Our Account Executives are reliable, motivated and multi-skilled team members who (alongside account managers) serve as a point of contact on a day-to-day basis for our clients, responsible for helping to deliver services and results against briefs and plans.
Primary duties and capabilities
- Managing client relationships, campaigns and projects on a day to day basis, in line with contractual agreements
- Adhering to College Green Group values, delivering results and working with/reporting to a senior team member across each client relationship, campaign or project. Responsible for:
- Managing workloads proactively (including managing up)
- Helping to manage client expectations
- Providing internal and external progress updates (which may include updating software/CRM systems), contact/meeting reports, rolling notes, formal updates and presentations)
- Clearly briefing and working with other team members
- Demonstrating ability to work unaided where required
- Ability to contribute to client meetings and ensure that they are productive and clearly documented with action points and timeframes
- Completing project reports to a high standard
- A working knowledge of the main social media networks and platforms for business and political campaigns (at present, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and X)
- Supporting business development efforts, including generating leads and undertaking outreach
- Undertaking research tasks to a consistently high standard
Primary characteristics and behaviours
- Strong attention to detail
- Enthusiasm to learn and develop new skills, competencies and capabilities
- Proactivity in helping other team members to succeed and in creating opportunities for College Green Group to grow and develop
- Demonstrating a desire to be a team player and to help other colleagues achieve success
- Commitment to values of professionalism, ownership, truthfulness, comradeship, acumen and growth
- Willingness to grow political and corporate network
Core knowledge
- Understanding of the British political landscape, including the UK Parliament and media
- Working knowledge of Google Docs and other systems and platforms used by CGG
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to 30 days
- Working from abroad policy
- Unpaid leave policy
- Professional development budgets
- Additional personal development budget of £1,000 for ad hoc independent learning unrelated to the requirements of the role
- Cycle to work scheme
- Travel loan scheme
- Health insurance
- Enhanced employer pension contributions (matched up to 7%)
- Employee referral bonus
- Regular team socials including team trip away
- Sponsorships (for applicants not from UK)
- CIPR membership
- Central London location with cooking facilities
- Showering facilities and off street bike storage
We recognise that talent comes in many forms. Even if you don’t tick every single box above but have the drive and potential to succeed, we encourage you to apply.
To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter to frances.ingram@collegegreengroup.com.