Account Executive in Reading

About Us

We are an award-winning team of PR pros who are proud to be awarded Best Agency To Work For EMEA Network by Provoke in 2024 as well as shortlisted as Technology Agency of the Year in 2024 for the EMEA Sabre Awards.

We are looking to welcome new talent into our team.

We bring together a diverse group of people who share a passion for integrated communications and tech and want to tell the world amazing stories about the transformative power of technology.

Axicom delivers integrated communication campaigns for the world’s most innovative technology companies.

From offices in Amsterdam, Austin, Los Angeles, London, Madrid, Milan, Munich, New York, Paris, San Francisco and Stockholm, Axicom designs, builds and delivers ground-breaking and thought-provoking campaigns.

We offer our clients analyst and influencer relations, content, digital marketing, media relations, events and stunt management, internal communications, and research and insights services.

Intelligent Working

At Axicom, we work intelligently.

Intelligent working is our industry-leading approach to flexible working.

It is an adaptable framework that gives you more freedom every day and the flexibility you need to provide you with balance.

We have removed core hours from our contracts and believe that your work life should work for you.

As a progressive workplace we welcome and support flexible working and believe that with high trust, we don’t need rules, just principles that we can all agree to.

Our Guiding Principles

We Play at Work

We delight in differences and prize peculiarity

We find fun in the most unexpected places

We are brave and bold in the face of the unknown

We Push Everyone

Ourselves: We take initiative and exceed expectations

One Another: We are generous with constructive and appreciative feedback

Our Clients: We are challengers and counsellors as well communicators

We Win Together

We readily ask for help and eagerly offer support.

We are clear on our goals and accountable for our results.

We are united as one team.

Every single success is shared.

About You

We look for three values when onboarding talent: Intelligence, Initiative, and Integrity.

Our Promise to Candidates

At Axicom, diversity just isn’t a word– it’s power.

We recognise that individuality is what makes us great.

As such, we actively welcome applications from individuals and groups who are under-represented and celebrate difference; be it ethnicity, religion, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability.

We will only assess candidates on abilities we believe are critical for the role.

Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed to ensure a level playing field during the recruitment process.

The Role

You will support Axicom in the work we carry out for our tech clients and work with leading tech brands, translating what it is they do into the impact they have on companies, societies, and individuals.

You will be proactively supporting your team with lots of enthusiasm to learn, attention to detail and appetite to build relationships with journalists across sectors.

If you love to read the news and talk to people, we want to hear from you!

As an Account Executive, you will develop a vast working knowledge of the media that influences our clients.

You are naturally creative in finding alternative solutions to challenges, fully immersing yourself in assignments, and fearlessly share your thoughts and ideas based on what you have learned.

As an Account Executive, you will:

Client and team relationship management

• Implement day to day activities for clients including contact reports, responding to enquiries, status updates, book and attend meetings and provide project management support
• Understand and stay up to date with developments within your client’s business and industry (issues, marketing objectives, technology, products, key competitors, marketplace, trends etc) by undertaking research, reading business plans, attending meetings and asking relevant, pertinent questions
• Work closely with your client teams in supporting client and agency objectives whilst maintaining a consistent and concise reporting process so your team are consistently updated and aware of your progress
• Effectively manage project planning and timelines providing an efficient and ‘no surprises’ support to the team and client
• Develop an awareness of issues and crisis protocols for your client
• Demonstrate an ability to research and write different styles of copy for a variety of audiences including news releases, case studies, bi-lined articles and web/social media content. All materials should be finished to a high standard and require minimal alteration by your manager

Media

• Review a broad range of media daily proactively looking for new opportunities for your clients/team and sharing key topics/findings with the broader team as appropriate
• Develop a solid knowledge of digital marketing tactics and social platforms, search and identify key opinion leaders and remain abreast of issues faced and relating to your clients
• Collate, analyse and evaluate media coverage gained on behalf of your clients
• Compile and share daily press summaries with your team and clients where relevant

New Business

• Support the team on new business by carrying out research in the media compiling competitor analysis or collating and organising materials

Project management/research

• Develop and maintain solid research skills both on and offline
• Organise small scale events for clients or your team, taking responsibility for all logistics, third party supplier liaison and be intuitive to potential issues raising these along with suggested solutions where possible to your line manager

Finance

• Accurately record and bill your time using Maconomy
• Working with client leads/line managers understand the hours allocated to you and the scope of work involved
• Ensure all financial protocols including setting up vendors, purchase orders are understood and adhered to
• Understand and begin to source cost estimates for 3rd party suppliers, locations for events, and inserts for press packs whilst tracking all spend against pre-agreed budgets.

General

• Develop and maintain and strong understanding of PowerPoint, Word, Excel and other relevant systems to support the team in new business, presentations, reports, budget sheets, media roundups etc
• Ensure pertinent client information/materials are accurately labelled and saved centrally regularly

Collaboration

• Create an inclusive and welcoming environment
• Provide support and mentoring where necessary to interns and trainees
• Play an active, effective and helpful part in all your client teams, your practise and broadly within Axicom and be an ambassador for the agency at all times
• Demonstrate flexibility in an always-evolving work environment
• Demonstrate the ability to work equally well individually and as a part of a team
• Participate in and identify professional development opportunities in partnership with your line manager and the talent team and look to share learning’s with the broader business
• Seek out and use ideas, opinions, and insights from various diverse sources and individuals
• Consistently demonstrate integrity and credibility and build trust through inclusive behaviour

What We Offer

As well as exciting career growth opportunities we offer a generous remuneration package including a comprehensive selection of employee benefits, such as; gym membership/wellness contribution, dental insurance, 25 days holiday entitlement increasing by one day each year after three years of service, company pension scheme (up to 10.

5%) and many more.

You will also have access to Employee Assistance and LinkedIn Learning as well as other training and development opportunities.