Consultant/Account Executive

Job Details

Due to the rapid growth in its UK business, Acuitas Communications is now looking to appoint an accomplished and experienced consultant/account executive with corporate communications and, ideally, financial PR and/or public affairs experience.

This role would suit a second jobber with past agency experience and maybe prior experience in Parliament, the media or the City. 

Responsibilities

Your role will require you to:

• Conduct confident and responsive day-to day contact with clients;
• Build upon an ideally pre-existing knowledge and understanding of corporate and financial PR and deploy it in support of the business, its clients and prospects;
• Produce written papers and briefing notes quickly, to a professional standard, for internal and client consumption;
• Develop your own new business ideas, prospects and opportunities;
• Provide effective and pro-active support to colleagues in respect of new business getting activities and initiatives;
• Proactively manage social media accounts and regularly contribute to thought-leadership (blogs)
• Support or be responsible for event management preparations and party conference planning work; and
• Provide necessary administrative support and execution to the team.

Requirements (personal)

The role would be like likely to suit someone with the following skills and experience:

• A graduate with a good class of degree;
• Background as a parliamentary research assistant, sound political judgement and personal network;
• Experience in a corporate comms, public affairs or financial PR agency or similar environment;
• Background, exposure to and aptitude for media engagement;
• A good, pro-active networker;
• A strong commercial sense and an interest in a range of business sectors and issues;
• A total commitment to succeed, balanced by a commitment to act in a collegiate way, as part of a closely-knit team;
• Excellent IT skills – MO skills and experienced with social media.

Closing Date: 4 weeks from publishing

Interview/Start Dates

Interviews likely to start soon and it is possible that an appointment could be made before the closing date.

Application Details

Please submit a CV and covering letter to us by clicking on 'Apply' with the job title stated clearly in the subject of the email.

Website: https://www.acuitascomms.com/