Junior Account Executive

This is a great opportunity to join a successful, independent, award winning strategic corporate content consultancies as a Junior Account Executive

The principle role of the Junior Account Executive is to work within one of the client communications teams managing the delivery of high calibre, multi-channel communications solutions for their blue-chip client base, including Corporate/Annual Reporting, branding, employee communications, stakeholder communications, sustainability communications/campaigns and investor relations.

The role will require you to engage with senior stakeholders and provide you with the opportunity to develop an intimate understanding of client’s strategy and business model as well as a deep understanding of the importance of corporate narrative.

The role is well suited for a highly motivated and ambitious individual with excellent academics, a curious and innovative mind, and a desire to learn about the delivery of corporate communications. The successful candidate must be comfortable communicating with clients and internal teams, have a keen eye for detail, strong communication and interpersonal skills, creative flair and want to participate in the development and growth of this agency.

Reporting  Relationships

The Client Account Team is lead by a Client Services Director, who reports to the Managing Director. The Account Executive will report directly to the Client Services Director.

The Account Executive will also work closely with the wider Client Account team (which includes Creative and Production colleagues) as well as the Digital, Research & Strategy and Finance teams.

Your qualifications, experience & skills:

  • A minimum of 2:1 degree, preferably in economics, marketing and communications, business or languages;
  • 1-2 years agency side experience within marketing and communications;
  • Excellent writing, editing, proof reading skills are essential;
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential;
  • Exceptional attention to detail; and
  • Ideally be fully conversant with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Ideally integrated communications experience delivering across, moving image, on-line, print and social media.
  • Your personal qualities:
  • Strong interpersonal and communications skills necessary to build trust and respect both externally and internally;
  • High-quality service ethic and committed to customer service excellence;
  • Ambition to self improve;
  • Ability to manage many urgent and often conflicting priorities;
  • Strong ‘can do’ attitude with an innate ability to take initiative and work by yourself as well as in a team;
  • Flexibility and team focused, non-hierarchical approach with a ‘roll up your sleeves’ attitude to getting the job done;

Designer (Emp Comms & Branding)

Our client is a communications agency who are looking to hire a talented integrated designer with good experience of working on employee/internal Comms and branding.

This is an exciting opportunity for a talented designer to create, develop and deliver beautifully crafted work across print, moving image and digital solutions for a broad range of clients.

You should be immersed in a broad range of projects across print, moving image and digital. These should be within the emp comms and branding space however a general marketing experience is just as relevant. You will combine creative skills with technical know-how. You will have a good understanding of translating work across multiple channels. Your attention to detail and quality standards will ensure that you are able to direct the development team in the successful realization of your designs.

You will have 3-5 years experience working in a branding design/communications/marketing agency.

For more information please contact us asap.

Designer (corporate)

Our client is a leading corporate communications agency who are looking to hire a creative thinker to become their next designer. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented designer to create, develop and deliver compelling creative print, moving image and digital solutions for their clients. This includes responding to creative briefs, developing creative ‘experience designs’ and maintaining the integrity of the work for their blue chip clients.

You should be immersed in a broad range of projects across print, moving image and digital. You will combine creative skills with technical know-how. You will have a good understanding of translating work across multiple channels. Your attention to detail and quality standards will ensure that you are able to direct the development team in the successful realization of your designs.

You will have 2-3 years experience working in a design/communications agency.

For more information please contact us asap.

Employee engagement Consultant

Our client is looking to hire a consultant to help in the joining up of corporate messaging across branding, employee engagement and stakeholder/shareholder communications. Their clients are FTSE 100/Fortune 500 and companies in the financial and professional services sectors.

Ideally the person will be comfortable as a strategist/consultant specialising in employee engagement, communication and business change communications however a broader strategy background will also be complementary to this role. A strong business minded individual with an enthusiastic, positive and entrepreneurial attitude will be successful in this role.

This role will suit candidates who may have worked in Financial PR agencies, Corporate Reputation consultancies, Management consultancies and B2B Integrated Marketing communications agencies.
A strong network throughout the City and in the corporate market will be a benefit.

