Raptor
Account Executive (Immediate Start)
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Overview
Raptor exists to bridge the gap between brands and the real lives of young people. We are a multidisciplinary marketing agency operating at the intersection of where youth meets culture.
In today’s ever-evolving cultural landscape, young audiences expect more from the companies they engage with. Authenticity is non-negotiable, and therefore it's imperative brands must speak to youth culture in ways that resonate both deeply and accurately. At Raptor, we support our clients in navigating this complex terrain by tapping into the real voices and lived experiences of young people around the world.
With a global insight network of over 10,000 young individuals, we’re always in touch with an ever-evolving youth landscape. This direct access allows us to decode what engages and motivates young audiences, ensuring every campaign we craft resonates personally, collectively, and culturally. Whether through immersive live experiences, content, social-first storytelling, brand partnerships, or large-scale sampling campaigns, we design work that meets young people where they are—online, on campus, and in real life.
Headquartered in the UK, but with teams in both Europe and North America, we partner with global culture-led companies - inc. Pepsi Co, Tinder, Jagermeister, Samsung & Deliveroo - to build campaigns that drive relevance and long-term impact.
About You
You will ideally have an understanding of integrated campaigns and the marketing mix. You will need experience in supporting in developing, creating and implementing integrated marketing campaigns.
You will be up to date with the latest trends and best practices, with a special focus on the youth and student audience – with the ability to adapt quickly to what is an ever-evolving audience.
You’ll be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, balancing multiple projects, and clients. You need to be likeable, down to earth, ambitious and tenacious. Most importantly, you bring energy, fresh ideas, solutions to problems, and are able to spot angles to help ensure exceptional project delivery and client satisfaction is high.
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The Role
This will be a hands-on role working across a range of clients and projects. It will be predominantly office based within the Raptor client services account team but will also involve field work such as on campus events, live events, shoots and roadshows. You will work closely with the Account Manager & Senior Account Manager to ensure all projects are planned and delivered to a high specification.
- Arranging meetings and liaising with clients to understand their requirements
- Engaging with and booking events with event spaces – and developing associated journey plans
- Quality control of all work that is submitted to clients, including social content
- Disclosing campaign details to the client and all team members
- Monitoring all stages of campaigns to guarantee that they run smoothly
- Managing and working with student brand ambassadors
- Managing and ensuring the high performance on student brand ambassador campaigns, including recruitment and onboarding
- Writing status & contact reports throughout the duration of the project to keep clients and peers updated
- Ensuring that the project stays within the allocated budget with support from Account Manager
- Administration tasks that will help to keep campaigns well-managed and organised
- Offering creative ideas to the account manager to develop exciting campaigns and encourage clients to understand the importance of creativity throughout projects
Experience
- No previous agency experience needed
- Familiarity with delivering projects or campaigns - on time, on budget, and with high attention to detail
- Confidence in communicating with clients, staff, and suppliers
- An understanding of the UK student and youth/Gen Z market
- Experience supporting live events and digital campaigns
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks at once
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Key Competencies
- Attention to Detail – dot the I’s and cross the T’s for presentations, reports, budgets.
- Organised – thorough in all communications and activities, which instils confidence in clients, peers and managers.
- Relationship Builder – Natural relationship builder being the first point of contact for clients and suppliers. Proactively build connections with peers, clients, media, partners and suppliers.
- Creativity – they bring innovative approaches and thinking to projects, thinking outside the box to bring the best / most innovative solution to the table.
- Writer – Possess exceptional writing skills and the capability to clearly and concisely articulate their thoughts. They use creative and technically sound writing to produce powerful and effective communications.
- Socially Savvy – a strong understanding of social media and the latest trends.
- Positivity – Bring positive energy to Raptor that is encouraging and uplifting to the team, clients and suppliers.
- Confidence – put in the extra time needed to gain knowledge and experience. Are happy to offer their thoughts and speak up / out to communicate their views.
- Balanced – have a strong work-life balance, personal interests, hobbies with a strong social network.
Benefits
- 24 days holiday per year
- Pension scheme
- Bonus scheme
- Vitality Health
- New business incentives scheme
- Annual summer & Christmas parties
- Team building & agency activities
- Discounts on local & national brands/businesses
Contract & Salary
- Permanent
- Account Executive Salary: £28,800 - £30,000 pro rata, depending on experience
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