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Communications and culture consultancy, Kin&Co is on the look out for its latest recruit to join its fast-growing communications team. We are a purpose driven company, here to empower people to create a happier, healthier world.
A small company with big impact, at Kin&Co we’re known for moving the needle on huge social issues, through powerful, creative communications. For example, we were the brains behind the We Are Europe ‘Kiss of Death’ Mural, which is currently up for two PRWeek Awards!
With a portfolio of clients from big brands (like TripAdvisor and NotOnTheHighStreet), to tech start-ups, to world-renowned non-profits (like WWF and Crisis) we’re looking for a driven Senior Account Exec/Junior Account Manager, who is looking to progress to Account Manger. We want someone with awesome media relations and digital skills, buckets of initiative and a head for new business to join our team of savvy comms and strategy professionals.
As a fast-moving and young agency, the role will offer diverse clients and lots of responsibility from the start, with the opportunity to shape the agency as we grow. One of our core values is to empower people, so the successful candidate will be given the chance to run their own projects, pursue opportunities they are passionate about and be involved in all areas of the business, with support of the team.
The ideal candidate will have:
- 3 years+ experience in PR and comms
- Very strong media relations skills in a variety of sectors/industries
- Strong understanding of digital media: including experience of community management, content creation and developing social media campaigns for clients
- Ability to think creatively and come up with creative yet strategic communications tactics for clients
- Great copywriting skills; including press releases, comment and web copy
- A head for new business – spotting opportunities, networking, events, loves the buzz of bringing in new clients and opportunities
- Great relationships with their clients
- An eagle-eye for detail
- Super organised and adept at managing projects from start to finish
- Great relationships with their clients
- An eagle-eye for detail
- Super organised and adept at managing projects from start to finish
- New business experience: including researching for and attending pitches
- Comfortable working with a project team, and some experience of managing an account exec or intern
- Willing to get stuck in, and support other areas of the business where required
- Confident at speaking to new people
Benefits:
- Salary: £25-30k depending on experience
- Wednesday Break (to promote productivity and personal wellbeing our office closes at 1pm every Wednesday!)
- 25 days holiday a year (plus bank holidays)
- Regular skills sharing and training sessions; plus a personalised development plan
- Flexible working – chance to work from home whenever needed
- Regular team outings including meals out, cinema trips and even axe throwing (!)
- Dynamic shared working space in Whitechapel with lots of other cool start-ups
- Regular informal lunchtime exercise sessions – from running club to kickboxing lessons from our resident enthusiasts
We’re looking for someone to start at the end of November, early December. If you’re interested in applying for this role, please send your CV and a covering note with 100 words on the most creative PR campaign you’ve seen recently to laura.nettley@kinandco.com. No recruitment agencies, please.
Closing date for applications: Friday 18th November. Please apply ASAP.
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