What we’re looking for

We are seeking a strategic, highly motivated and passionate manager to join our agency and support client accounts and the Seahorse team  https://seahorsecomms.co.uk/careers

Responsibilities

• Maintaining client relationships – identifying challenges, providing solutions quickly and effectively
• Project management of client accounts and deliverables
• Providing high quality political strategy and intelligence to clients
• Developing materials for clients e.g. preparing presentations, research and briefings
• Developing and tracking metrics for performance
• Ensure premium service to clients
• Monitoring news and policy to identify opportunities for clients and new business leads
• Proactively researching and networking to seek out new business opportunities
• Acting as press office for clients and developing media and social media strategies
• Delegating tasks across client teams
• Assisting on business development and strategy for Seahorse
• Networking for Seahorse and clients
• Supporting Seahorse’s marketing activities like the Seahorse Monthly Newsletter
• Line management of junior colleagues

Knowledge, Skills, Experience

Essential:

1. Strong passion and enthusiasm for the energy transition, nature and tackling the climate crisis
2. At least 3 years’ experience of working in public affairs and communications (or equivalent experience)
3. Strong political judgement and ability to understand how developments impact clients and Seahorse
4. Ability to learn about new topics quickly and to get to grips with complex policy issues
5. Excellent time management
6. Strong written and verbal communication
7. High level of motivation and willingness to learn
8. Positive, can-do attitude
9. Knowledge of the UK political system
10. Knowledge of the UK’s environmental and/ or decarbonisation policy landscape
11. Some media and PR experience
12. Experience of working with political, media or environmental stakeholders
13. Project management experience
14. Alignment with our values
15. IT skills (we work primarily on Microsoft Teams and Office)
16. Availability to come into our London office (Southbank) on Mondays (our anchor day) and one other day per week