Account Executive - Consumer

Account Executive | Consumer

Wilson Hartnell | Dublin, Ireland

Wilson Hartnell, Ireland’s largest and one of the longest-established PR agencies, and a part of the global Ogilvy network, has a very exciting opportunity for an ambitious, creative, and highly motivated Account Executive to join our award-winning Consumer team.

This position offers an exceptional career opportunity and a launchpad for an ambitious PR professional to join an ambitious team working across a portfolio of leading Irish and international brand names. In this role, you will master the fundamentals of earned-first creative communications, social & influence, experiential campaigns and integrated execution.

What We’re Looking For: We are seeking a confident, curious, and capable communications professional, ideally with at least one year’s PR agency or sector experience, who is eager to manage a portfolio of consumer client work with increasing independence and sound judgment.

The successful candidate will possess a strong foundational knowledge of the social and creator landscape in Ireland, alongside a passion for cultural trends and consumer passion points. We are looking for someone who thrives in a busy team environment, brings creative ideas to the fore, manages multiple projects seamlessly and consistently delivers outstanding work and client service across the board.

Salary: Market-related, reflecting the position, level of experience required, and each candidate’s individual skillset and capability.

Key Responsibilities

• Client & Account Management: Draft high-quality written materials—including creator/influencer briefs, media notices, briefing documents, and client contact reports with meticulous attention to detail.
• Creator & Media Relations: Build and maintain strong working relationships across content creators, influencers and industry contacts.
• Campaign & Experiential Execution: Organise and execute campaign logistics including photography, videography, brand events, press trips and experiential activations from concept through to delivery.
• Supplier Liaison: Act as a reliable point of contact between clients and suppliers (designers, photographers, production teams, talent agents, etc.).
• Digital & Social Fluency: Leverage a strong understanding of the social media landscape to deliver creative, tangible outcomes for client campaigns across digital channels.
• Network Integration & Innovation: Stay curious about the wider WPP/Ogilvy network, actively engaging in AI upskilling and leveraging WPP Open AI platforms and global network resources to benefit WH clients.
• Business Development & Pitching: Contribute to new business pitches and annual client presentations, using these opportunities to continuously develop your presentation skills.
• Workload Management: Demonstrate strong organisational skills by taking ownership of daily tasks, meeting deadlines and supporting budget estimation and supplier negotiations.
• Initiative & Collaboration: Work collaboratively within account teams, showing sound judgment and problem-solving initiative while knowing when to escalate issues and seek senior guidance.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience: Early-career PR agency experience (ideally 1+ years within consumer, brand or culture sectors).
• Digital & Social Savvy: Naturally digitally minded with a passion for creator culture, emerging media, social platforms and AI tools for PR.
• Organisational Excellence: Highly detail-oriented and adept at prioritising and managing multiple deadlines in a fast-paced agency environment.
• Mindset: A proactive, solution-oriented approach with sound judgment, accountability and a collaborative spirit.
• Communication: Personable and persuasive verbal and written communication skills for building effective relationships with clients, creators, media and internal teams.
• Growth Orientation: Eagerness to learn about campaign measurement, impact evaluation, and continuous professional development.