PR Account Executive - Sport - London, £30K plus benefits

PR Account Executive- Sports. London. £25K DOE plus benefits

This agency connect brands to their audiences via the things people love, their passions. They specialise in integrated comms, PR, sponsorship, branded content creation, social and digital solutions and event production across the sport, entertainment and lifestyle sectors. They have the best client roster in the business across multiple sectors, and do everything they can to ensure that their work drives their brands forward and engages audiences in an impactful way.

This Account Executive (Sport) must have a passion for sport, ideally across multiple sports, and an understanding of what makes a sport audience tick. This passion must come through in all the work you do and help inform and advise clients to deliver best-in-class activity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Day-to-day tasks and support of Account Managers and Account Directors
• Preparation for all client meetings, whether in person or via video conference –
• preparing reports, agendas and taking meeting notes
• Eagerness to learn and to better skills
• Being proactive and showing of initiative
• Being genuinely passionate about sport and the marketing industry
• Being keen to learn about the earned communications industry and delivering PR, sponsorship and experiential

• Immerse yourself in your accounts, showing a keenness to learn and a passion for the
• business
• Go above and beyond to demonstrate your commitment to your accounts and to
• push yourself towards new achievements
• Have a strong knowledge of media, especially in relation to the specific needs of
• your client, and be aware of the importance that media plays in the role of a PR
• agency
• Build relationships with key media and develop an extensive contacts book
• Drive editorial coverage and opportunities
• Continually monitor media for all client coverage and articles of interest
• Have a thorough approach to coverage from initial sell in to final delivery
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of social media platforms and the digital
• landscape
• Develop an understanding of emerging technology and its potential use in marketing