Senior Communications Executive

Christie Finance; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Life assurance

Digital GP Services

Employee wellbeing assistance

Job summary

Christie Finance and Christie Insurance in London seek a Senior Communications Executive to support the Head of Communications with high-quality content across press releases, blogs, podcasts, videos, and more. You will promote activities for both Christie Finance and Christie Insurance.

This full-time role sits in the Christie Network Communications team with strong collaboration across the marketing department. Occasional UK travel is required, and salary is competitive based on experience.

Qualifications

• Degree-level education or equivalent experience in communications preferred.
• Excellent writing and editing skills with strong attention to detail and brand consistency.
• Experience in professional services communications is a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and meet tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in Office 365 and SharePoint.
• Experience with CMS platforms (e.g., Salesforce) and social scheduling tools.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Christie Finance and Christie Insurance teams to develop communications strategies and content plans aligned to business objectives.
• Monitor and report on communications performance with insights and recommendations.
• Source, write, and edit content across channels including press releases, blogs, articles, podcasts, and videos.
• Manage media relations, handle journalist enquiries, coordinate responses with subject matter experts, and meet deadlines.
• Work with marketing and design teams to deliver integrated campaigns.
• Oversee corporate news output, press releases, media monitoring, and website updates.
• Create and schedule social media content to promote corporate activity and thought leadership.
• Manage internal communications channels and newsletters.

Job description

About Christie Finance and Christie Insurance:

Christie Finance provides financial solutions for commercial business owners and buyers. Our finance brokers each focus on one of four key divisions: Core, Corporate Debt Advisory, Unsecured and Real Estate.

Christie Insurance is an insurance broker with over 40 years of industry experience. We provide insurance and risk management expertise, using our knowledge, experience and sector relationships to develop solutions that may not be widely available elsewhere.

About our Communications team:

This role will sit within the Christie Network Communications team in London, which comprises five other Communications professionals, and as part of the wider marketing team of 20+ creative marketers and designers.

The role:

Christie Finance and Christie Insurance are seeking a Senior Communications Executive to support the Head of Communications in a varied and fast-paced role. You will be confident producing high-quality content across multiple channels, including press releases, articles, blogs, podcasts, videos, and wider sector-facing communications.

The role includes promoting our work across both Christie Finance and Christie Insurance.

This is a full-time, London-based position, with occasional UK travel required. A competitive salary will be offered, dependent on experience and qualifications.

What you will do:

• Collaborate with the Christie Finance and Christie Insurance teams to help develop communications strategies and content plans aligned to business objectives


• Monitor and report on communications performance, providing insight and recommendations for improvement


• Source, write, and edit content by working with colleagues across the businesses to develop engaging stories


• Manage media relations, including handling journalist enquiries, coordinating responses with subject matter experts, and meeting deadlines


• Work with marketing and design teams to deliver integrated communications campaigns


• Oversee corporate news output, including press releases, media monitoring, and website updates


• Create and schedule social media content to promote corporate activity and thought leadership


• Manage internal communications channels, including CG Connect, coverage reports, and newsletters

Your experience will include:

• Degree-level education or a minimum of three years’ experience in a communications role (ideally within professional services)


• Excellent writing and editing skills, with strong attention to detail and brand consistency


• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to work to tight deadlines and manage multiple stakeholders


• Experience handling media enquiries and delivering proactive PR activity


• Proficiency in Office 365 and SharePoint


• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously


• Confidence working with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams


• Ability to measure and report on communications effectiveness


• PR agency experience


• Experience using CMS platforms (e.g. Salesforce) and social media scheduling tools (e.g. Buffer)

Personal skills:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills


• Highly organised, with the ability to manage projects independently


• Analytical mindset with good attention to detail


• Confident and collaborative, with excellent interpersonal skills


• Positive, proactive, and adaptable approach


• Able to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines


• Comfortable working with senior stakeholders


• Committed to supporting and developing junior team members

What we offer you:

• Flexible working options


• Holiday carryover & additional Christmas leave


• Life assurance


• Digital GP Services


• Employee wellbeing assistance via Plumm


• Cycle to work scheme


• Health, Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts


• “Recommend a Friend” employee referral bonus