Careers

Account executive / senior account executive

Overview

We are recruiting for an ambitious account executive with a genuine interest in visual arts and a desire to build a career in communications. The successful candidate will have an excellent understanding of the contemporary art scene and strong experience of working in arts organisations or communication agencies. 

Your role

  • Contribute ideas to planning, developing and implementing strategy – formulating campaigns, copywriting and brand strategies with feedback
  • Understand campaign timelines and schedules for distributing press materials
  • Writing and editing releases etc
  • Create client reports
  • Deal with press requests
  • Attend client and artist meetings where appropriate
  • Help co-ordinate and run events / openings
  • Send out press releases and upload listings
  • Assist your team in the day to day running of their accounts, depending on their varying workloads
  • Distribute and manage press cuttings
  • Research
  • Prepare under direction minutes and agendas
  • Monitoring client expenses
  • Face to face press appointments with press including freelancers
  • Pitching / journalist follow-up of send outs
  • Develop and maintain good working relations with the media
  • Be abreast of new media developments including new publications and social media

Apply

To apply please email your CV and covering letter to info@pelhamcommunications.com