We are looking to recruit a talented Account Executive into our Account Handling team.
We’ve worked hard to cultivate a friendly and open culture, and we’re looking for a candidate who can drive us forward — influencing our process, culture, and reputation within the agency and across our networked offices around the world. We’re looking for candidates with passion and ambition; this role is as big as you want it to be.
With state-of-the-art offices that overlook the Thames (you’ll find us next to Tate Modern), flexible working policies, and a host of benefits including an annual wellbeing allowance, “summer hours”, and regular lunches.
The Role:
The Account Executive supports the team by working on assigned accounts under the direction of an Account Manager or Account Director. This role involves coordinating all aspects of projects, making sure that tasks are executed by the appropriate stakeholders and that schedules are followed.
Key responsibilities:
1. Knows the status of all projects and ensures timelines are adhered to by all parties
2. Is responsible for all status and contact reports and administrative tasks
3. Proofreads/QCs projects at each stage of development
4. Is responsible for pushing projects through agency departments at each stage
5. Builds strong relationships with clients and operates as day-to-day client contact on appropriate projects and for all status queries
6. Is able to identify and disseminate relevant information and know who to involve
7. Creation of estimates/budgets
Skills required:
1. BSc in a life science or related discipline
2. Demonstrates proactivity and initiative
3. Demonstrates ambition and enthusiasm in learning new skills and building experience in new areas
4. Strong communication and time management skills
5. Plans and organises well with good attention to detail
About Cherry:
Cherry is an award-winning healthcare creative communication agency. We work with a number of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies delivering creative and digital work for our clients. We take an integrated, multi-channel and consultative approach to client engagements and we work on numerous exciting brands across a wide variety of therapy areas.
We have been recognised as a Great Place to Work for five consecutive years (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025).
What we offer:
At Cherry, employee development is key. We have bespoke internal and external training programs that are run year-round across all departments, and group mentoring program employees can get involved in!
As well as the competitive basic salary, great social events and a culture of continual learning we also offer our employees:
* 25 days holiday per year (which increases with tenure)
* Work From Anywhere Policy (for 20 days per year you can work from anywhere abroad)
* Annual Wellbeing Allowance, to spend on whatever that makes you happy
* 2 x volunteer days per year - to support a cause close to you!
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Private health/free travel insurance for you and your family
* Enhanced family friendly & women's health policies
* Enhanced employer pension contribution
* Summer Fridays - finish early from June - August
* Mobility program - being part of a wider group enables employees the opportunity to work from one of our global offices (US, Canada, Europe, UAE) for short/mid/long term secondments
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