Account Executive - #1722895

| Brand Communications and Government Relations

Belfast.

Permanent.

Full time 37.5 hours.

What we’re all about:

Cavendish is all about talented people, delivering excellent results for our clients. We are a multi-award-winning, PR Week Top 150 communications consultancy, ranked No 1 in PR Week’s UK Public Affairs consultancy rankings and recognised as PRCA National Awards Specialist Consultancy of the Year.

We believe in sourcing talent from diverse backgrounds, nurturing a company culture that leads to a strong work life balance, and strengthening it by providing great learning and development opportunities.

What you will get from us:

You’ll have the opportunity to take your career to the next level, working with dynamic, talented people in a fast paced and expanding organisation. Alongside a competitive salary, we provide extensive training and development opportunities and an industry leading benefits package including:

• A flexible, hybrid working model
• Access to mentorship from some of the best minds in the industry
• Industry leading allocation of paid time off
• Geographical flexibility across our regional offices
• Private Medical Insurance
• Regular social and teambuilding events
• Paid time off to volunteer for a charity
  
  

What we are looking for:

• A recent graduate or someone with experience of working in a similar role.
• An interest in current affairs and politics.
• A hunger to learn, an enthusiastic attitude and an open mind.
• An eye for detail and accuracy.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• A creative mindset.
• A good copywriter, capable of writing across a range of formats and channels.
• An interest in the world around us.
  
  

What you’ll need to do:

Be a key member of the team, supporting your account teams in the delivery and development of exceptional services to ensure client and Group objectives are met. You will be developing commercial expertise and wider project management skills which will support career progression.

• Supporting the wider team on the planning and delivery of corporate affairs campaigns and engagement programmes.
• Writing press releases and op-eds, presenting good quality, accurate articles with attention to detail.
• Attending client meetings, deputising for Account Managers when required.
• Undertaking media, political and stakeholder research and provide insight that can help shape campaigns.
• Drafting concise and accurate communications including social media content planners, client monitoring reports, briefing notes and correspondence to various stakeholders.
• Supporting new business opportunities.
• Building a network of business, media and political contacts.
• Contributing to the marketing efforts of the team and wider business.
  
  

Equal Opportunities

Our vision is to be a truly diverse and inclusive workplace that enables us to attract and retain a diverse workforce, representative of our clients and community. For this reason, we welcome applications from candidates regardless of qualifications and experience in industry and from all persons, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

Everyone stands to benefit when we embrace and value the diversity of thoughts, ideas, and ways of working that people from different backgrounds, experiences and identities bring to an organisation.

We are a disability confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application and interview stages, please email [email protected].