Account Executive

Company Description

Taylor Herring is an award-winning PR and Social Media agency that delivers solid business outcomes for its consumer brands through smart thinking, creativity and innovation.
The agency is famous for its eye-catching, creative campaigns – which generate headlines, crash social media timelines, capture the imagination and inspire people to action.
Commercially and creatively driven we deliver long-running PR programmes as well as high impact launch moments for consumer brands.
Taylor Herring has won more PR Week awards than any other agency in the past decade and won Campaign’s Agency Of The Year twice in the past three years.
Our production division St Marks Studios – is a creative powerhouse which produces engaging social media content, films, photography and events.
We’ve landed Cannes Lions, D&AD pencils and over 120 awards in a variety of sectors including technology, entertainment, sport, travel, automotive and food and drink.
The chances are you’ve probably seen some of our work in your news feed but such campaigns take nerve, client and agency collaboration and hard graft. The case studies on our site are a testament to our client partners who want to stand out from the crowd and have a huge amount of fun making it all happen along the way.
Our client partners include; Beano, Disney, easyJet, Iceland Foods, Kellogg’s, McVitie’s, Paddy Power, Purple Bricks, Quorn, Subway, Samsung, Santander, Sky, UKTV and YouTube.
We currently employ 30 people at our West End offices and have created a fun, vibrant work culture to bring out the best of their talents – with a big focus on mental wellbeing, training and continuous personal development.
The agency has funded and co-authored a course at Brixton’s School of Communication Arts – which awards places to non-University educated students from diverse backgrounds to help them get a foot on the creative industries ladder.
We’re always looking for new talent to join the team so please get in touch.

Our Commitment
We believe diversity drives innovation and creativity. It connects us closer to our clients and the audiences we serve. So we’re shaping an inclusive agency culture where difference is valued. We celebrate the diverse voices of our team. As part of our dedication to create an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Groupe UK is committed to equal access to opportunity for people without regard to race, age, sex, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.

Job Description

We are looking for an ambitious Account Executive join one of our consumer teams. We are a creative and fast paced agency, who thrive off turning around extraordinary award-winning projects, creating campaigns that get people talking and pushing creative boundaries.

• You will act as a strong part of the media team, selling in projects from across the agency at least once a week. As such, you should have a good knowledge of the media landscape and a number of ‘go to’ journalist contacts, ideally across different sectors
• You will be responsible for liaising with influencers across various campaigns, both paid and organic
• Support the team in the day-to-day running of a large press office account, with responsibilities including; responding to media enquiries, drafting press releases and media pitches, sampling and gifting influencers and celebs
• Participating in all-agency brainstorms for new and existing client briefs, bringing creativity and insights to the table
• Supporting the team on video and photography shoots
• You will be responsible for compiling detailed campaign reports, including coverage analysis

Qualifications

• Demonstrable agency experience working within consumer PR and client facing experience
• Writing: Strong writing skills are essential, to support with drafting newsworthy press releases and media pitches.
• Multi-Tasking: Execution responsibilities across 3-4 accounts at any one time
• Proactive: Actively taking responsibility for day-to-day tasks and priorities and updating team on progress
• Problem Solving: Using creative insight and problem-solving daily
• Media Knowledge: Must have fantastic selling in skills, with a strong news sense and a host of key media contacts demonstrated through secured coverage

Additional Information

Taylor Herring has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans we also offer;

• WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
• REFLECTION DAYS - Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day-to-day work and create time to focus on your well-being and self-care.
• HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity. Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
• FLEXIBLE WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP & BIRTHDAY DAY OFF You are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday.
• GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.

Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us!

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week. 

We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.

Please make sure you check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).

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