Account Executive

Buxlow Advisory; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Central London office

Job summary

Buxlow Advisory in London is seeking a dynamic communications professional to join a small, senior-led consultancy. You will handle diverse client accounts with real responsibility from day one, drafting press materials and pitching stories to media while building lasting relationships across Westminster and Whitehall.

This role emphasises strong writing, media-facing skills, and a proactive attitude. The salary range reflects experience, with significant room to progress as the firm grows.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year experience in an agency or in-house role.
• Excellent writer capable of producing clear, accurate copy quickly for journalists and executives.
• Follows politics and the news closely and understands how government works.

Responsibilities

• 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, including inquiries and consultations.
• Delivering responses when issues break, including after-hours work.
• Media monitoring, press lists, stakeholder mapping and account administration.

Skills

Excellent writing

Media relations

Client communication

Relationship building

Organisational skills

Job description

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.

About the role

You will work across a range of client accounts, with real responsibility from day one. A typical week might include:

• 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

About you

• 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.