• Location: London

The Account Director role is responsible for managing day-to-day activity for our arts and culture clients, delivering high calibre campaign work and sector insight across a number of mandates.

A deep understanding of the cultural sector, its role in the UK and the issues impacting the businesses and not for profit organisations that comprise the Creative Industries is critical to this role, along with an excellent standard of work and attention to detail. Developing and delivering campaigns in collaboration with colleagues in the Arts and other Brunswick sectors is a core element of the Account Director role, with a focus on media and stakeholder engagement.

The Account Director, with Executive support, ensures all logistics for client meetings and events are executed smoothly and manages upwards to ensure Brunswick delivers on time and above expectation. Account Directors nurture a network amongst peers inside and outside the firm, providing valuable insight for the firm and for clients.

Our work at Brunswick Arts

Brunswick Arts is an international communications consultancy dedicated to promoting and managing the reputation and interests of cultural, charitable and corporate organisations around the world. For more than twenty years, international clients have relied on us to manage and build reputation and profile, manage crises and engage with stakeholders. As one of the sector offerings of Brunswick Group, a strategic advisory firm focused on critical issues, we can respond seamlessly and effectively to clients’ needs wherever they are in the world.

Key Responsibilities

Communication Skills – Engagement with Media and other audiences

• Has a deep understanding of the client’s media universe and the key contacts within it.
• Has established a network of media and other stakeholder contacts within the cultural and corporate sectors.
• Is well-informed on all relevant sector/ client newswires and key media; proactively monitoring and sharing coverage.
• Actively seeks to establish relationships with journalists and/or other audiences
• Handles difficult media issues with ease.
• Provides input into media strategy to identify new angles and selling in stories to a range of different media.

Contribution, Teamwork and Collaborative Approach

• Thinks creatively and strategically about how Brunswick Arts can engage with the wider Group; how to drive both organisations forward together.
• Contributes to business development initiatives (e.g. research and analysis, meetings, action items, monitoring and distributing sector news).
• Actively seeks out insights and new business opportunities with existing clients and with new clients.
• Manage the development of high-quality client documents, playing a key role in drafting, proofing, editing and version control, along with seamless project management of client workstreams (e.g press releases, Q&A’s, media reviews).
• Participates in and contributes to training sessions for interns / new joiners where appropriate
• Ensure all logistics for client meetings and events are executed smoothly and manage upwards to ensure Brunswick delivers on time and above expectation.
• Begin to develop an advisory voice informed by research, experience and awareness of market trends and events.
• Nurture a network amongst peers inside and outside the firm, providing valuable insight for the firm and for clients.

Continuous Learning

• You will brief journalists on all of Brunswick Arts clients at any given time, and actively seeks to improve their knowledge and understanding of them.
• Attends private viewings and other related events on a weekly basis.
• Actively seeks to build their knowledge of a range of specialist artforms.
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of sector/market issues and their relevance to the client.

Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies

• Highly knowledgeable and have a thorough understanding of the Arts sector and ideally have an existing network of contacts.
• At least 3- 5 years’ experience working within a communications agency, supporting clients, OR in-house experience in the communications function business OR relevant experience from a related industry.
• Have excellent client handling skills; be a good listener and act as a trusted advisor.
• Be an experienced media handler, with a good understanding of the media landscape.
• Proven project and/or program management experience, with the ability to oversee multiple fast-moving workstreams at any one time.
• Have strong written communication skills and show attention to detail, for example careful proofreading.
• Have strong organisational and project management skills.
• Be able to think strategically and creatively about briefs.
• A dynamic self-starter with a strong work ethic.
• High level of attention to detail and an intellectually rigorous, client-service attitude.
• Be able to spot opportunities to expand or develop a brief.
• An experienced team-worker who prefers to work in a collegiate way.

Our Benefits

In addition to life assurance, group income protection, and employer pension contribution, we offer: 

• Annual discretionary bonus based on company and individual performance.
• 25 days’ annual leave entitlement (excluding bank holidays) plus an additional day of leave for your birthday.
• Private Medical Insurance via Bupa for yourself and your dependants, including access to a digital GP service, Bupa Menopause plan and Bupa anytime Healthline.
• Family Leave policies – Maternity, Paternity, Shared Parental & Adoption.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Headspace for Work membership.
• Financial wellbeing benefit schemes – Season Ticket Loan, Tenancy Deposit Loan and Cycle to Work.
• Eye Care – annual eye examination and contribution towards glasses.
• Annual Flu Vaccinations.
• Corporate Gym Memberships at discounted rates for local gyms.
• External Partnerships – offers and priority booking through the National Theatre.
• Complimentary artisan coffee, tea and snacks, served by our own barista in our café.
• Daily breakfast and lunch served twice a week in our café.
• Lunch & Learn training sessions.
• Regular social, cultural and charitable activities.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Maintaining and strengthening a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace are pillars of Brunswick’s culture and key to our future success. Valuing and supporting every colleague as an individual while helping them reach their full potential is critical to attracting and developing our greatest strength – our people. By embracing our differences and diverse perspectives we create richer experiences within our firm and enhance the quality of the ideas and advice that we deliver to our clients.

Brunswick is an equal opportunities employer and our Equal Opportunities Policy is available on request.

About Brunswick Group

Brunswick is a critical issues firm. We advise the world’s leading companies on how to navigate the critical issues they face and engage with their critical stakeholders.

Our purpose is to help our clients play their role in the world more successfully. We help the leaders of the world’s great value-creating organizations operate successfully across the increasingly complex and fast-changing arenas of finance, politics and society at large.

Brunswick is one firm globally, operating as a single profit centre. This allows us to respond seamlessly and effectively to clients’ needs wherever they are in the world.

Our CEO is Henry Timms, based in New York. Our Chairman is Sir Alan Parker, based in London.

How to apply

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When submitting your application, please specify that you heard about the role through the Taylor Bennett Foundation.