Account executive in communications

Buxlow is a small, focused communications consultancy led by two former Government special advisers. We offer a senior-led, delivery-focused service to individuals in public life, organisations and companies, across reputation management, issues and crisis communications, and campaigns to change policy. After a year in business, we are now a team of 3 and looking to grow.

• Drafting press releases, op-eds and briefing notes
• Pitching stories to national, trade and broadcast journalists
• Preparing clients for interviews and meetings
• Tracking developments in Westminster and Whitehall, from select committee hearings to government consultations
• Deliver the response when an issue breaks, which occasionally means working outside normal hours and weekends
• The essential, but sometimes unglamorous, groundwork that keeps a growing consultancy running: media monitoring, press lists, stakeholder mapping and account admin like client call actions and agendas

• At least 1 year experience in an agency or in-house
• Someone who wants more freedom, responsibility, client contact and room to grow than a larger consultancy would offer, and who will enjoy helping to shape a firm as it grows
• An excellent writer, able to produce clear, accurate copy quickly for a journalist, a minister or a chief executive, and equally comfortable drafting social media content
• Follows politics and the news closely, understands how government works, and knows when a story matters to a client
• Keen to get out and meet contacts, and to build lasting relationships across the media and political landscape
• Curious about new tools and confident using AI to work faster and smarter
• Confident around senior people and comfortable taking ownership without the structure of a larger firm
• Organised, discreet, good humoured and calm under pressure

• The salary is £30,000-£35,000 depending on experience, with significant room to progress as Buxlow grows.
• The role is based in our central London office, with a minimum 4 days a week in the office.