Candidates should have experience of the following :
> Transformation engagement and communication
> Engagement through transactions inc M&A and IPO
> Employee comms and engagement through crisis
> Leadership change
> Sustainability
> Brand engagement
> Vision, Narrative and messaging
> Internal communication strategy and implementation
> Investor Relations
> Learning and Development
> Employee experience
> Campaign development
> Vision and values development
> Employer brand and Employee Value Proposition development

The role

  • Developing and demonstrating a deep understanding of clients, their agendas, the markets in which they operate, and the communications challenges and opportunities they face
  • Producing high quality written outputs that consistently exceed client expectations. This may include contributing to the delivery of narrative, proposition and messaging projects, writing editorial copy, speeches and scripts, and providing communications advice. The agencies work must always demonstrate strong storytelling skills, be clear, accurate and written in the appropriate tone of voice. It must also be grounded in thorough research, with scrupulous attention to detail. Strong research and analysis skills are therefore an important element of the role
  • Actively proposing new ideas to clients. Turning their commercial issues and challenges into effective business propositions and seeking opportunities to sell in the wider agency offer. Growing the revenue and profits we generate from the clients you work on
  • As your skills develop, opportunities to work on a wider range of projects may emerge – this may include providing support in coaching sessions
  • Seeking opportunities to sell in the wider agency offer

You will succeed by

  • Delivering high quality, profitable work and repeat-seeking experiences to clients
  • Grow revenues and profits of the clients you work on
  • Generate forward-thinking client development plans for priority clients
  • Help the agency remain front of mind with existing and high-priority target clients. This means being on the “invitation to pitch” list more often and winning a higher percentage of RFPs

Digital Strategist (B2B) mid-weight

Our client is looking to hire a talented and passionate digital communications strategist to join their growing Content and Strategy team. The successful candidate will play a vital part in the growth of the agency and will be required to bring fresh ideas and new areas of development to the team.

The role is varied and spans the key strategic disciplines – content, creative and digital. Involving everything from content ideation to user journey mapping. Taking the lead on large scale digital projects to shaping new corporate narratives.

The agency is at the beginning of their next stage of growth. Critical to this growth will be the expansion of their Content and Strategy team; who are the heartbeat of the agency – responsible for shaping, creating and delivering their client projects.

Your experience

• Producing ideas and strategies for digital projects – ranging from websites to social campaigns that inspire and challenge how the agency approaches digital communications.

• Delivering thought leadership; from research and strategy through to profiling, engagement and activation

• Shaping and evolving measurement processes and protocols; working to demonstrate the ROI of the agencies projects and campaigns

• Collaborating with the in-house creative team to create innovative editorial and design

• Managing and building strong client relationships; providing expert guidance on trends in the marketplace

• Supporting on proposals, pitches and meetings for both new and existing business

• Driving and contributing to digital innovation and solutions within the Content and Strategy team

Requirements

• Good understanding of corporate communications

• Adequate knowledge of website analytics tools, SEO and UX

• Inquisitive and creative mind, ability to generate original ideas

• Tenacity and enterprise to problem solve

• Understanding and appreciation of owned media channels

• Excellent communication skills, an analytical mind and a talent for organisation

• Some level of digital marketing experience

• Ultimately, someone with the intelligence to assimilate complex information, and the artistry to identify the story and the creativity to come up with winning ideas.

Media Coaching consultant

Our client is an international specialist communications consultancy. They advise, coach and train senior and top management in media and presentation skills, business development, pitching, negotiating, media interviews and writing skills. They are looking to hire a media coaching consultant to add to their growing coaching division.

You will have had a background in journalism (financial or corporate/Govt) or PR (Corp Comms or Corp Affairs).

You must be comfortable running workshops and presentations at C-suite level. Work with CEOs and the like with some of the biggest Fortune 500 clients across a broad range of industries.

Our client helps organisations, teams and individuals tell their story to the people who matter most to them. They integrate the art of storytelling with the science of understanding to create exceptional work for ambitious organisations. They prepare listed companies ahead of interactions with shareholders. They help investors and professional services firms stand out in a crowded market. They give CEOs clarity and confidence in media interviews. They help businesses and not-for-profit organisations bring their strategy to life.

Some of their work is in London. However, many clients have overseas businesses in Europe, North and South America, and Asia, which means an exciting array of clients.

More information on request.

Investor Relations Consultant (capital markets specialist)

Our client is a Consulting and Communications agency. They specialise in shaping corporate narrative and content for large corporates (globally). Their clients are FTSE 100 corporates, Investment banks and Financial services companies. They coach CEO’s and board directors on the narrative used in capital market days (events) and around the announcements that are made to prospective investors and brokers.

