The role – Senior Consultant 

• Acting as a day-to-day point of contact for clients and playing a key role in account teams. 

• Writing of client-facing documents, including research briefings, press releases, strategy documents, policy notes and digital communications collateral.  

• Guiding the delivery of cross-channel strategy and ensuring standards of quality across all work. 

• Leading on public affairs and media relations activity for clients. 

• Supporting across new business activity, from research through to proposal development. 

• Bringing new ideas and insight into the team, and to clients – stretching our broader thinking and capabilities.  

We’re looking for candidates with: 

• A keen interest in current affairs, storytelling, speech-writing, politics, policy, digital campaigning and business. 

• Excellent writing skills, with a keen eye for detail. 

• A passion for a fast-paced and varied working environment, such as in a busy press office, in-house communications team or PR agency. 

• Some experience in agency, politics or equivalent in-house role with experience of delivering high-quality work. 

• Candidates with 2+ years’ experience in a communications role at a consultancy or relevant in-house role are preferred. 

• A good understanding of the media (at a national, regional and trade level) and how the landscape is changing. 

The successful candidate will: 

• Work with well-known companies and brands in the FMCG, tech, retail, health and energy sectors making an important, tangible contribution to the UK. 

• Help these clients, and our team, to develop and execute campaigns. 

• Be part of an exciting consultancy focused on delivering high quality work that helps our clients act to earn reputation and advocacy. 

Benefits: 

• Bonus: Discretionary bonus of up to 15% of salary if the company performs and you individually perform 

• Flexible working policy including 3 days in the office, including Mondays. 

• Pension: Statutory pension 

• Leave: 25 days holiday per year (Jan-Dec) 

• Wellbeing policy: one additional day off each month as a wellbeing day, in addition to annual leave allowance. 

• Freedom to work from overseas for up to two weeks each year 

• Health insurance following probationary period 

• Enhanced maternity leave policy 

For more information or to apply, please email hello@5654.co.uk with your CV and a cover letter. 

The closing date for applications is 15th August, with interviews due to take place in late August.