Assistant Account Executive, Corporate & Public Affairs

Job Description

Job title: Assistant Account Executive, Corporate & Public Affairs

Company: BCW

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BCW

As the global communications agency in the business of moving people, BCW guides client partners to powerful, culturally relevant ideas, programs and messages that inspire their key stakeholders to think differently, feel deeply and act urgently.

BCW’s commitment to moving people starts with our employees. Here you’ll find ways to ignite your growth while doing meaningful work for exceptional clients in an environment that prioritizes your success, compels collaboration and celebrates learning. We’re committed to moving our people forward in their careers and helping them learn and grow as people and professionals.

We wholly believe that creating truly inclusive and innovative solutions is critical to our success, so Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability (I.D.E.A.) are embedded into everything we do for our people, agency, clients and the communities we serve. We strongly encourage applications from talent across all dimensions of race/ethnicity and the LGBTQ+, differently abled and veteran communities.

And while there is no one kind of BCW person, everyone at BCW has something in common: A mindset, a way of responding to challenges with openness, curiosity and a commitment to learning. BCW will feed that drive by rewarding courageous tenacity and nurturing your dynamic career.

The Team

Fuelled by unique insights, creativity, and deep expertise, the BCW Corporate and Public Affairs team is the UK’s most dynamic force of bright, inquisitive, and bold communications consultants.

Consistently ahead of the next, we are trusted advisers when the stakes are high, helping clients navigate the complex challenges of today while anticipating the sensitive issues of tomorrow. We have the firepower and skills to support organisations at every stage in their growth cycles and we reach stakeholders through every possible channel, ultimately moving hearts, minds, and people. We work with clients across all industries including financial service, fintech, education, retail, consumer goods and so much more.

We offer an impressive and integrated mix of agency natives, former journalists, political campaigners, and in-house leads who unite to deliver diverse and differentiated perspectives to clients based on experience and sound judgement. We prize rigor, quality, and agility, forging meaningful partnerships with our clients to add value. And we like to have fun.

The Role:

We are now looking to bolster our team with the addition of an Assistant Account Executive to join our fast growing team, with the potential to grow the role into an Account Executive role after that.

We are looking to appoint an individual with a passion for learning about the complex and high-profile issues affecting some of the world’s biggest and most significant brands.

If you bring an enthusiasm for the intersections of communications, politics, and reputation, BCW will provide you with a flying start to a fast-paced, dynamic career.

As an Assistant Account Executive, you will be responsible for undertaking account administration critical to all client and team projects, under the guidance of an Account Manager or Senior Account Manager. Spotting industry issues and understanding the implications of these is a daily requirement for our clients and we would want any candidate to demonstrate a strong appetite for this alongside an enthusiasm for corporate communications and the media.

You will play an active role in the smooth running of accounts, and you will pride yourself on ideas and smart thinking.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate their passion with some initial experience in politics, journalism, communications, or an allied field.

What you’ll do as you move with us:

• Account Administration – High quality, proactive account administration increases account efficiency and supports the delivery of client objectives.
• Media Management – Comprehensive media management to support proactive and reactive aspects of programme delivery.
• Technical PR / Integrated Marketing Skills Development – Competence in foundation PR and integrated marketing skills to support programme delivery.
• Programme Support – Ownership of specific PR programme components as directed by account teams to support campaign delivery.

• Information & Collateral Management – Efficient management of client collateral to ensure that media content is always available, and results are professionally prepared for presenting back to the client.
• Press Office Management – Effective press office administration ensures that all media enquiries are responded to in a timely and comprehensive manner.
• Research – Effective research skills to ensure that business pitches, proposals, client events and media opportunities are comprehensively supported and capitalised upon.
• Reporting – Comprehensive, accurate and timely reporting ensures that all client activity is professionally recorded and communicated.
• Digital Media – Expand understanding of the digital media landscape and the role of digital media. Always learning about social media and digital tools and how to utilise them for superior client service.

• Team Contribution – A can-do attitude, flexibility and willingness to contribute are consistently demonstrated.

Experience that contributes to your success:

• A broad interest in news coverage from a wide range of sources
• A keen interest in digital media, the digital landscape, and the role of digital in media

• Strong organisational skills and ability to juggle workloads across high profile client accounts, working to deadline
• Strong research skills, to support a range of projects, and the ability to get to grips with a broad range of technical topics
• Solid written skills
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills along with strong attention to detail
• Ability to push the envelope and think outside of the box

• Desire to work in a diverse and inclusive organization as an active participant in culture initiatives, training opportunities and employee resource groups

Our Awards

• Best EMEA Network Consultancy to Work For 2023 (Provoke Media)
• UK Young Lions 2023 (Advertising Association)

• Employee Engagement Campaign of the Year 2023 (PRmoment)
• Top 50 Inspiring Workplace EMEA (Inspiring Workplaces Awards 2023)

Our promise:

BCW are committed to growing and sustaining an agency that is both representative and inclusive of the communities we live and work within. At BCW, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce enables our agency to thrive and deliver brilliant work. We actively welcome applications from individuals and groups who are under-represented and celebrate difference be it ethnicity, religion, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability.

We will only assess you on your abilities and fit for the role, please do get in touch if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure a level playing field during the recruitment process.

Expected salary:

Location: London

Job date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 06:47:54 GMT

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