We’re Grayling UK, a multi award-winning PR & Communications agency that truly creates advantage for our clients. We care passionately about our people too and we’re the proud winner of PR Week’s ‘Best Place to Work’ award 2021. From consumer PR to crisis management, public affairs to digital – and literally everything in between - we help clients across the UK and around the world to build their brand, implement effective comms strategies and engage with their audiences better than ever before.
About the role
We are looking for someone with a desire to progress, who is willing to learn and has an interest in building the future, to join Grayling Engage, our specialist stakeholder, community and digital engagement practice.
Our communications and engagement experience spans across a broad variety of sectors, including Government, property and development, energy, transport and infrastructure, health and the third sector.
If you’re passionate about the built environment and are looking to get your foot in the door at an award-winning engagement practice, we’d love to hear from you.
The day to day
- Draft materials such as issue briefings or policy statements for public consultations and community engagement plans;
- Attend stakeholder and community consultation events;
- Research and map out key stakeholders and influencers;
- Learn and maintain good account management, mastering the likes of workback plans, cost trackers and actions trackers;
- Develop a thorough understanding of the UK planning process;
- Assist in the production of collateral materials, collaborating with Grayling’s design studio;
- Demonstrate an awareness of key social media platforms and how they can be used for engagement purposes;
- Assist with preparation of new business pitches and presentations.
Our promises to you
- Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working (where you can work two days a week from home);
- 25 days’ holiday, increasing by one day every year up to 30 days;
- Duvet morning on your birthday;
- Gifted time off over Christmas;
- Flexible benefits platform where you are in complete control of what you receive. It could be anything from dental to gym membership, wellbeing initiatives, training, discount deals or simply a contribution to everyday bills and subscriptions (think Netflix, Amazon, Spotify etc!);
- Enhanced family-friendly policies;
- Free breakfasts & weekly drinks in the office;
- Regular team socials and early finish Fridays;
- An abundance of personal development opportunities, through our Grayling Advantage Academy (with courses ranging from writing, resilience, creativity and more);
- External mentoring via Creative Access for anyone from an under-represented background;
- New business and employee referral bonuses;
- Cycle to work scheme;
- Employee Assistance Programme offering a 24/7 confidential advice line;
- Life insurance.
Working Pattern: Full time, hybrid working (3 days in office, 2 days from home).