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London | Salary: £26k
Permanent

OVERVIEW

ESG Communications is a boutique public relations agency specialising in responsible investment and sustainability. We are part of Flag Communications.

We are growing and looking for a confident person to support the team in our Account Executive role.

This is a full-time contract, with a three-month probationary period within a small, dedicated team. We are based near Chancery Lane, London and have flexibility around working from home.

ESG Communications supports equal opportunities and all our roles are open to applications from all sections of society. We believe you should be free to be who you want to be regardless of race, religion, ethnic origin, different physical ability, sexual orientation or gender identity. We also believe diversity brings extra value to our team.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• You will help more experienced Account Managers and Directors with media activity such as preparing distribution lists, research and drafting for press releases, pitching releases to journalists and preparing coverage packs.
• You will produce well-written content including clients blogs, social media posts, opinion articles, weekly news round-up and report materials.
• You will manage internal assets such as our journalist database (liaising with media databases, news calendar and other platforms.
• Participating in client meetings as required.
• Managing ESG Communications website (no coding required).
• You will be liaising with designers to help with graphics for reports or social media posts. Potentially working yourself with Canva or Figma.
• You will also provide administrative support to the Director, such as organising training days, team events and other ad hoc administrative tasks as required.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• You should have an interest in and/or knowledge of responsible investment, ESG and sustainability.
• You enjoy writing and are good at stripping out jargon to write engaging content.
• You have experience of social media and would enjoy getting involved in tweets and building a LinkedIn presence.
• You have some experience of, or are interested in, working with press releases or media campaigns and are interested in building relations with journalists. Experience working with media databases (e.g. Roxhill) is preferred but not required.
• You will be a flexible member of a small team, helping out with other workloads and new business pitches as required.
• You are able to work with designers to deliver communication campaigns through social media and interested in exploring new digital tools. Experience in Canva, Figma or Photoshop.
• You are professional and polite with clients.
• You are unphased by tight deadlines.
• You are organised and independent – able to be left with project and run with it.

PRACTICALITIES

Please apply by sending your CV and a cover email on why you want the job to georgia@esgcomms.com by 12 July 2022.

London | Salary: Weekly stipend and travel
Duration: 1-3 months (flexible)

OVERVIEW

ESG Communications is a boutique public relations agency specialising in responsible investment and sustainability.  We run a small collegiate team and are looking for an enthusiastic PR intern to work closely with the Account Executive and wider team to support on a variety of tasks. A fantastic opportunity for a graduate or university student looking to learn more about ESG and gain some experience within a fast-paced agency environment.

We are based in East London, near the City, and tend to require at least two days in the office each week.

ESG Communications supports equal opportunities and all our roles are open to applications from all sections of society. We believe you should be free to be who you want to be regardless of race, religion, ethnic origin, different physical ability, sexual orientation or gender identity. We also believe diversity brings extra value to our team.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• You will help the Account Managers and Directors, as required, to undertake research for written articles, research journalists, collate coverage packs and social media.
• You will help the Account Executive with their workload, including maintaining the media database and organising journalist contacts.
• You are likely to be asked to pitch press releases to a small number of media outlets and may join client meetings.
• You are likely to undertake content creation for social media (Twitter and LinkedIn).

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• You are a proactive person, who likes to take on tasks independently and is keen to learn.
• You have an interest in sustainability, ESG and/or environmental issues.
• You have strong writing skills and see yourself as a good communicator.
• You are comfortable writing for and posting on social media channels.
• You are professional and polite, organised and unphased by tight deadlines.
• You have a good grasp of Word, Excel and Google Docs.

For more information please contact georgia@esgcomms.com