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If you want to start or advance your career by working with some of the best PR, Digital, Creative, and Reputation specialists in the industry, and deliver exciting campaigns for the world’s biggest brands and brightest start-ups, you’re on the right page.

Account Executive

Location: Manchester or Leeds

Contract: Full-time, permanent (hybrid, 3 days a week in the office)

About the PHA Group

At The PHA Group, we blend strategic insight with creative thinking to deliver impactful communications for brands, businesses and individuals. We’re independent, fast-growing and fiercely proud of our people-first culture.

Following the successful first few years of growing a presence in the North, we’re looking for a curious, energetic junior to join our growing northern team — with bases in both Manchester and Leeds.

We work with a mix of creative, forward-thinking clients across lifestyle, food & drink, wellness, law, education, tech and beyond. We’ve built a strong team and are now looking for someone brilliant to join us at junior/account executive level. If you’re hungry to learn, love storytelling and have a feel for what drives conversations– we’d love to hear from you.

Role overview

As a Junior / Account Executive, you’ll play a key role in helping to run exciting PR campaigns from day one. You’ll support across a range of clients, writing killer content, building media and influencer relationships, helping with campaign ideation and getting your teeth into the fast-paced world of PR.

Day-to-day, you’ll be

  • Writing press releases, features, blogs and social copy with confidence and creativity
  • Researching media trends and building targeted media lists
  • Selling-in stories and building relationships with key journalists and influencers
  • Supporting with event planning, product launches and press moments
  • Monitoring media coverage and reporting campaign impact to clients
  • Taking part in brainstorms and pitching in ideas
  • Keeping your finger on the pulse of what’s going on in the region – from trends to talent
  • Being an active part of client calls and day-to-day comms
  • Dreaming up bold, creative campaign ideas – then helping bring them to life across different channels
  • Connecting with influencers and co-creating scroll-stopping content that gets people talking
  • Digging into results to help us show the real impact of our work – plus keeping the account running smoothly behind the scenes, tracking and evaluating success

What we’re looking for

  • A passion for PR and great communication – written and verbal
  • A self-starter who’s proactive, organised and ready to get stuck in
  • Some relevant experience in PR, comms or content (agency or in-house) – internships welcome (not mandatory, the right attitude and mindset is the most important part!)
  • Someone who has an initial understanding of the media and social landscape and has a flair for spotting a good story
  • A team player who’s up for a challenge and ready to learn fast

Why you’ll love working here

✅ Core Benefits

  • Holiday – 25 days annual leave, rising every year after two years’ service
  • Wellness Day – 1paid day off per year for mental/physical wellbeing
  • Development Day – 1 paid day off per year for personal/professional growth or volunteering
  • Birthday Leave – Paid day off on, or near, your birthday
  • Wellness Hour – Weekly hour off for personal wellbeing
  • WPA Health Cashback Plan – For health & wellbeing expenses
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – Mental health support from day one

⏰ Flexible Working

  • Daily start/finish flexibility: 8am-5pm, 8:30am-5:30pm, or 9am-6pm
  • Early Friday finish
  • Hybrid working with a minimum of 12 office days/month

💸 Financial Benefits

  • Bonus scheme on top of annual salary
  • £30/month mobile phone allowance
  • £500 Wow Bonus – For outstanding contributions
  • £500 Referral Bonus – For successful staff referrals
  • £1,000 Service Awards – Every 5 years of continuous service
  • Pension Contributions – 5% employee / 3% employer (via Royal London)

👶🎉 Life Events

  • Enhanced parental leave – maternity (six months paid leave), paternity (six weeks flexible paid leave), adoption and fertility support
  • New Baby Gift
  • Wedding Gift

🎉 Extras

  • Team Treats – annual contributions for team socials
  • HOTM (Hit of the Month) – Monthly company-wide awards and celebrations

What we offer

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Please enquire or send your CV to Hannah Craig at hannahc@thephagroup.com, or apply via LinkedIn or our website.

As an equal opportunities employer, we actively encourage applications from candidates belonging to groups that are underrepresented in the communications, marketing, and creative industries, including those from ethnically diverse backgrounds, belonging to the LGBTQ+ community, living with a physical/hidden disability or neurodivergent condition, and/or were not privately/university educated. We are committed to ensuring that all candidates can participate fully and comfortably in the application and recruitment process while showcasing their suitability for a role to the best of their ability. Please let the Talent team know via the email address above if you require adjustments to the application or recruitment process.

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