Senior Account Executive, Editorial - #2158572

Senior Editorial Account Executive

• Hybrid - 2-3 days per week in office
• This role can either be based in Leeds (100 Wellington St, Leeds LS1 4LT) or London (90-100 Southwark Street, London SE1 0SW)

Position Overview

As the Senior Editorial Account Executive, you will be responsible for delivering content across a range of clients and taking ownership of key tasks to support senior team members.

Key Responsibilities

Account Management:

• Supporting senior team members across accounts, taking on responsibility to support certain elements of projects
• Working closely with other members of Experience Content and other operational teams where relevant, encouraging communication & collaboration
• Being accountable for fulfilling workload, meeting deadlines and keeping documentation up-to-date

Team Management:

• Helping to support more junior team members, providing constructive feedback to develop their writing skills
• Engaging with and contributing to team meetings to drive collaboration

Content Execution:

• Generating and optimising content of various kinds – commercial, informational, engaging, offsite, creative.
• Following content briefs to create content for various B2B and B2C clients, with the ability to manage different styles and TOVs.
• Using approved in-house and third-party tools as directed to help in the content execution process.
• Uploading and amending content in a CMS (Wordpress, AEM and similar).

Content Quality:

• Reviewing and proof-reading content to ensure our output meets quality requirements. Taking an active lead to support consistency on larger projects with multiple writers
• Ensuring content follows brand guidelines, SEO best practices, and accessibility standards.

Sales and Strategy:

• Supporting senior team members on content audits when required.
• Supporting more senior team members to gather data and insights to review content performance.
• Researching clients and competitors to help spot opportunities for development.
• Monitoring content trends and relevant industry news to develop knowledge.

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent written communication skills with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the confidence to interpret information and draw meaningful insights.
• Proactive and curious mindset, with a commitment to continuous learning and knowledge sharing.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability, taking responsibility for delivering high-quality work and seeing tasks through to completion.
• Effective organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.