Lodestone is an award-winning strategy and communications agency with a purpose. We help organisations to change the world for the better. We provide sharp analysis, creative thinking and agile delivery. We were the UK’s first specialist public affairs consultancy to be B Corp Certified.
With experience in health, tech, education, clean energy and campaigns, we are committed to providing a personalised service to our clients. Lodestone is based in central London (although we work in a hybrid way). Our work has global reach and we have achieved significant growth over recent years, with ambitious plans to keep expanding.
Expect a collaborative atmosphere; entrepreneurial culture and a passion for helping businesses and organisations to explain their positive contribution to complex world issues.
The Role
We are looking for an exceptional Account Manager to join our dynamic team. The role will involve driving a diverse programme of work across PR, PA, Corporate Communications, campaigns, reputation management, and crisis communications for Lodestone’s clients. We are looking for a talented individual who will be able cover the following:
- Create and deliver exciting PR, Public Affairs and digital programmes for clients;
- Run a press office – developing news stories, handling PR, pitching stories and reputation management;
- Closely monitor parliamentary business, provide political analysis, digest policy and be part of a public affairs delivery team;
- Building & developing strong relationships with clients, journalists, political and industry stakeholders;
- Attend client meetings and deliver high quality client service;
- Write corporate materials and develop compelling content for press releases, digital content, speeches and political analysis;
- Organise events and stakeholder consultations for clients and projects across the UK, in Parliament and at the Party Conferences;
- Be involved in pitching, business development and writing proposals;
- Network and win new business;
- Manage and mentor junior members of staff on accounts.
The Candidate
We are looking for an Account Manager that displays the following experience and attributes:
- Proven experience in an agency, political/parliamentary, in-house, media or equivalent role;
- The ability to hit the ground running, with a can-do attitude and an action-oriented approach;
- Strong knowledge of the UK political system and/or the media landscape;
- The ability to pitch ideas in a compelling way to clients, colleagues and the media;
- Enjoys writing and digesting complex policy issues;
- An eye for detail, and the ability to deliver high quality output and client service;
- Can work collaboratively in a team or independently – enjoys a fast-paced environment;
- Curious about the world with a passion for understanding complex issues.
Diversity
Lodestone is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because we believe it makes our business stronger. We are committed to diversity and inclusion, and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates.
Location
The Leather Market, 11-13 Weston St, London, SE1 3ER.
- Monday & Friday remote;
- Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday in office.