Overview

This highly successful agency boasting an impressive list of clients, from household brands to ambitious start-ups, is looking for an Associate Partner for strategic corporate and financial PR. One area of business they are looking to invest in next is capital markets. They have completed key deals this year and advised on some takeover deals as well and have a great pipeline of pitches lined up.

The Company

This very stable agency is thriving despite the global pandemic. They have a strong client portfolio with FTSE 250 companies and undertake a breadth of communications work for them . They have been advising at the leading edge of the healthcare sector’s COVID-19 response, have helped companies raise essential funding to ensure resilience through the crisis, advised on one of the UK’s largest ever stock market flotations which successfully came to the market in volatile conditions and they are busy across a number of M&A situations including one of the largest transaction this year.

Whilst they offer industry sectors of expertise within the agency, there is only one P&L across the business as practise areas work together and offer companies a full range of communications and marketing services. It is an extremely exciting time for the business and there are development and growth plans at a time when many competitors are being conservative. They have the scope to invest in great talent and are able to develop great practitioners at speed.

The Role

Key challenges and opportunities in this Associate Partner – exciting role at successful award-winning agency:

• Be the point person, lead and advise global FTSE 250 financial services, retail, leisure, FMCG, food & drink and e-commerce companies
• Take an entrepreneurial approach and feel free to carve out your own areas of expertise within the team
• Mentor, support and train junior members of the team, as the culture is thoughtful and supportive
• Take on a prominent and proactive role in new business pitches and presentations alongside cross-selling services from around the business

The Person

Key attributes and experience for this Associate Partner – exciting role at successful award-winning agency:

• You will already be an Associate Partner, with capital markets and corporate comms experience, eager to become a Partner
• Be a self-starter, a great team player and excited to work alongside public affairs, digital, insights and branding colleagues
• You will have the commercial ability to cross-sell
• Industry sector experience across two or three disciplines would be ideal, as it’s likely you will be advising companies in retail, leisure, FMCG, food & drink, financial services and e-commerce to name but a few!
• A proven track record in new business growth with a drive to further that experience
• Recent agency experience looking for a broader remit, hungry to learn from some exciting and rather slick individuals

To be considered for this Associate Partner role please click to apply.

For more details on this role, and similar roles, contact Canace Wong on 07917 875 669 or canace@the-works.co.uk