We have an exciting vacancy for a Public Relations and Content Marketing Account Executive (either full- or part-time).  You need to be a fantastic writer who is passionate about delivering results for clients; in return, we’ll give you first-class training to develop your skills and as much opportunity and responsibility as you can handle. 

About us 

We’re an established and award-winning marketing and PR agency based just outside of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, providing marketing, public relations and consultancy services for clients across a broad range of sectors and sizes, from start-ups to globally listed corporations. We live by our name and would welcome an individual who is also a ‘Sharp Mind’: ambitious for themselves, for us and for our clients.  

About the role 

The focus of the role is content marketing and public relations, with key duties including: 

• Account management: The first point of contact for clients, you will project manage and deliver their work effectively, nurturing successful, long-term relationships and optimising opportunities for them. 

• Public relations: Be responsible for helping to manage and grow client relationships, developing and executing successful issue-driven PR campaigns. You will have the opportunity to learn and grow at a very fast pace and be comfortable nurturing relationships with journalists.  

• Content creation and digital management: You will agree objectives, content calendars and timetables, research content and write compelling copy for B2B and B2C clients, adapting your style for different brands, outlets and goals. You will upload and schedule content across a range of digital and social platforms, providing analytics reports to inform future marketing.  

• Core sectors: Professional services, financial services, property/construction, tech, health, care. 

About you 

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal – a first-class writer, your content is always engaging, clear, punchy and precise , but you are able to adapt your style for different media, clients and audiences, creating the right tone of voice for different brands to drive brand awareness and engagement.  

• Great interpersonal skills, as you will be required to work productively within a small team, work with all levels of client teams (up to MD), and represent the company and clients to third-parties, incl. journalists.   

• Organised: You will be responsible for managing your work as well as providing key support, including researching, managing and maintaining accurate media lists.  

• Ambitious to develop a broad range of PR and content marketing skills or to enhance your proven skills.   

• Aptitude: A self-starter news junky who’s not scared by numbers, you’re a natural storyteller with a flair for engaging audiences and the initiative and resilience to be able to work alone when required.  

• Experience and education: We will consider a graduate, someone with a couple of years’ relevant experience or an experienced content and PR professional who’s had a career break.  If you’ve already got some experience, we’ll be there to guide you as you get stuck in, but if you’re just starting out, we’ll give you on-the-job training to kickstart your career. What we need as a minimum is: 

• Qualifications: A Bachelor’s degree or two year’s relevant experience 

• Evidence you can write: We need to see three examples of your work (PDFs or digital links) 

• Technical skills and aptitude: Ability to use or learn digital content creation and management software 

• Driving license: You will be required to get to client meetings under your own steam; ideally, you can drive and have access to your own car 

• Enthusiasm, a willingness to learn and a sharp mind! 

What we can offer you 

Competitive salary (£22,500-£25,000, depending on experience), good benefits. Excellent on-the-job training to fast-track your career in marketing and PR; our previous account execs have gone on to bigger agencies in London and Maidstone.  We’re a small team, so you will be able to make a huge contribution to our success – and benefit from the opportunity to learn or refine a wide range of professional, in-demand skills and grow with the business. And we offer flexibility; we are very happy to consider part-time/flexible working arrangements (unfortunately, we can’t accommodate term-time only). 

Interested?  

Email your CV, three examples of your written work (not academic work), together with a covering letter to communications@sharpminds.agency