M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment is a full-service creative communications agency operating across lifestyle, sport, entertainment, fashion, technology and beverage.
Our approach is an integrated system of creative and communications services, executing both always-on brand communications as well as creative campaigns from ideation through to design, production, execution and social, via our comms, marketing and influencer specialists who collaborate alongside our in-house studio. We create content across a variety of mediums including still, video, print, experiential, and many more. Our team is a collective of experienced and integrity-driven individuals who believe success is found through navigating, creating and leading meaningful change.
It is our belief that brilliant work can only be achieved with diversity of minds and thought, and an inclusive culture that allows everyone to bring their true selves to work. When people have the permission to be themselves, they will bring their very best selves.
M&C Saatchi Sport and Entertainment North America employs some of the brightest minds in the business. We believe investing in our people and their development ensures they consistently progress.
We won “Best Places to Work” in 2021 and 2022 from PR Week, made the PR News Agency Elite List in 2023, Ragan Communications named us 2023 Midsize Agency of the Year; Ragan Communications/PR Daily’s named us “Best Wellness Workplace” 2023 and 2024; Ragan Communications/PR Daily’s Winner of Best Mental Health Initiatives and Programming; PR Net’s Top 100 since 2022, and many more.
Your Role:
The Account Executive role provides a strong foundation for our account teams and ensures that campaigns are run as efficiently and professionally as possible. As an Account Executive, you are the key support on the account, responsible for assisting the SAE’s, AS’s and AD’s throughout daily tasks. You will be included in a variety of meetings / events and given the chance to contribute creative ideas and experience the many different things that our industry has to offer.
Core requirements include:
- Be a dedicated, positive and enthusiastic team player
- Proactively support senior members of the team and maintain responsibility and accountability for your work
- Immerse yourself in accounts, showing a keenness to learn and passion for the business
- Go above and beyond to demonstrate your commitment to the accounts and to push yourself towards new achievements
- Ensure that work presented to senior members of the team is of an appropriate standard – typos and grammatical errors are unacceptable
- Manage workload effectively, meeting deadlines and always flagging any potential issues to senior members of the team
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance that paid, owned, and earned media plays in the role of a PR agency
- Approach practical tasks with a ‘make it happen’ attitude and explore all routes to deliver requests from your team
Job Description:
Media Management:
- Have a strong knowledge of media, especially in relation to the specific needs of your client
- Build and cultivate relationships with key media and maintain an extensive network
- Drive ongoing editorial coverage for clients, overseeing opportunities from initial sell in to final delivery
- Continually monitor media for all client coverage / articles of interest and flag / report to team and clients in a timely manner
- Develop and maintain media materials (e.g. press releases, media alerts, pitches, media lists, media updates, coverage recaps, etc.)
Campaign Execution:
- Support AE’s, SAE’s, AS’s and AD’s by managing day-to-day tasks and responsibilities as assigned
- Assist in producing essential campaign materials alongside team
- Manage status reports and recaps to ensure that they are completed in a regular and timely fashion
Client Services:
- Work with team on handling client requests and communication promptly
- Flag anything that may be of interest to your team and client – competitor activity, news relating to brand ambassadors, media insights etc.
- Show genuine interest in your clients’ business and overarching industry
- Begin to develop a direct line of communication with clients through emails, status calls and/or in person
Creativity and Industry Insight:
- Finger on the pulse, culturally aware and connected
- Participate and offer ideas in brainstorms and group discussions
- Become immersed in the competitor landscape and creative industry
- Keep your team updated with any creative activity and industry news
Social and Digital:
- Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of social media platforms and the digital landscape
- Develop an understanding of emerging technology and its potential use in PR and marketing
- Monitor both client and competitor channels on a regular basis
- Conduct research for client or new business campaigns where appropriate
- Manage the reporting process
Administrative Work:
- Take ownership of essential administrative tasks and deliver them to a high standard
- Develop clear and detailed recaps from all client calls highlighting all discussions and identifying next steps to share with the team
- Manage day-to-day team administration (e.g. status docs completed and shared before calls, all docs from clients saved on server, meeting rooms booked, etc.)
- Oversee all client administration (e.g. reporting, coverage documents, status reports, ensuring folders are kept well organized, etc.)
Key Brands
You will work with your teammates across 4 accounts within categories that may include Sports, Music/Entertainment, consumer tech, CPG, sprit/beverage and lifestyle brands.
