Junior Account Manager

Are you a graduate with an interest in Sales & PR? 72Point has an exciting opportunity that may appeal to you.

Contract: Permanent, Full-time

Salary: £29,000-£32,000 + Bonus

Here at 72Point, we have an exciting new opportunity for an Account Executive/Junior Account Manager in our Agency Sales team. This is the ideal role for a recent graduate with a keen interest in PR, or a creative who may be looking to move into a sales role.

The role will be to develop business and manage relationships directly from agencies - either from scratch to develop long term relationships, or for those we already work with.

We’re looking for someone with a keen interest in PR and Sales who will quickly be competent to speak the language of PR at a senior level with Comms Directors, Marketing Directors, and key decision-makers in that field.

Growth opportunities lie in several sectors but particularly PR Agencies - a great opportunity for someone to build relationships and a pipeline of business to hit targets and thrive in a PR sales role.

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to us.

Team Structure

The sales team is split into brand direct and agency sales. The successful candidate will work closely with the Commercial Director for the agency team to manage their patch of clients and develop a plan for growth with existing and new business.

Qualities

• This is, first and foremost, an Account Management and sales role and therefore interest in these areas is a must.
• An understanding of the PR industry is also important.
• The direct sales approach needs to be balanced with diplomacy, subtlety and relationship building, as we want to build long-term relationships.
• A go-getter who comes out from behind their computer and will eventually meet clients.
• Someone who has pace - a real self-driver able to see an opportunity, build his/her own strategy and identify a market proactively.
• Driving business leads, presenting, networking.
• Having their finger on the pulse of popular culture and the current news agenda in social, national and international news, as well as TV and radio.
• Brimming with great ideas and an ability to juggle and design a variety of channel opportunities and solutions.
• Self-motivated, team player.

About 72Point Group: 

At 72Point, we are a multi-service content agency with a distinct advantage: our unrivalled journalist relationships and deep media know-how. We develop creative and strategic campaigns that consistently generate mass media coverage.

72Point Group is made up of a number of brands delivering integrated content services: 

• 72Point: With a great heritage in news generation, 72Point is dedicated not only to serving our clients with high-quality campaigns but also to supplying the media with captivating content that engages audiences. Our strategic and impactful content campaigns are crafted by our in-house specialists to drive consumer action and translate into real business impact.
• 72PointPLAY: The PR arm of our business, 72PointPLAY, is not just about news. They excel at crafting and launching epic campaigns that resonate across news, lifestyle, broadcast, and social media. 
• OnePoll: A leading international market research agency, OnePoll specialises in powering PR and media communications through data-led conversations and consumer insight solutions. Curiosity, courage, and sincerity are the core values that drive our client partnerships. 
• Oath: Oath delivers honest design for honest brands. Whether you need visual assets or engaging designs, they are on hand to help with creative solutions that inform and captivate. 
• PinPep: PinPep maximises media coverage for PR campaigns with high-quality photography, videography, animation, and design services, all supported by media syndication and creative consultancy. 

Culture

This is the most exciting time in our company’s history as the worlds of PR, advertising and marketing conflate. Our offices are positive, vibrant and enthusiastic and full of brilliantly creative people who all contribute to making 72Point a phenomenal ideas factory.

We have cultivated our offering, expanded our client base and achieved sustained growth through our sales, achieving new record figures on a consistent basis for the past two years. And as far as we’re concerned, we’re only just getting started!

We want this person to add to our culture and bring in a professional, structured, media sales outlook to the softer world of PR. We are a disruptor in the PR industry and want to instil a culture of delivery, and professionalism.

Culturally, as a place to work, it is a very collaborative, friendly environment. We have a modern, stylish office with much greenery!

Benefits

• Cycle to Work Scheme
• EV Car Scheme
• Health Cash Plan – reimbursement on several health services
• Gym Discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme
• GP Anytime
• Holiday Entitlement: 25 days (+ Bank Holidays) per year
• Hybrid Working
• Enhanced Maternity Pay  
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Paternity Pay - 4 weeks full pay
• Contribution towards homeworking equipment  
• Company-wide Summer Event and Christmas Party
• Paid Bereavement / Compassionate Leave
• Railcard reimbursement for regular travellers for work
• Sick Pay
• Your birthday off 

CASE STUDIES

"We receive literally thousands of press releases every day, but the content that comes through from 72Point always stands out. The vast majority of PR fodder is stodgy and boring. 72Point’s is bright, well written and engaging!”

Steve Kennedy, Content Editor, The Sun.