Account Executive

Sutton is a cultural communications agency that inspires connections between people, ideas and places in the arts and culture space. We champion arts and culture through communications, marketing, and partnerships. Founded in 2006, our teams, based in London, Paris, New York, Miami, Hong Kong, and Singapore, work to engage audiences locally, internationally, and digitally. We believe the communities we build and engage with across the cultural landscape demonstrate the vital role culture plays in enhancing our lives.

Purpose of the Role

The Account Executive is accountable for delivering essential support to their team to ensure the excellent delivery of integrated media campaigns for their clients. They should possess strong administrative and communicative skills – both verbal and written, and have the ability to manage upwards, meet and manage deadlines, draft and distribute media materials, liaise with the media and facilitate press requests, support in project management, and contribute to the organisation of client events, among other essential tasks.

Accountabilities

Communications Campaigns

• Works with senior members of their team to ensure they have a clear understanding of their clients’ business objectives and assists in the roll-out of campaign activity to help deliver these
• Collaborates with their wider team to help deliver excellent, creative campaigns including optimum coverage results for all their clients, in order to add value and maintain an effective working relationship with their clients
• Responds appropriately to incoming media inquiries, builds their own network of journalists and develops a thorough understanding of how to pitch and secure coverage across long- and short-lead outlets in order to proactively drive forward innovative and thoughtful campaign results on a daily basis
• Drafts and sources strong campaign assets including media materials, media images and film content, ensuring all copy, including captions and copyright permissions, are in place and approved, before issuing externally, to attract maximum interest in the stories they're telling on behalf of their clients
• Schedules interviews, photo shoots and film crews, as well as assists with the organisation of press conferences, photocalls and press trips, to help achieve the desired campaign results
• Communicates internally with colleagues to support joined-up cross-company and cross-office pitching as relevant, to help ensure all key international coverage opportunities are explored and ideally secured for our clients
• Suggests content ideas for impactful social media posts to promote their clients across the company / client’s platforms

Account Administration

Office / Team Responsibilities

Key Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Competencies

At Sutton you will be working with a friendly and talented global team of PR & comms specialists, you will have the opportunity to work with varied and interesting clients. There are plenty of events that enable our teams to socialise together and bring our people together. Other benefits include :

You must have the right to work in the UK.

If you are interested in applying, please apply via our HR system BambooHR by 17 November 2024. Regrettably, we will only be able to reply to successful candidates.

Sutton is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity in the workplace. We aim to provide equity and fairness for all job applicants throughout the interview process and do not discriminate on grounds of gender, marital status, age, race, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religious beliefs or disablement.

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