**Company description** Taylor Herring is an award-winning creative PR, social media and influencer agency that delivers solid business outcomes for its consumer brand clients through smart thinking, creativity and innovation. The agency is famous for its eye-catching, creative campaigns – which generate headlines, crash social media timelines, capture the imagination and inspire people to take notice. Commercially and creatively driven, we deliver long-running PR programs as well as high-impact launch moments for consumer and entertainment brands. The Taylor Herring and St Marks Studios (our production company) crew are a great bunch of passionate, smart, creative, determined, supportive, collaborative people. We are a tight-knit community all in pursuit of delivering the best work possible, and having a good time while we do it. _“Arguably more than any other agency Taylor Herring has redefined brand PR over the past ten years.”_ **PR Week** **Our Commitment** We believe diversity drives innovation and creativity. It connects us closer to our clients and the audiences we serve. So we’re shaping an inclusive agency culture where difference is valued. We celebrate the diverse voices of our team. As part of our dedication to create an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Groupe UK is committed to equal access to opportunity for people without regard to race, age, sex, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion. **Overview** **Introducing The Newsroom** The successful candidate will be part of our new 'Newsroom' division - the media-facing core of the agency that operates like a modern editorial desk. The Newsroom team delivers daily news briefings, tracks media and social trends, and crafts fast, reactive stories that capture headlines. This team embodies the intersection of journalism, media strategy, and modern public relations, ensuring our clients remain plugged into the pulse of the news agenda. **The Role** We are seeking a media-savvy Account Executive with a strong understanding of the modern news ecosystem and emerging social trends. Ideal candidates will bring journalism or newsroom experience, or equivalent strong media-facing PR experience. A clear grasp of personal news consumption habits, an awareness of social media news dynamics, and a keen sense of how stories develop and land across platforms are essential. **Responsibilities** **_The Overview_** You will be: + Play an active role in daily editorial briefings, reviewing headlines, emerging narratives, and public sentiment to identify opportunities for client engagement. + Proactively contribute ideas for newsjacking, trend spotting, and reactive media opportunities. + Cultivate strong relationships with journalists, editors, and media influencers across sectors. + Draft press releases, pitches, media content and copy that meet editorial standards and newsroom expectations. + Liaise directly with influencers and media partners for both paid and organic campaigns. + Monitor and analyse media coverage, prepare detailed campaign reports, and contribute to post-campaign evaluations. + Support video and photography shoots, supplier coordination, and prop sourcing. + Participate in all-agency brainstorms, contributing creatively across client briefs. **The Newsroom Team Structure:** + You will join a close-knit team led by a Senior Account Director, embedded within The Newsroom department but collaborating across client teams. + While you will have dedicated projects, your role will include cross-team opportunities to contribute to high-impact, fast-turnaround news moments. + You'll also benefit from mentorship opportunities and structured career development, including access to our bespoke Communications Academy. **The Communications Academy** As part of The Newsroom, you will participate in our next-generation training hub designed to upskill emerging talent in public relations. This includes bespoke modules in: + News craft and editorial standards + Media strategy and relationship building + Social-first content creation + Copywriting for digital and traditional media + AI-optimized content development **Qualifications** **Skills & Experience Required:** + Journalism, newsroom, or media relations experience (agency or in-house); consumer PR experience is highly desirable. + Strong editorial judgment with a sharp sense of what makes a story newsworthy. + Excellent writing skills, able to craft compelling pitches, press releases and social news content. + Confident multitasking across multiple projects and deadlines. + Proactive and collaborative, able to contribute creatively and think on your feet. + Comfortable engaging directly with media and influencers to secure impactful coverage. + Deep familiarity with how news travels across digital platforms, social media, and emerging channels. **Additional information** **Taylor Herring** has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans we also offer; + **WORK YOUR WORLD** opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year. + **REFLECTION DAYS** - Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day-to-day work and create time to focus on your well-being and self-care. + **HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7** helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching. + **FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES** We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity. Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave. + **HYBRID WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP & BIRTHDAY DAY OFF** You are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday. + **AGENCY DISCOUNTS** , onsite gym, and discount in our Publicis-Owned Pub – “The Pregnant Man” _Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us!_ Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week. We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process. Please make sure you check out the Publicis Career Page (https://www.publicisgroupeuk.com/careers/) which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups). \#LI-SS1