Senior Account Executive, Consumer

Senior Account Executive – Consumer Team, BCW London

BCW, the proud winner of 2021 Provoke Media EMEA Consultancy of the Year is looking for a Senior Account Executive to join the consumer team in its new London office.

About BCW

BCW is one of the world’s largest full-service global communications agencies. We deliver integrated communications programs for clients across the world that truly move people. Our clients span the consumer, B2B, healthcare, public affairs and technology sectors. BCW is a part of WPP, the world leader in communications services.

The Role

As a Senior Account Executive in the consumer team, you will be responsible for supporting the communications activity for your clients, managing projects and ensuring your accounts run smoothly.

You will be working with a talented team across our prestigious client list which includes The Coca-Cola Company, Royal Caribbean International, Wendy’s, British Gas, Lavazza, and All England Lawn Tennis Association to name a few.

Key Responsibilities:

Earned media relations: Proactive, results-driven execution of your account’s ongoing press office and/or campaigns, securing quality earned media coverage in a broad range of media (inc. print, online, lifestyle, broadcast, trade). You will be tapped into the media landscape, scanning for, and leveraging, coverage opportunities for your accounts.

Influencer marketing:Identifying the right influencers for your client campaigns, championing diversity and inclusion as part of the identification process. Managing the briefing process and delivery and reporting of the content.

Client relationships: Establish good relationships with your clients and other key stakeholders in their organisation (i.e. key spokespeople, sales teams and other primary members of the internal communications team.)

Copywriting: Develop core PR materials for your accounts, including press releases, briefing documents, pitch notes, media strategies, influencer briefs, reports, client presentations etc.

Organisation & account management: Manage PR activity end-to-end, managing downwards and upwards, meeting deadlines and reporting against KPIs.

Event management / product send-outs: Leading on logistics to ensure smooth running of events / media mailers / product send-outs.

Key Attributes:

Team player: You have a can-do attitude and like to be part of a team who succeeds together

Media enthusiast: You love reading and watching a wide range of media from print to social to broadcast, and understand what makes a story (and how it’s told differently across different media)

Culturally curious: You like to keep up with social trends and are tapped into culture

Thrive in a fast-paced environment: You like a varied working day where no day is the same, and can multitask on multiple projects

People person: You like to work with others – team members, clients, journalists and enjoy engaging with audiences

Curious: You love learning new skills and are enthusiastic about new opportunities

Benefits of being part of the BCW team:

In addition to the benefits listed separately, BCW is a place you can grow. We place great importance on personal development plans, and encourage our team to expand their skills and interests through new opportunities and training. Our team is supported through a robust line management programme, focusing on development, progression and staff wellbeing.

Our Promise

BCW are committed to growing and sustaining an agency that is both representative and inclusive of the communities we live and work within. At BCW, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce enables our agency to thrive and deliver brilliant work. We actively welcome applications from individuals and groups who are under-represented and celebrate difference be it ethnicity, religion, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status or disability.

We will only assess you on your abilities and fit for the role, please do get in touch if you would like to discuss any adjustments you need to ensure a level playing field during the recruitment process.

Apply here: https://apply.workable.com/bcw-emea/j/A706FB4D97/