AKA Communications
PR Junior Account Executive (Hospitality, Travel + Brands)
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Senior Account Executive
AKA Communications
Luxury Travel, Hospitality & Lifestyle PR & Communications
Location: London | Hybrid (3 days in the office)
About the Role
AKA is seeking a Senior Account Executive to work across a portfolio of luxury lifestyle and hospitality clients at our independent, fast-growing London agency.
This is a role for someone who already knows their way around a newsroom and a client boardroom in equal measure - a safe pair of hands who can be relied upon to deliver, day in and day out, across a demanding and fast-paced client roster.
Key Requirements
- Proven PR experience with hospitality and travel clients
- Genuine, established media contacts across national consumer and trade press, particularly food, drink, travel, and lifestyle
- A track record of managing multiple accounts in a busy agency environment
- Strong client relationship skills, with the confidence to act as a trusted point of contact
- Confident presenting skills, comfortable in front of clients and colleagues alike
- Excellent organization and an unerring eye for detail
- Strong writing ability, with a proven track record of turning a pitch into coverage
- Experience managing and developing junior team members
- An enthusiastic, can-do attitude, and a proper work ethic
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Responsibilities
Public Relations
- Securing consistent, high-quality editorial coverage across print, digital, and broadcast media
- Building and maintaining close relationships with key journalists, editors, and influencers across travel, lifestyle, and hospitality media
- Drafting press releases, media pitches, and campaign materials to a high standard
- Handling reactive press enquiries promptly and professionally
- Identifying emerging trends and media opportunities relevant to client brands
Client Management & Relations
- Acting as a key day-to-day contact across a portfolio of client accounts
- Supporting Account Managers and Directors in the delivery of client strategy
- Preparing and presenting client reports, updates, and campaign results
- Attending client meetings with confidence, producing clear follow-up and action points
- Supporting the planning and delivery of press trips, media events, and brand launches
Team & Agency Standards
- Mentoring and supporting junior members of the account team
- Upholding AKA's standards, values, and best practice across all client work
- Contributing ideas and insight to new business and agency growth
About AKA
AKA is an international communications agency that services every aspect of today's complex and always evolving media. We live and breathe great stories about food, drink, travel, hospitality, and wellness, on both local and global levels.
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We are fiercely independent and fully integrated, delivering tailored public relations, marketing consultancy, powerful digital and social media management, synergistic partnerships, high-profile event production, and business development.
Here at AKA, we employ experienced public relations strategists who are fluent in the language and culture of luxury food, drink, travel, and wellness. We believe in a non-hierarchical and inclusive culture, and we give our team the space to think creatively. We understand how influencers and journalists think, and we hold extensive networks within both the media and the wider industry.
As a boutique PR and communications agency with a strong global network, we create bespoke strategies, brand positioning, and high-impact media coverage for our clients - among them five-star hotels, luxury resorts, prominent chef figures, fine dining establishments, cocktail bars, and members' clubs.
If you are a PR professional with a genuine passion for hospitality, we would like to hear from you.
Please send your CV and a brief cover letter to people@akacomms.com
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