are securing consistent, quality coverage across all accounts to hit KPIs

  • Read a range of magazines and newspapers on a daily/weekly/monthly basis to increase your knowledge of key issues, find articles of interest and discussion points for your clients

  • Share appropriate news stories with the relevant person, team or with the wider agency

  • Take the lead in drafting creative mailers, share with your team and then once approved send out and follow up

  • Ensure all trackers and databases are updated in a timely manner, including your team media database, press lists and press tracker


    • Client Services:
  • Ensure that all coverage reports are sent to the client ahead of each deadline

  • Understand your clients' individual PR objectives, their brand, their market, competitors and individual products

  • Accurately draft eloquent and factual press releases that fulfil the brief for each client

  • Ahead of client meetings ensure that progress reports and any additional specific information is prepared and distributed to the relevant team members

  • Attend client meetings and conference calls where appropriate, ensure that any actions from the meetings are recorded and circulated to the team after the meeting

  • Be the first point of contact for your junior clients, responding to any emails and calls in an appropriate and timely manner

  • Take a key role in coordinating client events, including; supplier cost comparisons; venue research; and all event preparation

  • Update your team/client on the progress of your work in a timely manner, flagging any concerns in ample time to make sure that all deadlines are hit


    • Financial Results:
  • Develop a basic understanding and awareness of client budgets

  • Ensure all relevant costs have a PO associated to it in Adserve prior to invoices being issued

  • Ensure your manager signs off all supplier activity and provide them with justification and breakdown where necessary


    • Team and Self Management:
  • Contribute relevant, varied and valuable ideas in creative brainstorms

  • Keep your managers, and wider team if necessary, regularly updated on your workload and deadlines

  • Develop the ability to effectively multitask

  • Set out daily/weekly 'to-do' lists and ensure that we your tasks are prioritised correctly

  • Effectively manage any interns to ensure their time is used in the most productive way to benefit the team

  • Record your hours accurately and update accordingly each week


    • Additional:
  • Ensure that all team folders on the servers are kept updated - archive and delete when necessary

  • General administrative tasks - scanning, filing, keeping track of samples, disposing of confidential information

  • Ensure you have good use of IT and software

    A diligent and detailed approach to all tasks set

  • The ability and confidence to use your initiative and problem solve

  • Pro-actively develop your skill set, your understanding of PR and of your clients

  • Demonstrate creativity within your team and to your clients

  • A keen interest in current affairs and able to take an educated point of view on news stories that relevant to your clients

  • Excellent listening skills

  • Strong organisational skills

  • A positive and 'can-do' attitude