Job Description

MHP Group is the integrated communications agency built for the Networked Age – a world that’s increasingly connected, complex, polarised and activist.

We lead the way in the application of behavioural science to solve communications challenges. We create strategies and multichannel campaigns to engage every audience, from consumer to policy maker, and from stakeholder to shareholder.

With 190 experts in London, we are trusted by many of the world’s leading businesses and brands.

Our specialist teams include Brand & Reputation, Corporate Advisory & Capital Markets, Public Affairs, Strategic Media, Crisis & Risk, Change & Employee Engagement, Health, Financial Services, Technology, Mischief and Studio La Plage.

MHP Technology tells the stories of the companies building and applying technology across industry - what they do, why it matters, and how it changes the businesses and people who use it. Our work spans media relations, thought leadership, content and campaigns, and we are known for getting substantive B2B technology stories into national, business, trade and broadcast media.

Role overview

We are looking for an Account Executive to join MHP Technology, the specialist technology practice within MHP Group. This is a junior role: we are open to candidates with up to around 18 months of PR or communications experience, and to strong graduates or interns who can show us they have the instincts for it. What matters most is that you are curious about technology, want to get stories into the media, and are ready to learn fast.

You will work across a portfolio of B2B and B2C technology clients, from global brands to venture-backed start-ups. Right now, that includes businesses in enterprise software, AI and data, digital identity and payments, cybersecurity, connected appliances, data centres and digital infrastructure, and clean technology.

You will be part of a fast-growing team which means you will be given real responsibility early and learn directly from people who have been doing this for a long time. Progression to Senior Account Executive is a clear and achievable next step for

As an Account Executive at MHP Group, you will:

• Pitch stories to journalists, follow up, and secure coverage for clients across trade, business and national media
• Write drafts of press releases, pitches, media comment and short-form content, and improve them with feedback from senior colleagues
• Keep accounts running day to day: status reports, action planners, contact reports, coverage tracking and reporting
• Monitor the news and the media agenda for your clients and spot reactive opportunities
• Build your own relationships with the journalists who cover your clients’ sectors
• Support social and third-party activity where it is part of a client programme
• Carry out desk research and help prepare materials for new business pitches
• Use AI tools every day for research, monitoring, drafting and analysis, as the whole team does, and help us find better ways of working with them

What you will learn:

• How to find the story in a complex technology business and make it interesting to a journalist
• How B2B technology media works, from trade titles to the nationals and broadcast
• How to run an account: client handling, planning, budgets and reporting
• How an agency wins new business
• How to use AI as a working tool

Who we are looking for:

• Genuinely interested in technology and in how businesses use it. You do not need a technical background, but you need to want to understand how things work
• Comfortable picking up the phone to a journalist, and resilient when the answer is no
• A clear, accurate writer who can take feedback and improve quickly
• Organised and reliable: the team will depend on you to keep the detail in order
• A reader of the news, with a good sense of what is a story and what is not
• Already using AI tools and curious about what they can do
• A team player who brings energy and good humour to the work
• Up to around 18 months of relevant experience, or a strong graduate or intern with evidence of the above

And in return, we offer:

• Excellent starting salary with annual reviews
• 25 days holiday allowance (+ bank holidays), a day off to celebrate your Birthday, ‘Time4U’ every month and office Christmas closure
• Life Assurance

Here at MHP Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive and a diverse workforce.