They are looking to hire an Investor Relations Consultant with experience of capital markets days. Ideally this candidate will have worked or is working as a Corporate access consultant (but not exclusively). IR consultants with strong capital markets days experience/specialisation will be considered. A thorough knowledge of this sector is required, good writing skills and a business/client development streak (i.e. IR network across industries).

The nature of the role will be to establish relationships with heads of IR at FTSE 100/250 corporates, Investment banks and Financial services companies. A good network would be beneficial so promoting our clients services is effortless. The consultant will run the account/projects once they have been won by helping to shape the narrative and pull together the necessary collateral to back up the capital markets day.The collateral may lead to create film, presentations and printed material for the day/event.

A driven nature is required to succeed in this role. There is scope to create a division within this agency and progress towards senior management.

Account Manager mid-weight (London)

Our client’s business was founded more than 27 years ago and is a leading UK corporate communications partner supporting businesses ranging from the FTSE 350 through to AIM, as well as private companies and those new to market. They work in print, digital and moving image and specialise in six core areas across numerous sectors:

  • Websites
  • Video and animation
  • Corporate branding
  • Annual reports
  • Investor presentations
  • Sustainability communications

Our client is looking to hire an Account Manager in corporate communications: a mid-weight role at the heart of a fast-developing business.

Our client is seeking an enthusiastic and bright-minded person to join their growing team, with a can-do attitude, a strong focus on customer service and an excellent attention to detail.

Main Responsibilities

As one of the main points of contact for their clients, the Account Manager is responsible for ensuring the smooth production of projects – from briefing designers, strategists and copywriters, to managing budgets and, where applicable, working with the Account Director/Account Executive on the project.

Your main responsibilities would be:

  • Primarily responsible for the management of relationships with clients and liaising with clients at a senior level on a day-to-day basis (either alongside AD or as main point of contact where no AD). As one of the main points of contact for clients, the Account Manager also co-ordinates the resources needed to service projects and balances the expectations of clients with the execution of each project.
  • Leading a team to provide the utmost level of client service.
  • Understand and manage effectively the print, digital and production process and approvals internally and externally, including: proofing, and liaising with the print, digital and mailing teams.
  • Identifying opportunities to grow corporate communications partnerships with clients.
  • Helping to co-ordinate the team to push clients creatively and strategically.
  • Working with the pitch team with research and preparing for, and attending, pitches for prospective clients.
  • Creating timetables and then monitoring and updating key milestones, as necessary, to ensure projects are completed within the agreed and required timeframes.
  • Overview and management of project budget, including management of time allocation and monitoring of project specification to ensure the project remains within the initial scope, and that any specification changes are charged for accordingly.
  • Production planning for your team within the production calendars and overview of team production list.
  • Preparing weekly agenda and attendance at weekly production meetings.
  • Overseeing all design and content changes to projects to ensure accuracy, consistency and quality at all stages. Checking in client amends throughout the proofing process.

Requirements

For this role, our client is looking for a candidate who:

  • has a university degree (preferably English or journalism);
  • has at least 2 years’ experience of working in a corporate communications agency in a similar role;
  • experience in business development and attracting new clients;
  • experience working with international companies, ideally in the United States;
  • has strong interpersonal and communication skills, and is committed to the importance of client/customer relationships;
  • has a can-do attitude, is organised and is a highly proactive administrator;
  • has an in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint; and
  • has excellent attention to detail.

Competitive salary with a generous package (on request).

The closing date for this job is 14th February 2020

Corporate content & strategy consultant

Our client is one of the UK’s leading independent corporate reporting agencies. They help all types of businesses – from large global organisations to FTSE small caps – to build greater confidence and trust with their investors and other key stakeholders. Our client is looking to hire a Corporate Reporting strategy and research consultant.

The agency has a peerless depth of knowledge and experience devising and producing integrated reporting solutions. These combine best practice advice on strategy, creative and multi-channel delivery through annual reports and reviews, CR reports, online reports, investor presentations and corporate websites. The agency also has a strong consultancy offer which differentiates them from many of their competitors.

Candidates with agency or client side IR/Reporting experience should apply, this role is not relevant for candidates who have only worked in a Fund management or Investment  management capacity.

