Senior Account Director

Corporate Communications

Top Ranked Communications Firm

Central London

Competitive Salary

Are you an Energy & Natural Resources focused Corporate Communications Senior Account Director (or experienced Account Director) looking to work at a fast growing, top ranked global agency? If so, ready on!

Based in the heart of central London, you’ll have the opportunity work across a range of businesses across the Energy & Natural Resources sector.

Specific responsibilities:

• Work closely together and take the lead in supporting account leaders and establish relationships with corresponding client team members. Always mindful of the team being the company’s biggest asset.
• Implement and monitor performance of day-to-day client communications programmes
• Generate and sell-in creative ideas for clients – take the initiative to drive the story making sure it is aligned with the clients’ business objectives
• Provide meaningful contribution to development of client communications programmes and supporting the team to identify touchpoints for clients, always ensuring high quality delivery
• Draft materials for internal, client and external consumption that require minimal to no amendments
• Deputise for senior team members as necessary, working pragmatically on own initiative
• Source and analyse market intelligence for clients and new business generation of the business
• Conduct background research and help with development of new business pitches
• Networking – maintaining and growing relevant media and corporate advisory contacts
• Assist with the development of junior members of the team, being an internal ambassador for the agency to ensure core values and best practice are adopted
• Commit to progress and undertake training

Skills:

• Good communication skills, including forming relationships, writing and presenting
• Financial literacy, understanding of capital markets and listed companies’ regulatory responsibilities
• Good understanding of financial and corporate communications and the delivery channels for communications to a variety of client stakeholders
• Ability to multi-task, prioritise work streams and delegate tasks accordingly; calm under pressure
• Understanding the influence of complementary communications disciplines to client work – identifying avenues of monetising on multi-disciplinary offering
• Adroit at networking and extending relationships with the media and the corporate advisory community, specifically corporate financiers, brokers, analysts and legal advisers
• A confident, natural communicator with high attention to detail and an analytical approach
• Committed to delivering work of the highest quality
• Resourceful and entrepreneurial
• Able to work as part of an integrated team and independently on own initiative, supporting senior team, executives and team assistants

Company Benefits: 25 days annual leave, free gym membership, personal travel allowance, company bonus scheme, career development plan, annual promotional reviews, summer & Christmas parties and flexible home working.

Please email me with an updated CV immediately if you or anyone you know is suitable for this role.