Senior Account Executive - Energy & Industrials

Location: London, England, United Kingdom

Burson is the global communications leader built to create value for clients through reputation. With highly specialized teams, industry-leading technologies, and breakthrough creative, we help brands and businesses redefine reputation as a competitive advantage so they can lead today and into the future. Burson is part of WPP (LSE/NYSE: WPP), the creative transformation company.

OUR TEAM

Transitioning to a sustainable economy in a way that is socially and economically fair is a defining issue of our age. It compels action from policymakers, researchers, businesses, and individuals all over the world. In the Energy & Industrials team at Burson, we tell the stories of changemakers at the center of this complex, global challenge. Our clients range from start-ups to some of the world’s most recognizable brands. They are spread across industries – energy, recycling, mobility, and manufacturing – but with a common goal of achieving a lower-carbon, sustainable, and more transparent world. Our team combines deep sector knowledge with a breadth of communications disciplines, rooted in insight, to change behaviours, shape reputation, and drive value. We are proud of the work we do, supporting clients such as Baker Hughes, Hitachi, EnBW, E.ON, BSI, Mura, and Rockwool.

This role offers the opportunity to work within a fast-paced and dynamic team of 25+ who are passionate about the energy transition and keen to deliver integrated communications work, spanning corporate and B2B comms, public affairs, digital, and social.

THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leading on day-to-day media liaison, developing solid media relationships and managing proactive and reactive media requests.
• Developing press materials, from press releases and blogs to Q&As and briefing documents, with a high level of attention to detail.
• Managing junior client relationships, developing a strong rapport with your day-to-day contact.
• Copywriting, including articles, social content, monitoring and policy papers, project proposals, presentations, and wider forms of communications content.
• Overseeing the creation of coverage and activity reports for clients.
• Attending and contributing to ideas in internal brainstorms.
• Monitoring and keeping abreast of relevant industry news in order to build an understanding of industry trends, competitive landscape, and how they impact clients.
• Account management and the ability to keep client workstreams on track and delivered on time.

DESIRED ATTRIBUTES

• A passion for the energy transition.
• Experience in an agency setting.
• Ability to take ownership of tasks, working proactively and demonstrating initiative to support the wider team in driving projects forward.
• A positive and proactive attitude to seeking out opportunities to add value to clients and teams.
• Ability to manage a complex workload and move quickly between tasks.
• A people person, keen to be part of a fast-moving and dynamic team.

OUR LONDON OFFICE

Burson employs over 450 people in the UK, and our stunning Southwark offices run over two floors as part of the larger WPP Campus, Rose Court. We have access to a beautiful roof terrace with panoramic views across London and a bar/restaurant area, which is a great spot for client meetings and socializing with the wider agency and other parts of WPP.

At Burson, diversity, equity, and inclusion are not just values; they are strategic imperatives that fuel our future in an industry built on the art of understanding, connecting, and developing relationships. We believe that a diverse workforce is essential for inspiring bold ideas, fostering constructive dialogue, and cultivating meaningful experiences that drive innovation and creativity. It also enables our agency to thrive and deliver brilliant work.