Overview
Our clients objective is to be the pre-eminent awarding winning corporate reporting agency. The dedicated Research and Strategy Team helps them understand market developments within financial and non financial reporting both on and offline, defines and develops our offering and positions our company to take maximum advantage of the opportunities that exist in the marketplace.

Purpose
Reporting into the Director of Research and Strategy, you will responsible for gathering and providing high quality market intelligence on corporate reporting policy, issues, news and trends, predominantly in the UK but increasingly across International markets. The market intelligence gathered will be used to evolve and develop the corporate reporting offering; to keep clients and account teams up to date with the latest developments in the marketplace and to frame and inform marketing activities designed to further enhance our reputation and generate new business enquiries from our target markets. The agency regularly publish’s research reports and papers on the trends in reporting, which are widely read by the industry and commented on by both the national and trade press. This research helps to provide the agency with the knowledge and insight to frame and inform our advice to clients. A key part of this role is to work closely with the Director of Strategy and Research Team to identify and develop opportunities for research projects which will further the agencies understanding and help in the pursuit of demonstrating the business benefit of reporting. The Team is also commissioned by a blue-chip client base to provide consultancy services on best practice in financial and non financial reporting, both on and offline. This includes the development of reporting strategies, detailed assessment reports, benchmarking audits and best practice content guidelines.

Reporting Relationships

Reporting to:
– Director of Research and Strategy

Working closely with:
– Research team
– Account management
– Creative teams

Development of the agencies Corporate Reporting offer

– Responsible for evolving and developing the agencies consultancy business in line with the regulatory environment, good practice and the needs of clients.

– Take responsibility for gaining an in-depth knowledge of all clients’ operations, regulatory requirements and ownership structure in order to ensure that our service to them is tailored accordingly.

Client Consultancy

– Manage the delivery of all corporate reporting consultancy work for new and existing clients.

– Support the Director of Research & Strategy in the presentation of consultancy work to clients.

– Create and deliver bespoke assessments, competitive benchmark audits and analysis to meet the demands of clients.

– Develop content guidelines for any external communications, including annual reports, presentations and CR reports to meet client needs.

Client Development and retention

– Work with the account management team to develop each client’s corporate reporting strategy in line with best practice and changing market conditions.

– Review all client Annual Reports and provide key recommendations for improvement mid-way through the delivery process.

– Provide end of year assessments of client Annual Reports against agencies benchmarking research for use by the account teams at project kick-off meetings and debriefs.

– Respond to queries from clients regarding legislative and regulatory provisions, providing advice and

guidance as appropriate.

– Respond to ad-hoc research requests from clients to assist in the delivery of their corporate reporting programme.

– Support the account managers as required in their delivery of services to clients, for example; research presentations, requests for information and good practice guidance.

 

New business development

– In conjunction with the Business Development Manager undertake market analysis to identify new business opportunities both domestically and abroad.

– Conduct preliminary research on potential prospects including gaining an understanding of: their ownership structure, corporate objectives, operational structure, strengths, weaknesses and reporting strategy.

– Assess the quality of a prospect company’s corporate reporting identifying areas of strength and areas for improvement.

– Carry out internal briefings with the relevant Directors’ and Account Managers to inform on their pitch

strategy and presentation for new business opportunities.

 

Knowledge and skills required for the role

– Good degree from a reputable university

– Professional qualifications – preferably legal, accountancy or business based.

– Experience of working within a corporate reporting, corporate governance or business consultancy role.

– Experience of working with listed companies desirable

– Experience of working on corporate external communications

– Highly organised, thorough, demonstrating excellent attention to detail and a proactive, flexible approach

– Able to establish strong relationships with individuals at all levels.

– Excellent communication skills

– Strong leadership and organisational skills.

– Strong ‘can do’ attitude motivated by a desire to be part of the solution, rather than part of the problem.

For further details on this vacancy or if you would like to submit your CV please contact jobs@cc-recruitment.com

Investor Relation/Corporate Reporting Consultant

Our client is one of the UK’s leading independent corporate reporting agencies. They help all types of businesses – from large global organisations to FTSE small caps – to build greater confidence and trust with their investors and other key stakeholders. Our client is looking to hire a Corporate Reporting strategy and research consultant.

