Careers

Working For: Lodestone Communications

Location: London

Monday & Friday remote

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday in office

Salary: £13.85ph (London Living Wage) and business expenses

Length of Contract: 3 months

The Company

Lodestone is an award-winning strategy and communications agency with a purpose. We work with our partners to map their environment, navigate their way to success, and defend themselves from risk.

Everything we do is driven by our founding principles:

Purpose – We believe in what we do, or we don’t do it.

Partnership – We believe the best outcomes are delivered through genuine collaboration.

People – We believe all businesses are people businesses, we share and build connectivity.

We have grown from a start-up of three people to an award-winning consultancy of more than twenty dedicated specialists. We never lost that start-up spirit. Expect a collaborative atmosphere; entrepreneurial culture and a passion for helping businesses and organisations to explain their positive contribution to complex world issues.

Diversity

Lodestone is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because we believe it makes our business stronger. We are committed to diversity and inclusion, and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

The Role

The role will be to provide support across the disciplines of Public Affairs, Corporate Communications and Crisis Communications. We’re offering a 3-month full-time paid internship. We pay our interns the London Living Wage and the role offers hybrid working, with the option of working from home on Mondays and Fridays.

The Candidate
We are looking for a dynamic individual who will be able cover the following:

• Help monitor parliamentary business, digest policy and be part of a public affairs delivery team
• Support the team as they deliver high quality client services
• Provide research and write corporate materials, compelling content for press releases, speeches and political analysis
• Help organise events and stakeholder consultations for clients and projects across the UK

We're looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• An interest in corporate affairs, politics and the media
• Enjoyment of writing and digesting complex policy issues
• An eye for detail, and the ability to deliver high quality outputs and client service
• A can-do attitude and an action-oriented approach
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team or independently and enjoys a fast-paced environment
• Curious about the world with a passion for understanding complex issues

Timeline

• Applications to be submitted by 20^th June 2025
• Interviews will take place between 25^th June & 4^th July – please let us know of your availability for these dates when you submit your application.
• The start date for this role is on or around 14^th July

Application Details

To apply, please email your CV and a cover letter to careers@lodestonecommunications.com http://lodestonecommunications.com/careers

Website: http://lodestonecommunications...

Job title

Senior Account Executive / Account Manager

Working for

Lodestone Communications

Location

The Leather Market, 11-13 Weston St, London, SE1 3ER

Monday & Friday remote

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday in office

Salary

Competitive salary, dependent on experience & role, plus benefits & staff bonus scheme

The Company

Lodestone is an award-winning strategy and communications agency with a purpose. We work with our partners to map their environment, navigate their way to success, and defend themselves from risk.

Everything we do is driven by our founding principles:

Purpose – We believe in what we do, or we don’t do it.

Partnership – We believe the best outcomes are delivered through genuine collaboration.

People – We believe all businesses are people businesses, we share and build connectivity.

We have grown from a start-up of three people to an award-winning consultancy of more than twenty dedicated specialists. We never lost that start-up spirit. Expect a collaborative atmosphere; entrepreneurial culture and a passion for helping businesses and organisations to explain their positive contribution to complex world issues.

Diversity

Lodestone is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because we believe it makes our business stronger. We are committed to diversity and inclusion, and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

The Role

We are looking for an exceptional Senior Account Executive or Account Manager to join our dynamic team. The role will involve driving a diverse programme of work across corporate communications, public affairs, campaigns, reputation management, and crisis communications for Lodestone’s clients. We are looking for a talented individual who will be able cover the following:

• Create and deliver exciting corporate communications, public affairs and digital programmes for clients
• Play full role in client account teams, effectively delivering or managing workflow
• Attend client meetings and deliver high quality client service
• Developing news stories, handling PR and incoming media interest, pitching stories and reputation management
• Write corporate materials and develop compelling content for press releases, digital content, speeches and political analysis
• Closely monitor parliamentary business, provide political analysis, digest policy and be part of a public affairs delivery team
• Building & developing strong relationships with clients, journalists, political and industry stakeholders
• Organise events and stakeholder consultations for clients and projects across the UK, in Parliament and at the Party Conferences
• Be involved in pitching, business development and writing proposals

The Candidate

We are looking for an Senior Account Executive or Account Manager that displays the following experience and attributes:

• Experience in an agency, political/parliamentary, in-house, media or equivalent role
• The ability to hit the ground running, with a can-do attitude and an action-oriented approach
• Strong knowledge of the UK political system and/or the media landscape
• The ability to pitch ideas in a compelling way to clients, colleagues and the media
• Enjoys writing and digesting complex policy issues
• An eye for detail, and the ability to deliver high quality output and client service
• Can work collaboratively in a team or independently – enjoys a fast-paced environment
• Curious about the world with a passion for understanding complex issues

As a growing agency, we always love to hear from talented people. If you like the sound of Lodestone and are at any level in your career, get in touch as we’d be delighted to hear from you.

How to apply
Be part of our growth story, to apply email your CV and a Cover Letter to: careers@lodestonecommunications.com

Timeline

• Applications to be submitted by 20^th June 2025

• Interviews will take place between 25^th June & 4^th July – please let us know of your availability for these dates when you submit your application.
• The start date for this role is on or around 18^th August