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SEC Newgate | Analysts (February 2025)

  • Employment type: Full-time
  • Experience: Entry-level
  • Salary: £28,000 per annum

Be part of our 2025 Analyst cohort

Are you looking to kickstart your career in communications and corporate affairs? Our Analyst programme will provide a space for you to learn and develop the fundamental technical skills required to do so, with you fully immersing yourself across the agency to facilitate a deeper understanding of our different practices and how they integrate with each other.

We are SEC Newgate UK

An insights and research-driven global strategic communications and advocacy group. We have over 1,200 people worldwide, working across 50 offices in 22 different countries. We work at the nexus of business, politics, communities, markets and media to deliver positive outcomes.  

There are many things we feel passionately about but one that links them all together is respect. Respect for each other, ourselves, our clients, our suppliers, the environment we work in, the communities we operate in, and respect for everyone that are impacted by our actions. 

The opportunity

You will begin your career with us in The Lab, mastering the basics and applying them to support our different sector teams across the agency. The Lab plays a crucial role in enabling and driving business growth. It brings insight, digital, research, brand and design expertise together to provide a more focused campaigning offer to build programmes that drive change. A home to our newly established growth team too, it’s the perfect place to quickly gain insight of who we are and what we do.

What you’ll be doing:

No two days are the same in this role, but here’s a flavour of what to expect:

  • Learning, learning and more learning.
  • Supporting our incredible teams to provide first class client service.
  • Crafting press releases and helping to prepare pitch decks.
  • Conducting research in response to briefs.
  • Taking a lead on media monitoring, keeping a pulse on industry trends and competitor activity.

Ideal for you if you are:

  • A brilliant communicator, both written and verbal.
  • A strong writer who can craft compelling content.
  • Naturally curious.
  • Interested in media relations.
  • Someone who can organise their work and manage their time to meet deadlines.
  • Agile, able to adapt quickly to changes.
  • A team player who considers their impact on others.
  • Empathetic to others and respectful of difference.

More reasons to apply:

Our people are at the heart of everything we do and their experience at SEC Newgate is so important to us. Our ambition is to create a working environment where everyone can thrive. We meet the ambition and drive of our people with the opportunities and support to build a successful career. 

We are incredibly proud of the culture we have built and have recently been listed in The Sunday Times best places to work for the second year in a row. We were also certified as B-Corp at the beginning of 2024.

We operate a hybrid working model, but to ensure you have the best immersion into the business, this role will be based in the office for the first six months. After this period, you will be able to work within our hybrid model which requires you to be office based for a minimum of 60% of your time.

And if that’s not enough, here is a taster of what else is included:

  • 30 days annual leave with the option to buy some, plus an additional day off for your birthday and an additional charity day off.
  • Access to Oliva, our mental health support platform and up to ten therapy or coaching sessions a year.
  • Private medical insurance and health cash plan from day one. 
  • Flexible working hours, with core hours from 10am-4pm.
  • The ability to work remotely for up to four weeks in one year after the first six months of employment.
  • Training and internal mentorship programme

How to apply

To apply for this role, please click here and complete an application form. As part of your application, you will be required to complete two tasks – full details on these tasks will be given when applying.

Applications deadline: Sunday, November 17th 2024

The next stage of our recruitment process will be for all successful candidates to attend a Recruitment Day in our London office on either Wednesday 27th November or Wednesday 4th December. Please ensure you are available on both dates before applying.

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