Responsibilities

• Client facing, building working relationships with clients, the media and other advisors
• Drafting communications materials (press releases, Q&A, key messages) to support results and other corporate milestones
• Dealing with the media on behalf of clients, building contact networks
• Proactively highlighting opportunities and potential areas of concern for clients
• Delivering the core requirement of support, research and insight for the client team
• Media monitoring for clients and their competitors, using a variety of inputs and tools, to give wider context and advise on implications
• Monitoring sell-side analyst coverage, share price performance and valuation
• Supporting new business efforts through spotting opportunities, research and preparation of pitch materials

Requirements

• Between six months and three years’ experience and have worked in a similar environment, potentially within a financial communications agency, or in roles related to public relations/investor relations, the capital markets, financial analysis, management consulting or the media
• Knowledge of and interest in financial communications, investor relations, and capital markets with their relevant different audiences - and how this differs from traditional corporate communications
• Basic knowledge of general business trends and stock markets and interest in current affairs
• Ability to grasp clients’ business objectives and relevant wider industry dynamics
• Strong research and analytical skills
• Excellent attention to detail

Preferred

• Experience working with clients within the Industrials sector is beneficial
• Ability to work proactively and flexibly within a team structure
• Comfortable working under pressure to tight deadlines and with varied workload
• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills
• Intellectually curious and resilient
• Highly organised

Benefits

• 28 days holiday
• Discretionary bonus
• Annual salary review
• Pension (with company contribution: 5% of annual salary)
• Extensive investment in personal development & learning
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave (depending on length of service) and shared parental leave
• Private medical insurance
• Group Income protection
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work schemes
• Season ticket loans
• Regular social, cultural and charitable activities
• Flexible working with office laptop and phone provided