WE'RE ON A MISSION TO HELP EVERYONE Love Sport THE WAY WE DO
CAREERS
NEW ROLE: Account Executive (Manchester)
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
We’re looking for a brilliant Account Executive to join our fast-growing sports communications agency. The dream candidate will be a highly motivated individual who has a passion for driving PR coverage for their clients and wants to learn and grow with us. We’d love to identify an individual who specifically has a passion for several sports in all forms and is ambitious to build their dream comms career in the industry.
WHO WE ARE:
We are MatchFit, the communications agency with sport in our DNA. Like all great sports teams, we bring a blend of experience, skills, personalities and expertise, bonded together by a shared mission. Ours? We want everyone to love sport the way we do. With a number of incredible clients including: The FA, LALIGA, Manchester City, MatchWornShirt and Topps, to name just a few, our award-winning work puts brilliant communications thinking first.
From eye-catching creative PR which cuts through, scroll-stopping social, influencers who can unlock new audiences, to content which connects and reputations protected and enhanced. We unleash the power of ‘earned-first’ storytelling in sport to make brands unmissable. You will be joining MatchFit at an incredibly exciting time of growth as we approach our 5th birthday this spring. With several new business wins, the opening of our London HQ, and the soon-to-be announced reveal of our northern division in Manchester, this role offers the select candidate the chance to play a highly prominent role in the future of the agency’s journey.
ROLE OVERVIEW:
The Account Executive will be based in Manchester and play a hugely important role at the heart of several of our world-class clients, reporting to an Account Manager. You will have already taken the first step in your PR career, having gained valuable experience at an entry level. The successful candidate will:
1. Love pitching stories to media
2. Relish building relationships with journalists
3. Enjoy working as part of a close-knit team
4. Have excellent research skills and be able to present their findings in a clear manner
5. Be hungry to learn more about our industry and observe industry trends
6. Have excellent attention to detail
7. Demonstrate solid writing skills and a desire to further experience in this area
8. Take an interest in exploring how PR can work alongside influencer and social channel activity
9. A natural love and enthusiasm for PR and sport, and for unearthing and telling amazing stories through media relations and content
10. Be able to commute to the office in Manchester 3 times a week (and London on occasion to visit the wider MatchFit team)
PERKS AND BENEFITS:
1. MatchFit Sporting Moment: Furthering our mission ‘We want everyone to love sport as much as we do’, our people have £250 each year to spend on a unique sport experience. Recent examples include a London Marathon entry and New York Knicks tickets!
2. Annual profit-share ‘bonus’ scheme based on business and personal performance and weighted against your level within the agency.
3. 21 days holiday as standard (outside of 8 Bank Holidays) with an additional day added after one year of service, plus 1.5 weeks remote working over Christmas and New Year.
4. 1-for-1 day-in-lieu, for any time spent out at weekend client events.
5. Hybrid working policy, with Monday and Friday designated as work-from-home days.
6. Training and Development including ‘Lunch and Learn’ – our vibrant monthly internal programme – and external opportunities and courses including attending panels, conferences, seminars and networking events.
7. Team socials every quarter, and an annual Christmas party day.
8. Cycle to work scheme.
9. Juno benefits scheme: the flexible benefits platform connecting our employees to hundreds of available products, services and experiences aimed at improving their wellbeing, inside and outside of work.
SALARY: Starting from £26k DOE.
Please email careers@matchfit.biz with your CV and relevant information on what makes you the perfect candidate for this role. #J-18808-Ljbffr