A great opportunity has arisen to join the JBP Westminster team. JBP is a top-10 public affairs agency with a strong reputation for integrated and strategic communications in policy-led campaigns, supported by high-level media engagement.

We are ideally looking for a communications professional with an agency background. This may be an ambitious senior account executive looking for the next step up, or an experienced account manager looking for a chance to get involved in some exciting campaigns and a portfolio of clients.

In particular, we are looking for candidates with demonstrable experience of media handling, event management, and a good understanding of the political landscape.

The successful candidate will have:

• Strong experience of working in media relations and communications (ideally with a policy related focus);
• Established media connections;
• Strong experience of pitching ideas/stories to the media;
• Strong understanding of the wider political landscape;
• Excellent copywriting skills (ie opinion writing, press releases, and web content);
• Experience of deploying social media channels effectively;
• Ability to work flexibly, under pressure and to short deadlines;
• Experience of having managed a team, or keen desire to manage one
• Excellent organisational and time management skills (ie managing multiple client demands at once);
• Commercial instinct, and desire to get involved in new business pitching;
• Confident, conscientious and self-motivated.

Working as part of an integrated team you will:

• Manage client accounts across a range of policy areas and media specialisms;
• Be the main day to day contact for our clients on some of our biggest campaigns and retainers;
• Play an active role in developing campaigns and media relations strategies;
• Be a key part in new business brainstorms and support in the development of new business proposals;
• Author press copy, including opinion writing for national newspapers.

Benefits include:

• 25 days' holiday;
• Pension Scheme;
• Company benefits including discounted cinema tickets, gym membership, bikes, and more;
• Share options dependent on length of service.