Trainee Account Executive

Trainee Account Executive based in St. Aldates, Oxford offering an attractive salary of £22,000 to £24,000 plus excellent benefits including BUPA Private Healthcare Plan and Company Pension Scheme.

Are you seeking a new professional challenge with attractive prospects at an international level?

Are you keen on working with top management of the world’s most recognised companies?

Are you highly motivated, flexible, and willing to take responsibility within a diverse, fast-paced environment?

The Company is a leader in strategic communications research and consulting. Active across a variety of sectors, including automotive, technology, financial services, public affairs, chemical and pharmaceuticals, we have the privilege of working with some of the world’s most valuable brands. Our progressive in-depth methodologies provide our clients with actionable insights into the effective and efficient execution of public relations and communication programs.

The role of Trainee Account Executive:

The Trainee Account Executive supports the Account Executive/Managers in the day-to-day running of client accounts.  The Trainee Account Executive is responsible for the production of ongoing client tracking reports, to a client-ready standard.  The role requires in-depth analysis of data to write insightful reports based on social and mainstream media content.  The Trainee Account Executive is responsible for ensuring accurate analysis and data is included in client reporting, working with the Lead Analyst to ensure constant improvements.  The Trainee Account Executive supports Account Executives/Managers in client servicing to deliver account objectives successfully. Duties include research for clients, report writing and other duties or organisational tasks as allocated to you at the reasonable discretion of the Company.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Working with Account Executives/Managers to aid in completing client-ready tracking reports
• Statistical analysis of client data
• Helping create insightful client reports to communicate key qualitative findings
• Supporting Account Executives in ongoing servicing of client accounts
• Supporting Account Executives with client meeting preparation
• Supporting meeting leads as required, and creating meeting summaries if attending
• Assisting in responding to client communication and queries
• Assisting with other projects and tasks when necessary

The ideal Trainee Account Executive:

• Driven and enthusiastic team player
• Confident with data
• Competent writer
• Developing client services ethos
• Superb time management and organisation
• Target and deadline driven
• Confident communicator

Requirements:

• Degree in Marketing, Communications, Media, Business Administration, Social Sciences, Economics, or International Relations [3+ years]
• Proficient in the full Microsoft Office suite, particularly PowerPoint and Excel
• Proven research and analytical skills – as part of a university project such as a dissertation or examples of work place experience
• Excellent written and spoken English with in-depth understanding of grammar; additional languages are highly valuable
• Previous experience working within PR, media, social or marketing is a plus  

Experience using popular statistics software (e.g. SPSS Stata, R) and exposure to content analysis techniques are beneficial

Benefits:

• Competitive salary starting at 20k - 22k depending on experience
• 26 days holiday plus 8 days bank holidays
• BUPA Private Healthcare Plan
• Company Pension Scheme