Job Description

The Opportunity:

We\xe2\x80\x99re looking for a Senior Account Executive to join our PR and Partnerships team within the London office. You\xe2\x80\x99ll be part of a growing, nimble team that deliver impactful PR/ Influencer campaigns and brand/talent partnerships for a range of consumer clients, including BRITA, Pizza Hut, Jack Daniels, Samsung and adidas.

Your day-to-day will be a mixture of influencer, talent and media relations, supporting in the development of campaign or story ideas and making them happen, and supporting on account and client management.

Your Responsibilities As a Senior Account Executive Will Be:

• Identify, manage and lead influencer and PR campaigns to drive earned coverage across social media and traditional media.
• Develop personal relationships within the industry, with media and talent agents specifically.
• Manage your own projects, with the support of an account manager.
• Build on your understanding of new and emerging media targets, proactively managing media lists, and monitoring for coverage/social results.
• Support the wider team with client management by building trusted relationships.
• Assist with client calls, reporting and communications.
• Participate in creative ideation sessions with the wider PR & integrated Iris team.
• Assist in the preparation of written media and campaign materials such as talent briefs and contracts, briefing documents and press releases.

What We\'re Looking For:

• Someone tapped into the cultural trends and social media.
• A natural communicator who enjoys working in a team environment.
• Enjoys writing for different audiences and in a range of styles.
• Creative thinker who enjoys coming up with ideas.
• Organised, diligent and proficient using email, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
• An enthusiastic team player.

Who Are We?

About Iris:

We\xe2\x80\x99re Iris. We\xe2\x80\x99re For the Forward. A creative, strategy and innovation company that uses the power of participation to excite progress for businesses. Whatever your role, we\'re inviting you to participate in progress \xe2\x80\x93 moving yourself and the world forward with every decision you make.

Our Office:

London is our HQ. In our riverside office you\xe2\x80\x99ll find 300 talented people working with ambitious client partners. We\xe2\x80\x99re the lead strategic & creative agency for adidas TERREX, Pizza Hut Delivery and Abrdn. And we\xe2\x80\x99re a specialist partner for NIVEA and Samsung, to name a couple.

The Iris Character:

We have five core behaviours that we look for to help us to build a culture that fosters true progress: Courage, Storytelling, Collaboration, Empathy and Commitment.

What\'s In It For You?

• Flexible working \xe2\x80\x93 we offer you a balance of home and office working and the opportunity to choose your days when it suits you best.
• Core hours \xe2\x80\x93 whether you want to enjoy an early gym session or pick up your children from school, you have the option to manage your own hours.
• Vitality private health care.
• BUPA dental care.
• Pension scheme.
• Enhanced Maternity package.
• 4 months full pay after 1 years\xe2\x80\x99 service.
• 6 months full pay after 2 years\xe2\x80\x99 service.
• Enhanced Paternity package.
• 4 weeks full pay after 1 years\xe2\x80\x99 service.
• IVF support \xe2\x80\x93 giving you flexibility to attend appointments and recover from procedures.
• Additional Parental support \xe2\x80\x93 meaning you can be there for your family\xe2\x80\x99s important moments\xe2\x80\x99.
• Personal access to our independent Financial Advisor.
• Group income protection.
• Sabbatical after five years of service.
• Bike to Work Scheme.
• Weekly football sessions.
• Perkbox platform \xe2\x80\x93 giving you access to a wide range of discounts and curated wellbeing content.
• Client discounts \xe2\x80\x93 adidas, Dreams and Feather & Black.

Holiday:

• 25 core days\xe2\x80\x99 holiday.
• Three extra days can be used for religious holidays.
• Plus your birthday day off.
• Plus an extra day after three and five years of service.
• Climate Exchange Day.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

\xe2\x80\x98FOR THE FREE\xe2\x80\x99 is our global DE&I strategy. Its aim is to create a business where everyone feels free to be themselves and has the same opportunity and access to progress. Our DE&I strategy encourages courageous thinkers who champion outsider perspectives. \xe2\x80\x98FOR THE FREE\xe2\x80\x99 has three main pillars of activity:

Diversity - We want to invite difference. To be an organisation that is fully representative of different groups and reflects the city, country and world that we live in. We value our talents\xe2\x80\x99 lived experiences \xe2\x80\x93 including gender, race, class, disability, neuro-diversity and sexual orientation.

Equity - We want to be fair to everyone. To remove barriers for individuals and groups and provide the bespoke access, support and opportunities that are needed to fully participate in our organisation. We are levelling the playing field.

Inclusion - We want everyone to feel at home. To provide a place where people can be themselves, express their unique identity and contribute to the life of our community.

Privacy Statement:

If you decide to apply for a role at Iris we will only keep the data provided by you for 2 years from the date we receive it, following which your data will then be destroyed. We have a legitimate interest to process the data you provide us and we will protect your rights in accordance with all applicable data legislation. If at any point you decide you would like us to delete the data we hold or have any more questions please get in touch with us.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and recruit on talent alone, regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, education, class, sexual orientation or disability. We champion diversity and believe it not only benefits, but enhances our creativity, our company and the wider society at large. We are For The Forward.

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