The agency has a peerless depth of knowledge and experience devising and producing integrated reporting solutions. These combine best practice advice on strategy, creative and multi-channel delivery through annual reports and reviews, CR reports, online reports, investor presentations and corporate websites. The agency also has a strong consultancy offer which differentiates them from many of their competitors.

Candidates with agency or client side IR/Reporting experience should apply, this role is not relevant for candidates who have only worked in a Fund management or Investment  managment capacity.

International experience  and a second language such as Russian would be beneficial.

Overview
Our clients objective is to be the pre-eminent awarding winning corporate reporting agency. The dedicated Research and Strategy Team helps them understand market developments within financial and non financial reporting both on and offline, defines and develops our offering and positions our company to take maximum advantage of the opportunities that exist in the marketplace.

Purpose
Reporting into the Director of Research and Strategy, you will responsible for gathering and providing high quality market intelligence on corporate reporting policy, issues, news and trends, predominantly in the UK but increasingly across International markets. The market intelligence gathered will be used to evolve and develop the corporate reporting offering; to keep clients and account teams up to date with the latest developments in the marketplace and to frame and inform marketing activities designed to further enhance our reputation and generate new business enquiries from our target markets. The agency regularly publish’s research reports and papers on the trends in reporting, which are widely read by the industry and commented on by both the national and trade press. This research helps to provide the agency with the knowledge and insight to frame and inform our advice to clients. A key part of this role is to work closely with the Director of Strategy and Research Team to identify and develop opportunities for research projects which will further the agencies understanding and help in the pursuit of demonstrating the business benefit of reporting. The Team is also commissioned by a blue-chip client base to provide consultancy services on best practice in financial and non financial reporting, both on and offline. This includes the development of reporting strategies, detailed assessment reports, benchmarking audits and best practice content guidelines.

Reporting Relationships

Reporting to:
– Director of Research and Strategy

Working closely with:
– Research team
– Account management
– Creative teams

Development of the agencies Corporate Reporting offer

– Responsible for evolving and developing the agencies consultancy business in line with the regulatory environment, good practice and the needs of clients.

– Take responsibility for gaining an in-depth knowledge of all clients’ operations, regulatory requirements and ownership structure in order to ensure that our service to them is tailored accordingly.

Client Consultancy

– Manage the delivery of all corporate reporting consultancy work for new and existing clients.

– Support the Director of Research & Strategy in the presentation of consultancy work to clients.

– Create and deliver bespoke assessments, competitive benchmark audits and analysis to meet the demands of clients.

– Develop content guidelines for any external communications, including annual reports, presentations and CR reports to meet client needs.

Client Development and retention

– Work with the account management team to develop each client’s corporate reporting strategy in line with best practice and changing market conditions.

– Review all client Annual Reports and provide key recommendations for improvement mid-way through the delivery process.

– Provide end of year assessments of client Annual Reports against agencies benchmarking research for use by the account teams at project kick-off meetings and debriefs.

– Respond to queries from clients regarding legislative and regulatory provisions, providing advice and

guidance as appropriate.

– Respond to ad-hoc research requests from clients to assist in the delivery of their corporate reporting programme.

– Support the account managers as required in their delivery of services to clients, for example; research presentations, requests for information and good practice guidance.

New business development

– In conjunction with the Business Development Manager undertake market analysis to identify new business opportunities both domestically and abroad.

– Conduct preliminary research on potential prospects including gaining an understanding of: their ownership structure, corporate objectives, operational structure, strengths, weaknesses and reporting strategy.

– Assess the quality of a prospect company’s corporate reporting identifying areas of strength and areas for improvement.

– Carry out internal briefings with the relevant Directors’ and Account Managers to inform on their pitch

strategy and presentation for new business opportunities.

Knowledge and skills required for the role

– Good degree from a reputable university

– Professional qualifications – preferably legal, accountancy or business based.

– Experience of working within a corporate reporting, corporate governance or business consultancy role.

– Experience of working with listed companies desirable

– Experience of working on corporate external communications

– Highly organised, thorough, demonstrating excellent attention to detail and a proactive, flexible approach

– Able to establish strong relationships with individuals at all levels.

– Excellent communication skills

– Strong leadership and organisational skills.

– Strong ‘can do’ attitude motivated by a desire to be part of the solution, rather than part of the problem.

For further details on this vacancy or if you would like to submit your CV please contact jobs@cc-recruitment.com