Account Executive

About Freuds Group

Love & Work are our cornerstones. We believe they should be entwined with one another. To achieve this blend, we not only choose to work with clients who want to do things differently, but we build teams that are passionate about working on initiatives that they truly believe in.

Our employees are given the opportunity to develop industry firsts whether that be in the form of a documentary, an activation or the launch of a new concept or partnership. Our alumni have gone on to run their own top 150 agencies and to lead the communications and marketing for well-known global brands. Securing a role with us is a smart and strategic career move.

We look for problem solvers, for creative minds and for individuals who want to change society, influence culture, challenge conformity and push boundaries. We know that without our employees, we wouldn’t be able to achieve what we do. As our many awards and certifications confirm, we are committed to offering an inclusive environment where individuals from all backgrounds are rewarded on merit, have the opportunity to experience integrated communications in its truest form and work on opportunities that due to our connectivity are unique to Freuds. Our culture ensures a sense of belonging for all and we thrive off our ability to support and utilise a diverse range of thoughts and perspectives.

Freuds Group is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to a diverse and representative team. Whatever your race, religion, origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability – we want to hear from you.

The Team

We are a team of around 50 corporate communications specialists who have a positive impact on the reputation of individuals, business and brands by earning our way into cultural consciousness through purpose-focussed communications that drives meaningful conversations with a range of stakeholders including customers, consumers, partners, activists, policy makers and current & future employees. Our success comes from knowing what our audiences care about, building robust narratives that elevate and differentiate our clients POV and going beyond what is expected. With connectivity at our heart, we match the right people with the right narrative, bringing together clients, partners and friends to amplify our communications and add credibility. ​

We create programmes that drive all our audiences to engage with our clients, we build and protect reputations, shift perception, grow awareness, build relationships and change behaviour. Ultimately our aim is to shift the perception of our clients’ target audiences in a meaningful, relevant and impactful way.​ We build, protect & repair reputations for clients at both a global and local level.

The Role - Corporate PR AE

We are looking for an Associate (AE level) to work across a variety of exciting corporate accounts. We’re looking for someone who will bring a unique set of experiences and a well-developed point of view to our diverse communications team.

Likely to be your second role in comms, we are looking for someone who has strong writing skills, a good eye for a story and most of all someone who is curious about issues that might include the Cost-of-Living crisis, sustainability and diversity.

Requirements

• experience within a PR agency or in-house press focussed team
• experience in writing press releases, copy, reports and statements efficiently
• Experience in working on a busy press office team, dealing with a wide range of enquiries
• Experience or an interest of working within crisis & issues would be beneficial
• Experience with handling media enquiries and sell ins
• The ability to be resilient even when working across multiple work streams
• Have a good understanding of the daily news agenda, as well as the wider landscape of your accounts, and to be able to discuss and comment on it with colleagues
• Enthusiastic, proactive, a hard worker and keen to learn new things

Responsibilities

• Confidently and concisely present progress reports, simple project updates and new ideas to junior clients either face-to-face, by telephone and by email
• Regularly write documents in a range of styles that demonstrate your attention to detail and skills in producing well written documents for both media and clients, including well-structured press releases, reports, statements, online copy etc.
• Work within a busy press office team, responding quickly and efficiently to a broad range of enquiries
• Support with researching relevant talent for brand campaigns, as well as development of talent briefing documents and attending the briefings themselves
• Provide reactive comment in response to media enquiries, following guidance from line managers
• successfully pitch stories to national and trade media on an ongoing basis.
• Maintain an understanding of the influencer landscape – keeping abreast of the latest digital media influencers relating to your clients and their respective products
• Embrace our cornerstones of Love & Work, which require a passion for what we do and an ability to persevere. In addition, you will take an active role in our belonging values – collaborating to achieve common goals, connecting with one another in an authentic way, sharing our perspectives and embracing others, and actively supporting each other and our experiences.