Senior account executive (US and Canada)

The Role

Press Box PR is hiring a media relations executive to work in its sports and news media team, with a specific focus on landing coverage in US and Canada territories. 

Reporting to the sports leadership team, you’ll be largely pitching content to journalists and editors at a range of US and Canadian publications that cover trending sports, news and politics topics.

You will have your finger on the pulse of what kind of content US and Canadian publications will want to receive and the topics that they cover, which requires a keen interest in current affairs, sport and popular culture.

From a media-first perspective, you will have creative input on the content that Press Box PR produces in: American Football, NHL, baseball, basketball, F1, tennis, boxing, MMA, golf, politics, trending tech news, celebrities and lifestyle trends, amongst other subjects.

You will have a keen eye for detail and the ability to produce engaging and accurate pitches on a proactive and reactive basis.

If you are based in the UK, this role would require you to work closer to US times. Due to the nature of this role, we would accept mainly remote working from candidates anywhere in the UK.

A lot of content you pitch would be with leading talent. It's an exciting time as we grow into the US and Canadian territories.

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Who is PBPR?

The Press Box PR team has grown from 0 to over 45 in the space of four years and combines extensive journalistic experience with top PR professionals to offer a unique proposition in the market. 

Press Box PR is a fast-growing PR agency, staffed predominantly by journalists who have made successful moves into PR. Formed in 2020, Press Box PR has grown quickly to become a thriving 45 person agency working for a range of consumer, sport and B2B clients on digital and creative PR projects.

Press Box PR is based in Barbican, central London and operates a hybrid model meaning teams spend an average of three days a week working away from home with colleagues in the office and clients at varying sites.

Requirements

• You have experience in Digital PR or you’ve worked in the media before as journalist in US and Canadian territories 
• You know the US and Canadian media landscape as the back of your hand and you have a respectable number of US journalists. The ideal candidate would already have, and or is growing, a black-book of media relationships in US media
• Someone who can build and maintain a network of journalists and key decision makers
• A strong understanding of all US and Canadian sports and US politics
• A thorough understanding of the news and sport topics that US and Canadian publications write about and how the biggest events are covered
• An ability to think on your feet and quickly react to breaking news stories to pitch engaging content to target publications
• If you are based in London, you would commute to our London office three days a week, with two WFH days per week

‍Added bonuses may include:

• An understanding of SEO and link-building
• Experience working in PR
• Experience working on a national or regional sports/news desk
• Qualifications relevant to journalism or PR (i.e., NCTJ qualifications)
• Experience in the betting and gaming industry or associated media in the US or Canada

Salary, perks and benefits

• Salary: £28,000-£32,000 DOE
• Annual bonus scheme paying up to 15%
• Enhanced private pension 
• Medicash 
• Annual training budget 
• 30 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Annual leave increases by one full day each year worked for up to five years

How to apply

To apply, please send your CV and email us telling us why you think you'd be a good fit and give us one example of your client’s revenues growing through your successful account management.

Contact hiring managers Jack Mansell and Jake Bacon at hello@pressboxpr.co.uk with any questions.

‍Press Box PR is an equal opportunities employer encouraging applications from candidates of all backgrounds. Press Box PR will cover costs of interview travel for applicants from outside of London.

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