Communications Consultant
hace 4 días
London
Consultant / Senior Communcations Consultant (£55k–£80k) Strategic Communications Financial Services | Energy A global strategic communications consultancy is expanding its London team and is looking to hire Consultants and Senior Consultants with deep, sector-specific expertise. This is a communications role focused on corporate reputation, stakeholder engagement and high-stakes advisory work. This is a replacement hire phase, not speculative growth. We are therefore looking for people who can step in and operate immediately on complex, high-stakes work. Priority expertise We are particularly keen to hear from candidates with strong experience in one or both of the following areas: Financial Services & Capital Markets • Financial and corporate communications for financial institutions, UK PLCs, private equity, private credit, asset managers or listed companies, • Experience spanning M&A, transactions, restructurings, capital raises, investor relations and regulatory scrutiny, • Ability to operate confidently across public and private markets Energy • Strategic communications experience within energy, specifically oil and gas, with experience across power, extractives or industrials also highly relevant, • Strong understanding of how these businesses operate, their stakeholders, and the political, regulatory and reputational pressures they face, • Experience advising on employer brand, DEI, STEM initiatives and broader corporate responsibility or transition-related programmes alongside core strategic communications work is highly valued, • This work centres on values-led, strategic advisory support in complex environments, with media engagement forming an important part of the broader communications remit Alongside this, we also welcome strength in: • Corporate reputation and issues management, • Crisis, cyber, special situations and other sensitive, fast-moving scenarios, • If you’ve advised senior leaders through complex, high-profile communications challenges, this is an opportunity to do so on a genuinely global stage. The Role You will: • Provide strategic counsel to senior executives on reputation, transformation, corporate narrative and stakeholder engagement, • Develop and deliver clear, credible messaging grounded in insight, evidence and structured thinking, • Support clients through major moments including transactions, regulatory change, activism, cyber incidents and crises, • Contribute to media engagement and handling as part of broader strategic communications programmes, • Produce high-quality written work such as statements, Q&As, speeches, investor materials, media briefs and leadership messaging, • Work closely with colleagues and clients across borders, sectors and time zones, • Build trusted client relationships and spot opportunities to add value and grow accounts, • Lead workstreams and collaborate effectively with colleagues, supporting and mentoring more, • junior team members You Will Succeed Here If You Have • 4–6+ years’ experience in strategic communications, corporate communications or reputation advisory (agency or in-house), • Clear depth of knowledge in either financial services and capital markets or energy and industrials, • The ability to articulate your role and impact on past projects, not just outcomes, • Strong writing skills and confidence translating complex, technical or financial information into clear narratives, • Experience advising senior stakeholders in sensitive or high-pressure situations, • Excellent organisation and time-management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities, • Experience using insight and monitoring tools such as Factiva, Quid or Pulsar is an advantage, • Established media relationships are helpful but not essential, • The right to work in the UK What’s on Offer • Competitive salary plus discretionary bonus, • Private health insurance, employee assistance programme, volunteering hours and a flexible public holiday policy, • Hybrid working model, three days in the office, • Structured development, mentoring and training, with opportunities for international collaboration and office exchange, • A supportive, high-calibre and sociable culture that values different perspectives and experiences, • The chance to work with colleagues and clients across Europe, the US and Asia on issues that shape industries, policy and public debate