PR Account Executive

Location:                   Southampton, Birmingham or Bristol 

Working Pattern:      Full time, hybrid working (3 days in office, 2 days flexible) 

Why Grayling?

At Grayling, you’ll be part of one of the UK’s most respected integrated communications agencies.

We offer a supportive and ambitious culture where your ideas are heard, your growth is championed, and your work has real impact.

We’re serious about our work but never about ourselves, so if you’re looking for your next move and are passionate about PR, community and stakeholder relations, you’ve come to the right place!

The day to day

We’re looking for a driven and ambitious Account Executive to join our team in this pivotal role within the agency where you’ll be responsible for delivering excellent day-to-day client work, playing a key support role within the team.

You’ll get to:

• Play a crucial role in the delivery of PR campaigns for your clients including developing compelling press releases, landing media coverage, engaging with influencers, and delivering social media campaigns.
• Manage Media relations activities, including media monitoring, trends analysis, opportunity-spotting and media liaison
• Draft materials such as issue briefings or policy statements for public consultations and community engagement plans
• Develop an understanding of the UK planning process
• Build and manage media and forward feature lists and recommends appropriate opportunities to target
• Conduct effective media sell-ins & identifies most advantageous opportunities for client coverage
• Communicate accurately and keeps the team and client informed on progress in accordance with agreed processes, ensuring expectations are managed and any issues are escalated in a timely fashion
• Organise client meetings, helping to prepare agendas and sharing follow up actions.
• Deliver accurate written communications and can write a range of copy including: press releases, quotes, emails, status & contact reports, social media materials
• Manage departmental administration and supports the team, ensuring internal processes are followed
• Build and manage top-tier media relationships
• Assist in the new business process including participating in brainstorm meetings, research and proposal preparation

What will give you the edge

• A strong desire to build a career in public relations
• A working knowledge of the UK planning system or an interest in wanting to develop knowledge in this area
• Understanding of the UK political landscape and its impact on engagement activity or an interest in wanting to develop knowledge in this area
• Excellent writing abilities
• Digitally savvy
• Personal drive and passion for the industry
• Strong administrative and organisation skills
• Creative thinker and problem solver
• Ability to juggle multiple and changing priorities
• Ability to assimilate information quickly and recommend a practical response

Our promises to you

• Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working & flexi time and 4pm Friday finishes
• 25 days’ holiday, increasing by one day every year up to 30 days
• Additional day of leave on your birthday
• Gifted time off over Christmas
• A monthly cash allowance to use on the benefits most important to you - you'll have the freedom to choose how you enjoy it!
• Enhanced family-friendly policies
• Free subscription to Calm app
• Free breakfasts & fruit
• An abundance of personal development opportunities, through our internal training programmes
• New business and employee referral bonuses
• Railcard reimbursement
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme offering a 24/7 confidential advice line
• Life assurance

Get to know us

Grayling is the UK’s best-connected communications agency, working across Public Affairs, Planning & Infrastructure, Consumer and Corporate. With nine UK offices and 20+ worldwide, we help brands make an impact through smart thinking, cultural insights, and creative ideas.

We’ve been on an exciting journey the last year and have just been shortlisted for PRWeek UK’s brand-new People and Places Awards 2025.

Our commitment at Grayling is to combine our employees’ unique backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build a more diverse and inclusive organisation that represents all of us and the businesses we work with.  We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and will consider all applicants regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, family or parental status, neurodiversity and disability status. If you need any adjustments during the application process, we’re here to help - just let us know.