Job Description
Lexington Communications is looking for a first-rate Communications Consultant with 3-4 years’ industry experience to join our dynamic and growing Corporate Communications & Reputation team. (As an indicator, this equates to Account Manager or Senior Account Manager level in other companies.)
What’s the top line?
The breadth and diversity of the work may surprise you! Across the business our work is issues-led and sectors span the creative industries, food & drink, transport, construction, health, infrastructure, financial services, charities and more. Many of our clients are giants in their own industries allowing us to contribute meaningful change on a large scale.
In today’s fast-paced and hyper-connected world, reputation is an increasingly fragile asset - but it is also an organisation’s most valuable and hard-won prize. At Lexington, we build reputations and maintain trust. A strong corporate reputation grants license to operate, builds goodwill, and instils confidence in customers and consumers, making a measurable difference to businesses.
Lexington’s Corporate Communications & Reputation team works alongside our clients to identify and address vulnerabilities, tackle complex issues, and deliver effective and lasting reputation protection. Always raising profiles, shaping policy, engaging with stakeholders and influencing consumers, our award-winning strategic communications team helps companies meet business objectives and deliver positive change to shape tomorrow.
Is there more?
Lexington celebrated its 25th birthday last year and we’re at an exciting point in our journey. Last year we opened in the Middle East, creating opportunities to work in a global landscape within the business. The chance to get involved in international multimarket work will continue as further plans unfold, so any global experience could be useful.
What will I be doing?
Your role will include working on campaigns, media relations, media planning, digital communications and issues management. You’ll join a team of great people who are talented, creative and fun to work with. Here are a few examples of what to expect:
- Contributing to the development of strategic communications and campaign planning
- Advising clients on the media agenda
- Drafting media comments, Q&As and key message documents on important issues
- Building media contact lists on behalf of clients
- Drafting and selling in press materials to trade, print and broadcast media
- Media monitoring, research and coverage metrics
- Digital and social media communications support, content creation, engagement on social networks
- Developing creative, integrated communications campaigns for high profile clients
- Using multimedia channels for effective campaigning
- Advising clients on reputational risk, crisis preparedness, and crisis management
What do I need to bring?
Passionate interest in the media, plus a strong understanding of what a news story is, how news stories are constructed by journalists and PR teams, and how the news agenda works across multiple platforms, including broadcast, print and digital.
Any essential attributes?
- An excellent writer who can write in a number of different styles e.g. blogs, op-eds, eye-catching tweets, press releases, quotes and speeches
- Positive, with a can-do attitude and interested in the UK media landscape and digital sphere
- Organised, with strong time management skills and excellent attention to detail
- Proactive, good at coming up with ideas for creative campaigns and news stories
- A creative thinker when it comes to selling in stories to the media
- Fluent in digital media – comfortable using multiple platforms and considering how they might be used to help our clients achieve their objectives
The icing on the cake?
- Experience with photo/video editing
- Experience with producing podcasts
- Experience in internal communications
- Experience in managing communications work across multiple geographies
- Familiarity with media databases such as Factiva and Roxhill
Lexington has a strong track record of supporting employees’ career development and providing ongoing training opportunities. In order to continue to nurture the company culture we hold dear, we ask that you work in our Holborn office at least 3 times a week.
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Interviews
Interviews are usually a 3 step process, the first two of which are able to be conducted remotely.
About Lexington:
Lexington is a leading strategic communications and government affairs consultancy. Our mission is to Shape Tomorrow, delivering positive change to shape the future for businesses, organisations and society. Whether your organisation is seeking to manage a hostile media environment, successfully navigate a communications crisis, input into policy, engage with government decision makers, or campaign to raise awareness and mobilise support on a specific issue, Lexington has the expertise and experience to help.
Website: http://www.lexcomm.co.uk