Account Executive, Mischief
Mischief is one of the UK’s most successful, awarded and most talked about PR agencies. We deliver Passion Powered Comms by pairing insights & data with audience passion points to deliver always on & campaigns that go below, above and through the line for some of the world’s biggest brands.
Our clients include LEGO, Just Eat, Three, Team GB, Ocado and Diageo.
Mischief is part of MHP Group. MHP Group is a top 20 communications agency, and combines a unique family of brands (MHP, Mischief, La Plage & Accord) that come together seamlessly to meet the needs of our clients.
We are a collection of over 200 communications specialists in consumer communications, corporate reputation, brand strategy, crisis and issues management, capital markets, public affairs, health and financial services.
Role overview
Mischief focusses on Passion powered Comms with no respect for the line...
Clients include LEGO, Three, Seven Dials, Just Eat, Diageo, LV=, The Hundred, Ocado, Nestle & ITV.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our award-winning agency as an Account Executive.
As an Account Executive at Mischief, you will:
- Have best in class media relations expertise - ability to deliver stand out coverage as well as proactively identify key coverage opportunities for clients
- Write first drafts of press releases, media pitches and media lists
- Be responsible for day-to-day account organisation coordination, including completing status reports, action planners, collating coverage and drafting meeting contact reports
- Build relationships with key journalists
- Identify, secure and manage influencers for social media activity
- Assist senior colleagues in fulfilling their responsibilities to keep accounts on track and within budget
- Have an understanding of social media formats and the ability to create and post engaging content for clients
The successful candidate will:
- Have experience working at JAE level and ready to take a step up or an established AE
- Have experience with consumer-facing brands (household name brands if possible)
- Be a ‘media hound’: tenacious and passionate about picking up the phone, schmoozing journalists and securing great coverage
- Have experience working with influencers and on activations across social media channels
- Be highly organised: this person will be relied upon to provide the administrative backbone to key Mischief accounts
- Be a strong writer: skilled at writing first drafts of press releases and media pitches
- Be a team player: great interpersonal skills, and someone who brings a sense of fun and personality to their work
- Have great time management and the ability to multitask
- Be someone who lives the Mischief values: ever curious, ambitious, entrepreneurial and attention seeking for themselves and clients
And in return, we offer:
- Excellent starting salary with annual reviews
- 25 days holiday allowance (+ bank holidays), a day off to celebrate your Birthday, ‘Time4U’ every month and office Christmas closure
- Matched pension contributions (up to 5%)
- Life Assurance
- Private Medical Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Season ticket loans and Cycle to work scheme
- Gym & Shopping discounts
- Access to our Learning Academy to support your career and personal growth
- Hybrid (up to 3 days remote working per week)
- ‘Work from Anywhere’ one week per year
Click here to see the full list of Our benefits - MHP Group (teamtailor.com)
Here at MHP Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive and a diverse workforce.
- Department
- Mischief
- Locations
- London
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Brand
- Mischief
About MHP Group
The UK's biggest independent comms agency with 200+ staff across the UK and US. We are the integrated communications group built for The Networked Age. Visit our website.
Account Executive, Mischief
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