Associate Consultant - Financial Communications, Industrials

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Build and defend client messaging by owning media relations, research, and advisory insights for finance-focused clients, translating market signals into guidance that protects reputation and informs strategic decisions.

  • Client relationships and media engagement to shape outcomes.
  • Research, monitoring, and clear communications to support corporate milestones and advisory work.
  • Spot opportunities and risks, translating them into compelling pitch materials and new-business support.

Job Description

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