Account Executive | Planning Communications

Cavendish; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Paid time off

Private Medical Insurance

Teambuilding events

Job summary

Cavendish, with offices across Wales and Cardiff base, seeks an Account Executive in Planning Communications. This permanent, full-time role offers a pathway to senior client work and industry-leading benefits.

You will collaborate with Account Managers and Directors to deliver high-quality planning communications and stakeholder engagement. The role emphasizes Welsh language proficiency, strong writing, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Welsh language skills required.
• Ability to produce high-quality written consultation materials.
• Experience with planning/public consultations is a plus.
• Interest in current affairs and local government helps.

Responsibilities

• Support Account Managers, Account Directors and Directors in delivering exceptional client services.
• Develop commercial expertise and wider project management skills for career progression.
• Deliver planning and management of public consultations across FMGC, property, energy and infrastructure.
• Attend client meetings, deputise for Account Managers when required.
• Write and produce consultation materials with accuracy and clarity.
• Undertake political and stakeholder research to shape campaigns.
• Carry out analysis and collate evidence for consultation events and communication strategies.
• Understand clients to represent them to audiences.
• Write press releases and monitor media activity.
• Use social media to promote consultation and engagement activities.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities and attend networking events.
• Contribute to marketing efforts of the team and wider business.

Skills

Welsh language

Consultation writing

Deadline management

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Creative storytelling

Job description

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

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].