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 and design material for clients
• Helping to facilitate and support client public exhibitions
• Helping to organise political breakfast seminars
• Controlling our social media, improving brand awareness

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 candidate will:
• Have a proactive work ethic and a desire to learn and develop on the job
• Have excellent written and verbal communication
• Have an interest in politics and planning / development issues
• Have good working knowledge of both local government and national government
• Have a degree in a relevant subject area (e.g. Politics/History/Economics/International Affairs/Philosophy)

We particularly welcome applications from candidates, who:
• Have design skills/experience in print and online design (e.g. competent using InDesign or similar)
• Have good IT skills
• Have experience controlling professional social media accounts

Pending a review at the end of June, the successful candidate will become a Junior Account Executive with a salary of £18,000 a year + bonuses.