Executive

Opportunity 

Brunswick’s digital team is seeking a digital Executive, based in London, to join their close-knit group of specialists advising some of the world’s leading organisations.  

The ideal candidate will have an active and demonstrable interest in communication and social and digital media. As a digital Executive, you will support the team on day-to-day activities for a variety of clients, including digital audits, industry/competitor analysis and amplification strategies.  

You will enjoy staying up-to-date on latest digital industry trends, and be passionate about producing impactful digital campaigns. 

Our work in Digital  

At Brunswick, we harness the power of digital to help our clients connect, engage and activate their most important stakeholders to achieve business-critical, digital advantage.  

We help our clients navigate digital complexity to inform markets and investment decisions, build and preserve reputations, influence audience behaviour, manage sensitive issues, and generate sustainable long-term value.  

We do this by leveraging data and drawing on our deep understanding of our client’s most critical audiences and deploying our end-to-end digital knowledge and experience.  

We offer global scale to deliver communications strategy, business advice, technical expertise, sustained campaigns, content creation, user-experience design, support for senior leaders, and distribution across paid, earned and owned digital ecosystems.  

Key Responsibilities 

Communication Skills 

• Prepare well-written, organised and thoughtful documents and correspondence 

• Express a point of view in a thoughtful manner; able to analyse and distil complex information 

• Use judgment in deciding what information should be shared and what should not 

Team  

• Willingly and actively pursue additional responsibility and role on the team; take initiative 

• Keep colleagues informed of project status; develop action plans/meeting notes as appropriate 

• Update team members on digital trends and platform updates 

Continuous Learner 

• Demonstrate curiosity and awareness of current and relevant global issues 

• Seek out or accepts assignments that represent learning opportunities and provide professional growth 

• Willingly accept suggestions for improvement; seek feedback  

• Attend and engage in internal learning opportunities and training sessions 

Day-to-day activity 

1. Monitor client news online, often in real-time; alert internal teams; provide research and analysis (qualitative and quantitative)  

1. Keep colleagues informed of project status; develop action plans/meeting notes as appropriate 

• Perform competitive online analyses of clients and peer groups 

• Effectively handle logistics around media and client meetings, announcement days, and other client events. 

• Begin to nurture a network outside of the firm. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies 

• Ability to exhibit discretion with confidential client matters 

• Interest in digital and social media trends, e.g. changes to platform features, algorithm updates 

• Ability to multitask and prioritise 

• Ability to operate effectively in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment. 

• Ability to quickly adapt content to suit different publication channels 

• Ability to think strategically and creatively, with strong problem-solving skills 

• An understanding of financial terminology a plus 

• Creative 

• Early experience (typically 1 – 3 years) in a professional setting. 

• Exceptional research, writing and communication skills 

• Experience leveraging and measuring efforts on social media platforms to achieve business objectives, including LinkedIn, Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, Google and other new media (both paid and organic) 

• Experience with design programmes preferred, but not required (Adobe, Photoshop, InDesign) 

• Experience with social media and digital tools preferred, including a monitoring / analytics system (such as Brandwatch, Radian6, Sysomos, Sprinklr or Spredfast; LinkedIn and Google analytics) 

• Interest in financial and business issues 

• Problem-solving skills and detail orientation 

• Self-motivated and an eager learner 

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 organisations 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.  

Background 

Founded in London in 1987, Brunswick’s global partnership has grown organically to 27 offices in 18 countries. We began as a M&A and financial communications firm and, over time, expanded our capabilities to provide expert advice to our clients on a range of business critical issues. We invested in new offices, sector teams and practice groups including investor engagement; shareholder activism; governance; regulatory and public affairs, including geopolitical; crisis; litigation; social issues including climate change and diversity, equity and inclusion; cybersecurity, data and privacy; employee engagement; digital communications; opinion research and analysis, and; creative services.  

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

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Last updated on Aug 16, 2024