Stars & Stripes (Junior Account Executive)
Overview / About us:
Stripe is an award-winning PR, social, content and influencer agency with a mission to get people talking. If you’re successful you’ll be working with some of the UK’s most exciting brands, taking part in Stripe IQ – our immersive training and development programme – and being mentored by some of the industry’s smartest minds.
Stripe is part of Lumanity, a global consulting firm with offices across the United Kingdom, Europe, and United States.
Responsibilities / Position overview:
We're on the hunt for creative thinkers who want to kickstart their career. Our entry-level scheme, Stars & Stripes, is back and now open for applications.
We’re looking for people who are creative, smart, kind and down to earth to apply for three full-time permanent entry-level Junior Account Executive positions – two in Stripe’s Edinburgh HQ and one in our London office.
If you’ve got a passion for communications and creativity, whether that be social, content or PR, we want to hear from you.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 1^st June at 5pm. The candidates with the strongest submissions will be invited to a selection day at the Stripe Edinburgh or London office and successful applicants will join the Stars & Stripes programme in September 2025.
The Junior Account Executive role includes:
- Helping manage busy campaigns as part of an integrated social / PR team
- Scheduling, planning, and creating content across social platforms
- Developing content calendars with clear CTA
- Writing media materials with key messaging
- Securing proactive media coverage, handling reactive media enquiries
- Helping deliver events with key media and influencers, securing quality coverage / engagement in return
- Pitching creative ideas, content and tactics to drive media coverage and social engagement
- Manage relationships with third party partners, and paid influencers etc where relevant
- Client relations, reporting and campaign evaluations
- Agile hybrid working with office presence 2 days a week (Monday mandatory)
Qualifications:
We’re looking for candidates with a positive attitude, who can demonstrate smart thinking and bright ideas. There are no requirements for higher education to apply for this scheme.
Benefits:
We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that focuses on what matters to you – health and well-being, personal finances, professional development, and a healthy work/life balance:
- Hybrid and Flexible Working – we are currently hybrid working with two mandatory in-office days a week
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave and shared parental leave options
- A pension plan with employer contributions
- Subsidised private healthcare with employee contribution
- Personal learning plans, coaching and mentoring to support you on your career path
- Generous annual leave entitlement including Christmas and birthday off and work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks of the year
- An annual profit related bonus
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