Portland is a global advisory firm, helping companies, foundations, governments and organisations communicate effectively, grow and succeed. We advise clients navigating business and reputational challenges, including regulatory change, political transition, and legal disputes and crises, ensuring they seize opportunities to engage in policy discussions and in the media when it matters most.

Headquartered in London, with a network of team members in critical markets, our advisors are drawn from the worlds of politics, business, law and journalism. Our work is supported by specialist digital, research and creative teams, and backed by Omnicom’s global network and capabilities. Combining political nous and cultural savvy, Portland’s advisers build strategies and campaigns tailored to clients’ needs, delivering outcomes that make a difference.

The Team:

Our Corporate Affairs team advises some of the biggest and most exciting organisations in the world on their communications and reputation. Our team combines experience from the highest levels of the media, business, politics, government and the City. 

We build and deliver communications strategies for major corporates, challenger brands, campaign groups, charities, and industry bodies. Our clients often come to us facing big communications challenges. They might be trying to grow their reputation, change the direction of a debate, or secure a better operating context. This is the kind of work for which Portland was built: shaping perceptions and creating environments that are conducive to growth. 

The Role:

We’re looking for an experienced Account Director to join its Corporate Affairs team on an initial six-month fixed-term contract. We want to hear from you if you specialise in strategic communications in a business, finance and investment context and are confident advising on and delivering corporate and financial communications outcomes for established global businesses, institutions, funds, and challenger brands.

Key Responsibilities:

• Building strong client relationships and acting as a trusted advisor to clients
• Devising and delivering proactive and reactive media and digital engagement strategies
• Writing and producing client-facing proposals, presentations and strategic plans
• Drafting a range of materials including press releases, opinion editorials, website copy, briefing documents and analysis
• Managing multi-disciplinary client teams
• Coordinating, managing and undertaking media monitoring and horizon scanning
• Ensuring the successful day-to-day delivery of communications strategies and tactical plans
• Building a relevant network of media and equity analyst relationships

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience, gained either in-house or within an agency, advising brands on corporate and financial communications
• Fluency in company accounts (UK GAAP, IFRS) and experience in financial and investment analysis, or economics
• Experience in investor relations, and engagement with proxy advisors, rating agencies, equity, and fixed income research
• Proactive, creative, and detail-driven with an excellent understanding of the media and the broader business, finance, consumer and political landscape
• Well connected with national and trade media, and equity analyst community

What we offer in return:

At Portland we offer hybrid working, with our teams working together from the office three days a week. We are committed to development and have an open doors culture where you will have the opportunity to learn from some of the most experienced people in the business.

Our remuneration package also includes our competitive pension contributions, private healthcare, life assurance cover, company contribution to gym membership, wellbeing workshops and activities, company parties, lunch contribution each week and much, much more!