About Hill & Knowlton

Hill & Knowlton is the global strategic communications leader for transformation. We help brands, businesses and leaders build reputation, manage risk, and create breakthrough opportunities for growth. Founded in 1927, today’s Hill & Knowlton operates 70 offices in over 30 countries, providing advisory, public relations and creative solutions to local and global clients. Our global team offers integrated strategic services, grounded in deep sector expertise, and enabled by creativity and intelligence. Headquartered in New York, Hill & Knowlton is part of WPP, one of the world’s largest communications services groups.

OUR TEAM

We are the first and only large agency to structure itself around sectors to deliver deep industry knowledge, supported by specialist areas of ideas and strategy, content creation and publishing.

We expect our people to constantly evolve, reinvent their skills and set a new standard in the industry for their role, making our agency the perfect home for an ambitious self-starter.  We work with high profile clients to help them build, protect and enhance their reputations and manage their risks effectively.

Our clients include blue-chip brands, household names and FTSE 100 companies across all sectors.

THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment.
  • Will be responsible for leading accounts with work spanning longer-term issues preparedness and strategic communications to and immediate crisis response.
  • Some experience of financial management: responsible for fee recs, budget monitoring, revenue forecasting, fee negotiation, managing over-servicing levels, capacity planning across your accounts.
  • The chance to develop your crisis and client counsel skills as part of one of the most respected issues teams in the industry, learning from some of the best practitioners in the field.
  • The opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of clients and industry sectors on a range of high- profile projects.

DESIRED ATTRIBUTES

  • Intellectually curious with ambition, drive, and commitment to great results
  • A confident team player who can quickly build strong relationships within the team and across the agency and motivate a group of ambitious junior staff
  • Strong client handling skills; experience in delivering decisive counsel to senior clients
  • Issues management experience for B2B and/or B2C clients
  • Crisis communications or corporate issues/reputation management experience gained in an agency and/or in-house environment. Issues management experience for B2B and/or B2C clients and excellent written, verbal, and digital communications skills and the ability to work quickly to tight deadlines are essential.
  • Strategic thinker, able to thrive in a fast-paced and constantly moving environment, who understands the broader world in which our clients operate and is interested in the news agenda.

KEY H&K BENEFITS

  • 25 days & (3 days at Christmas) annual leave
  • Comprehensive health insurance (Bupa)
  • SMART pension scheme
  • WPP employee discount scheme
  • Group life assurance scheme
  • Enhanced maternity & paternity scheme
  • Vouchers & extra day’s holiday for key milestone anniversaries
  • Our dedicated interactive training academy - ‘The Hub’
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Wellness programmes
  • Weekly social events
  • 2 x volunteer days per year
  • Additional wellness days off for active commuting

OUR LONDON OFFICE

H&K employs over 300 people in the UK, and our stunning Southwark offices run over two floors as part of the larger WPP Campus, Rose Court. We have access to a beautiful roof terrace with panoramic views across London and a bar/restaurant area, which is a great spot for client meetings and socialising with the wider agency and other WPP OpCo’s. 

DE&I

We pride ourselves on creating a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone belongs. As a company and as co-workers, we are building a workplace where everyone can reach their full potential. We are an inclusive employer and are happy to consider flexible working arrangements.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

We believe diversity is strength. Our Commitment at Hill & Knowlton is to combine our employees unique backgrounds, perspective, and experiences to build a more diverse and inclusive organisation that represents all of us and the businesses we work with.  We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and will consider all applicants regardless of age, gender identity ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, family or parental status, neurodiversity, and disability status.  We are also happy to provide reasonable adjustments during the application and interview process. Please refer to our Diversity, Equity + Inclusion Recruitment Charter to understand more about H&K’s commitments here.

H&K is Disability Confident Committed and a Dyslexia SMART organisation.  If you require any adjustments to the application or interview process with us, please don’t hesitate to email recruitment@hillandknowlton.com

For more information on H&K: https://hillandknowlton.com/
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We believe diversity is strength. 

Our Commitment at Hill & Knowlton is to combine our employees' unique backgrounds, perspective, and experiences to build a more diverse and inclusive organisation that represents all of us and the business we work with. 

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and will consider applicants regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, family or parental status, neurodiversity, disability status and socio-economic background. 

We are also happy to provide reasonable accommodations during the application and interview process. 

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H+K is Disability Confident Committed and a Dyslexia SMART organisation.  If you require adjustments to the application or interview process with us, please don’t hesitate to email recruitment@hkstrategies.com.

 

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