Senior Account Executive, Tech PR

Edelman is a voice synonymous with trust, reimagining a future where the currency of communication is action. Our culture thrives on three promises: boldness is possibility, empathy is progress, and curiosity is momentum. 

At Edelman, we understand diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) transform our colleagues, our company, our clients, and our communities. We are in relentless pursuit of an equitable and inspiring workplace that is respectful of all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust, collaboration and belonging.

Edelman London’s award-winning Technology practice is looking for a hungry, highly motivated Senior Account Executive to join its rapidly growing team of more than 45 professionals. Our enviable client list includes some of the world’s largest tech brands, including Meta, HP, Samsung, Infosys and Crowdstrike.

You’ll be working in a thriving, diverse and highly flexible hybrid working culture – we also offer the ability to work from anywhere in the world for 30 days each year. You’ll be working with some of the smartest people in the sector on a range of exciting consumer tech, B2C, B2B and enterprise tech brands. We work for 6 of the biggest tech brands in the world, leading tech innovators and those transforming their sectors. 

This is an exciting opportunity for a smart, passionate candidate who wants to accelerate their career and develop a deep expertise in globally integrated technology solutions. This role will require a combination of B2B/B2C media relations and market management for one of the region’s largest clients, helping deliver best-in-class communications strategies and working with multi-market account teams to produce top quality results.

You will be able to confidently support teams, maintaining motivation and keeping to tight deadlines, and ensuring attention to detail throughout campaign delivery. You’ll also have experience in developing media plans and approaches which take complex technology and translate it into meaningful benefits for business and society. You will be a strong writer for a range of audience and be able to create and manage budgets. You will have supreme B2B technology media relations and social media skills, as well as a little black book of media contacts. We want to hear about how your ideas have translated into media and digital results.

Both the role and the clients we work with are exciting and fast-paced – you will need to be a quick thinker and strong multi-tasker, ready to respond to client requests, staff media events and interviews, organise multi-market briefs, and pull together campaign recaps at the bat of an eye.

Responsibilities

• Client liaison – day-to-day client support
• Proactive thinking – around campaigns and in day-to-day account work
• Effective support of the wider account team, including managing up, down and across where relevant
• Demonstration of creative campaign support, promoting technology solutions to business and consumer audiences via PR and digital routes
• Working knowledge of social listening tools
• Collaboration with EMEA or global account teams
• Strategic media relations/digital skills and counsel at both a UK and EMEA level
• B2B experience is essential
• Writing a range of mediums and audiences, such as case studies, op-eds and media commentary

Key Requirements

• Being the main day-to-day client support and ability to give strong client counsel, particularly for media relations
• Proven track record of working in or with European or global technology brands, including working with teams in other EMEA markets
• Experience in developing media narratives which take complex technology and translate it into meaningful benefits for business
• Use of digital and other technologies for storytelling and communications
• Strong technology media relations and social media skills and contacts in the B2B space

Benefits

Our benefits and policies are designed to ensure our employees feel comfortable, inspired, and equipped to thrive and do their best work. We offer a wide range of benefits across health, family, community, finance, and time away including:

Competitive Annual Holiday plus an additional day's holiday for your birthday and 3 days over the festive season.

Flexible working - Hybrid working policy and 30 days' work from anywhere worldwide!

Financial Wellbeing - Pension plan, income protection, and life insurance at 4x annual salary.

Building a Family - Whether it is maternity leave, adoptive leave or shared parental leave, take up to five months on full company pay. We also celebrate the arrival of your child or wedding day by offering a company child & wedding gift. In addition, Edelman partners with Peppy, a specialist healthcare and wellbeing service that provides all employees with access to expert pregnancy and parenthood, menopause, and fertility support.

Health and Wellbeing – Access to Private Medical Insurance, Digital GP and wellbeing program, Cycle to Work Scheme, subsidised corporate gym membership, a Quit Smoking Scheme, Annual flu vaccinations and 24/7 access to trained professionals in relation to a range of issues, in absolute confidence.

Personal and Professional Development- Clear progression routes and continuous training/professional development via Edelman Learning Institute 

Community – Get to know your colleagues and unwind at our weekly staff get together. We also encourage everyone to take part in our Citizenship Activities where you can spend a day each year helping a charitable cause, paid for by us.

Our Values  

Core to our culture are our values, which guide our behaviour, support a client-centric approach, influence the way we work with each other, our clients, and the community, and inspire great work.

The Relentless Pursuit of Excellence: Bringing the best of ourselves and partners to our clients.

The Freedom to be Constantly Curious: Tenacious, flexible, and thorough approach that drives creativity and growth for clients and ourselves.

The Courage to do the Right Thing: Trusted and resilient partner, committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, that prioritizes the wellbeing of ourselves and our colleagues.

The Commitment to Positively Impact Society: Performing our work with an environmental conscience, and a sense of tolerance, fairness, and equality. 

Edelman is a provider of equal opportunities to all candidates regardless of race, religion, gender, sexuality, disability, age, and other protected status as required by applicable law.

We are in relentless pursuit of an equitable, impactful, respectful, and culturally curious workplace that drives innovative thinking, cultivates diverse ideas, and promotes true collaboration among our employees and our partners. For further information visit: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Edelman 

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.