Account Executive - Yellow Jersey UK

We’re Hiring: Account Executive (Junior–Mid-Level)

Start your career at the sharp edge of news, strategy, and communications.

Yellow Jersey PR is a boutique, multi-award-winning communications consultancy. We work across sectors, shaping the future — from AI, crypto, and defence to sustainability, critical infrastructure, and asset management.

We’re looking for a Junior/Account Executive to join our team. This role is for someone who lives and breathes the news cycle, wants to help organisations influence it, and is ready to commit to a career in media relations, public strategy, and stakeholder communications.

What we’re looking for:

  • Up to 24 months’ experience in PR, journalism, media, politics, or strategic communications
  • A deep and ongoing interest in current affairs, business, and public policy
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
  • A proactive, detail-driven mindset with a genuine appetite to learn, grow, and occasionally get things wrong
  • Someone who thrives under pressure and enjoys the pace and variety of an agency
  • An interest in adapting workflows using emerging technologies, including large language models (LLMs)

What you’ll do:

  • Join client teams spanning both private and publicly listed companies
  • Help shape and deliver creative, high-impact communications strategies embedded in real-world news
  • Draft press releases, develop media quotes for senior executives, and coordinate interviews with national and trade titles
  • Build strong media and client relationships, becoming a trusted daily point of contact
  • Support accounts ranging from early-stage startups to large-cap listed firms
  • Current and past clients include Anduril Industries, Hodge Jones & Allen, OCP Nutricrops, and SQM

What we offer:

  • Salary: £24,000–£26,000, depending on experience
  • Hybrid working, with a mandatory three days per week in our Central London office
  • A full “work from anywhere” month in August
  • Early exposure to senior leadership, fast-tracked development, and real responsibility from day one
  • A punchy, ambitious team environment of serious operators willing to work hard and develop fast
  • A generous new business bonus — earn 15% of any fees you bring in for six months
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