Stone Junction is looking for a senior account executive to join its team. This role would suit someone with at least a year of experience in another PR or marketing role, preferably agency side, with bonus points if you’ve worked on STEM or B2B campaigns. We are also happy to consider applicants with a degree or background in STEM, journalism and languages.
The salary range for this position begins at £28,000.
You’ll be responsible for campaign delivery and management on a number of client accounts, these range from global engineering companies, to technology companies and scientific research projects. To succeed in this role, you need prior experience of producing content for a range of PR mediums. This includes press releases, social copy, technical articles and content a variety of digital activities. SEO is a key part of what we do, so you must have a solid understanding of SEO techniques and how to implement them.
You will also need to demonstrate your ability to build new media contacts. In this role, the ability to build relationships with journalists in the science, technology and engineering sector is essential.
Senior account executives at Stone Junction benefit from a thorough training programme, with the goal of equipping you to manage campaigns independently and progress to an account manager position. When joining at this level, you should expect to take total responsibility and ownership for a small handful of clients with the support of senior team members.
Please note we require all new starters to attend the office full time for the first three months, moving to a hybrid model of three days a week in the office, following this period. This means we ideally require you to live within a one hour commute of Stafford, or be open to relocating.
Skills required
- Exceptional writing skills, with the ability to confidently communicate complex technical subjects
- Knowledge of digital mediums for PR and marketing — including socials and SEO
- Experience earning media coverage and building relationships with journalists — a big plus if they are in the technical and B2B space, or in national media outlets
- Confidence communicating professionally with clients, journalist and colleagues over the phone, via video meetings and in person, deputising for senior team members when required
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to work at pace
- A passion for all things science and tech
- A positive outlook and ambition to achieve great things
Staff benefits
- Private healthcare package
- 23 days annual leave per year (plus options to 'buy' more with our flexible benefits package)
- Hybrid working model with minimum three days per week from our Stafford office
- Flexible working hours
- Paid charity time every month
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Extensive mental health support
- Paid leave for medical appointments
- Annual bonus subject to performance
- Options for sabbatical after three years of service
- Work From Anywhere policy for extended holidays
- Uncapped benefits package that grows in value for every year of service
- Early finish every Friday
Why Stone Junction?
Stone Junction is a multi-award-winning PR agency. We’ve won over 50 industry awards for our exceptional client work and are renowned for our specialism in technology, engineering and science PR.
We’re also passionate about company culture. In 2020, we were awarded the Staff Wellbeing Initiative award by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and the Team and Community Award by the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA). More recently, we were named one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work — a testament to the value we place on our people.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £28,000.00-£32,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Flexitime
- Free flu jabs
- Paid volunteer time
- Sick pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Stafford ST16 2AG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Public relations or marketing: 1 year (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Stafford ST16 2AG
