About Citizen

Hi there, we’re Citizen. We’re a global agency dedicated to forging authentic connections between brand and community to build a legacy in culture.

We live by the values of the Modern Citizen. We champion equity. We set the standard. We do what’s right.

At Citizen, we’re always on the lookout for new team members with fresh perspectives. Our London office provides the perfect place to grow your career in PR.

About the Role

We are looking for a confident, proactive, and strategic Senior Account Executive to join our multidisciplinary team. As an SAE, you will move beyond support tasks to take real ownership of client programmes, driving campaign development and mentoring junior team members.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support our multidisciplinary team and serve as a key point of contact, providing industry insights and strategic updates during client meetings
• Manage multiple campaign tactics and develop comprehensive project timelines. You will produce high quality media materials, support crisis communications, and deliver confident presentations on campaign results.
• Execute creative media pitching and cultivate strong relationships with journalists, influencers, and talent agencies. You will guide junior team members in strategic media list development and troubleshoot challenging placements.
• Have a level of financial accuracy and used to managing project hard cost budgets, tracking invoices, and maintaining timely expense and time-entry records

About You

• You have 1-2 years agency experience, ideally with a background in B2B or multi-brand FMCG companies.
• You possess excellent written and verbal skills, with the ability to write media materials that require minimal revision.
• You are a valuable team player who leads by example, effectively delegating to and mentoring junior staff to foster their growth.
• You pride yourself on your ability to prioritise high impact tasks, manage deadlines, and proactively flag potential project issues.
• You stay ahead of trends in social media and influencer marketing and are keen to expand your knowledge of emerging technologies like AI.

Nice to have

• Ability to actively apply AI tools in everyday agency life.

Citizen Relations is part of the Plus Company network. Plus Company is a group of entrepreneurial agencies designed to collaborate, not compete. It empowers every agency – and every individual – to bring their own unique capabilities together to make magic happen. You will be encouraged to take risks, dream big, develop your skills and grow in your career with the full support of the network and all it has to offer.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on age, colour, ability, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. Different perspectives are what makes our agencies name what it is—and we wouldn’t have it any other way. We pride ourselves on our inclusive and accessible workplace. If you need any accommodations during the interview process to be able to showcase your skills please just let us know.