Senior Accout Executive - Energy & Industrials

Burson is the global communications leader built to create value for clients through reputation. With highly specialized teams, industry-leading technologies and breakthrough creative, we help brands and businesses redefine reputation as a competitive advantage so they can lead today and into the future. Burson is part of WPP (LSE/NYSE: WPP), the creative transformation company. Learn more at www.bursonglobal.com.  

OUR TEAM

Transitioning to a sustainable economy in a way that is socially and economically fair is a defining issue of our age. It compels action from policymakers, researchers, businesses, and individuals all over the world. 

In the Energy & Industrials team at Burson, we tell the stories of changemakers at the centre of this complex, global challenge. Our clients range from start-ups to some of the world’s most recognisable brands. They are spread across industries – energy, recycling, mobility and manufacturing – but with a common goal of achieving a lower-carbon, sustainable and more transparent world.

Our team combines deep sector knowledge with a breadth of communications disciplines, rooted in insight, to change behaviours, shape reputation and drive value.

We are proud of the work we do, supporting clients such as Baker Hughes, Hitachi, EnBW, E.ON, BSI, Mura and Rockwool. This role offers the opportunity to work within a fast paced and dynamic team of 25+ who are passionate about the energy transition and keen to deliver integrated communications work, spanning corporate and B2B comms, public affairs, digital and social.

​THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

The team is looking to recruit a Senior Account Executive with a passion for energy who will be a central team member across a number of our priority client accounts.  Key responsibilities include:

• Leading on day-to-day media liaison, developing solid media relationships and managing pro-active and reactive media requests
• Developing press materials, from press releases and blogs to Q&As and briefing documents, with a high level of attention to detail
• Managing junior client relationships, developing a strong rapport with your day-to-day contact
• Copywriting, including articles, social content, monitoring and policy papers, project proposals, presentations and wider forms of communications content
• Overseeing the creation of coverage and activity reports for clients
• Attending and contributing to ideas in internal brainstorms
• Monitoring and keeping abreast of relevant industry news in order to build an understanding of industry trends, competitive landscape and how they impact clients
• Account management and the ability to keep client workstreams on track and delivered on time

DESIRED ATTRIBUTES

• A passion for the energy transition
• Experience in an agency setting
• Ability to take ownership of tasks, working proactively and demonstrating initiative to support the wider team in driving projects forward
• A positive and proactive attitude to seeking out opportunities to add value to clients and teams
• Ability to manage a complex workload and move quickly between tasks
• A people person, keen to be part of a fast moving and dynamic team

OUR LONDON OFFICE
Burson employs over 450 people in the UK, and our stunning Southwark offices run over two floors as part of the larger WPP Campus, Rose Court. We have access to a beautiful roof terrace with panoramic views across London and a bar/restaurant area, which is a great spot for client meetings and socialising with the wider agency and other parts of WPP 

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