Account Executive - Financial Communications in London

Salary: £29,000 - £30,000 + bonuses

Basic Hours of Work: 40 hours per week (Mon-Fri 9am to 6pm)

We campaign for great causes, build technology, tackle complex problems and inspire action. 89up was founded with a clear mission: to create a powerful integrated communications agency for the world’s most important causes. In the last ten years, we’ve become one of the Financial Times 1,000 fastest growing companies in Europe, twice and won awards for some of the biggest non-profit campaigns around the world.

Do you understand the European political and policy landscape? Are you willing to learn how a well-placed headline can change a policy? We are looking for someone who is smart and has some experience of influencing or taking part in policy processes within or around the EU or an EU Member State.

Sitting within the Advocacy, Insights and Mobilisation team at 89up, our EU team works on campaigns and projects that set out to influence EU policy or European citizens more widely. We combine skills within traditional public affairs with great communications tactics such as national and international press and digital to build strong campaigns that influence policymakers both directly and indirectly.

We guide our clients in how to speak to different political stakeholders within the EU as well as how to communicate complicated policy issues to the general public.

As a junior account executive within this team, you will be expected to support colleagues on a range of interesting projects, learning from experienced seniors while also bringing your own thinking and ideas to the table. You should have a keen interest in how the news cycle moves and a desire to build a career in political communications.

• An understanding of the EU policy-making process
• Be fluent in English and have good written and oral communication skills
• A good multi-tasker and enjoy the idea of working on a number of policy issues at once
• Professional proficiency in German, Spanish, or Polish
• Conduct broad policy research and intelligence on specific European and international projects
• Develop relations with colleagues and other stakeholders of the Public Affairs and Media sector and participate in meetings (internal and external), conferences and debates to develop your professional network.
• Involved in drafting policy, press, and public affairs collateral such as letters, briefings, press releases, media pitches, and other documents
• Support in reaching out to political stakeholders and journalists
• Work on global accounts with an advocacy focus bringing your knowledge of European politics and media landscapes to support broader international activity.
• Participate in ongoing projects for EU focused and international clients and provide assistance to consultants with tasks including but not limited to:
• Work on integrated client accounts and manage around 4 accounts simultaneously
• Provide support to client work and new business opportunities
• Oversee account servicing including responding to client queries, diarising internal and external meetings and booking rooms or setting up conference calls, keeping meeting minutes, writing status reports etc.
• Conduct policy research and produce mailings
• General admin support tasks (e.g., update databases, translations)

A competitive base salary with excellent performance-linked bonuses

Gold-plated sickness benefits and life insurance

Company wide bonuses, 2 yearly

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Private GP, private counselling, eyecare vouchers, wellbeing service

24 Days holiday (with the office closing over Christmas, days taken for this max 4)

Cycle-to-work scheme

Company pension contributions

Plenty of scope to develop your career in a fast-growth business