Account Executive

Cavendish Advocacy; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Extensive paid time off

Private Medical Insurance

Social and teambuilding events

Volunteer time off

Job summary

Cavendish Consulting in Wales (Cardiff) is seeking an Account Executive to join our Planning Communications team. This permanent, full-time role offers hybrid working and the chance to develop strategic client campaigns across public affairs and planning sectors.

You will support senior teams, manage deadlines, create clear consultation materials, and engage with stakeholders to shape campaigns while benefiting from a strong training and benefits package.

Qualifications

• Welsh language skills and ability to produce high-quality written consultation materials.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines and deliver under pressure.
• Hunger to learn, proactive attitude and openness to fast-paced work.

Responsibilities

• Support Account Managers and Directors in delivering exceptional client services.
• Attend client meetings and deputise for Account Managers when needed.
• Research political and stakeholder issues to inform campaigns.
• Write press materials and monitor media coverage.
• Identify new business opportunities and support marketing efforts.
• Contribute to the team’s broader goals and planning activities.

Skills

Welsh language skills

Written communication

Deadline management

Team player

Creativity & storytelling

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Account Executive

Account Executive| Planning Communications

Wales. Our office is based in Cardiff but we’re open to applications from across Wales.

Permanent.

Full time 37.5 hours.

Flexible, hybrid working.

What we’re all about

Cavendish is all about talented people, delivering excellent results for our clients. We are a multi-award-winning, PR Week Top 150 communications consultancy, ranked No 1 in PR Week’s UK Public Affairs consultancy rankings and recognised at PRCA National Awards 2025 as Large Consultancy of the Year.

Across our 12 strategically located UK and Ireland offices, Cavendish brings together industry-specialist communications to provide integrated solutions for clients and limitless development opportunities for our people.

We believe in sourcing talent from diverse backgrounds, nurturing a company culture that leads to a strong work life balance, and strengthening it by providing great learning and development opportunities.

What you will get from us

You’ll have the opportunity to take your career to the next level, working with dynamic, talented people in a fast paced and expanding organisation. Alongside a competitive salary, we provide extensive training and development opportunities and an industry leading benefits package including:

• Access to mentorship from some of the best minds in the industry.
• Industry leading allocation of paid time off.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Regular social and teambuilding events.
• Paid time off to volunteer for a charity.

What we are looking for

• Welsh language skills.
• The ability to produce high-quality written consultation materials and manage competing deadlines.
• A hunger to learn, an enthusiastic attitude and an open mind.
• A desire to work at pace, learn by osmosis from industry experts, and deliver consistently high-quality work.
• An interest in current affairs and/ or an understanding of how local government works.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• A team player who is proactive in delivering work but also reactive in challenging situations.
• A creative mindset with the ability to develop storytelling skills.

What you’ll need to do

Be a key member of the team, supporting Account Managers, Account Directors and Directors in the delivery and development of exceptional services to ensure client and Group objectives are met. You will be developing commercial expertise and wider project management skills which will support career progression.

• Support the wider team on the delivery of planning and management of public consultations across FMGC, property, energy and infrastructure.
• Attend client meetings, deputising for Account Managers when required.
• Manage the writing and production of consultation materials.
• Undertake political and stakeholder research and provide insight that can help shape campaigns.
• Carry out analysis and collate evidence for consultation events and communication strategies.
• Understand clients well enough to represent them to their audiences.
• Write press releases, presenting good quality, accurate articles with attention to detail.
• Media monitoring.
• Use social media to promote consultation and engagement activities.
• Identify and support new business opportunities and regularly attend networking events.
• Contribute to the marketing efforts of the team and wider business.

Equal Opportunities

Our vision is to be a truly diverse and inclusive workplace that enables us to attract and retain a diverse workforce, representative of our clients and community. For this reason, we welcome applications from candidates regardless of qualifications and experience in industry and from all persons, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

Everyone stands to benefit when we embrace and value the diversity of thoughts, ideas, and ways of working that people from different backgrounds, experiences and identities bring to an organisation.

We are a disability confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application and interview stages, please email [e-mail].