Need to be confident, sharp, creative, and energetic. At Blakeney, our team is our most important asset, and we are especially looking for originality and personality. Therefore, the following are guidelines, not strict prerequisites:

• Considerable experience in corporate communications, with time spent working in an agency desirable
• Interest and experience in sustainability/ESG, having worked with or for clients in this space
• Cognisant to ESG compliance and reporting requirements and plugged into the wider debates in this space
• Strong track record of client nurture, partnership & counsel
• Exceptional writing skills and a keen eye for detail, delivering excellence for clients
• Excellent organisational skills – with experience of multi-tasking, managing client accounts, working to tight deadlines and under pressure
• Great research skills
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the digital media landscape, with experience delivering cross-channel communications strategies. An excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Have a thirst for understanding the business landscape, current affairs, media and politics, applying your knowledge to your work to ensure our clients are aware of relevant trends and issues
• Be comfortable with and have experience of new business networking, proposals and pitching
• Be willing and able to help shape our company and the way we do business
• Have a desire to progress and grow your leadership skills, to become a future leader within the agency
• Be self-confident, proactive, and comfortable with ambiguity
• Have a friendly, fun demeanour, balanced with first-rate professionalism

You will be responsible for:

• Leading and managing accounts on a day-to-day basis, across our Corporate Communications and Impact practices, with a focus on account set-up, deliverables and client excellence
• Developing and executing client strategies and plans which reflect their objectives and budget, as well as the needs of their stakeholders and the wider operational context
• Nurturing a collaborative partnership with clients, their teams and broader internal stakeholders
• Managing client budgets, including scoping, tracking and forecasting, ensuring profitability and growth
• Seeking out and pitching for new business, both from existing and new clients, to grow the Corporate Communications and Impact practices
• Working closely with agency team members across the business; with Directors to provide client counsel; and managing client account colleagues with a focus on delivery
• Developing junior team members, coaching and mentoring them to become high performing individuals; identifying skills and development needs

What you can expect:

• A competitive salary
• An industry-leading benefits package with you in the driving seat
• 33 days a year of holiday allowance, including bank holidays
• Hybrid working so you can work in a way that suits you
• Top-tier health insurance for all employees
• Generous, simple, and transparent bonus scheme based on company and personal performance
• Lots of work socials and company events
• Active focus on personal development and your part in building our culture
• Training budget tailored to your overall career – not just our business plan
• A progressive approach to work-life with a focus on your physical and mental health (including mental health training, ‘Recharge Days’, time back to you for keeping fit and ways of giving back to society)
• Pension scheme