Reference: 56881
Date Added: 26 July 2016
Closing Date: 9 August 2016
Job Title: Junior Account Executive
Working For: SP Broadway
Location: London
Salary: £18,000 PA
Length of Contract:
Job Details
SP Broadway is a successful, fast-growing public relations consultancy specialising in planning and development with a local government focus. We work across a number of development sectors building relationships with key political, community and media stakeholders to gain planning consent for our clients.
We are looking for a motivated and ambitious candidate who has a genuine interest in planning and development and wants to make a long-term commitment to develop their PR skills and progress within the company.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Tracking issues across Westminster and the media, and writing weekly updates for designated clients
- Participating in new business development
- Helping in the preparation of written material for clients
- Researching and drafting our weekly political e-newsletter, Politics of Planning
- Helping to facilitate and support client public exhibitions
- Helping to organise political breakfast seminars
You will gain experience of:
- Working with clients in a professional setting
- Attending client meetings
- Producing high-quality reports and press releases
- Stakeholder communications
- Political research
The successful candidate will:
- Have a degree in a relevant subject area (e.g. Politics/History/Economics/International Affairs/Philosophy)
- Have good working knowledge of both local government and national government
- Have an interest in politics and planning/development issues
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Have good IT skills
- Have a proactive work ethic and desire to learn and develop on the job
Closing Date: 9 August 2016
Interview/Start Dates
Interviews will be scheduled ASAP. Candidates will be asked to prepare three Politics of Planning articles for the interview – for examples of these visit www.spbroadway.com/politics-of-planning.
We may appoint before the closing date. Start date ASAP.
Application Details
If you are interested in applying please send your CV (max 2 pages) and a covering letter (max 1 page) outlining why you are interested in this position and responding to the criteria outlined above, to David McFarlane at david@spbroadway.com.
Website: http://www.spbroadway.com
Additional Notes
8 August 2016: this ad has been removed before the closing date as the post has now been filled.