Looking for a financial services PR role at an award-winning company? Lucky you, we are hiring!

The lang cat delivers market-defining PR, content and strategic communications services to clients in the platform, pension, investment and fintech sectors. We do this alongside equally market-defining insight, research and consultancy services to the same.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The role of PR Account Manager at the lang cat is all about delivering an exceptional service to our clients. It will involve supporting our PR Account Directors in this, as well as running some client accounts of your own.

You’ll already have a good grasp of the PR basics or be able to demonstrate transferrable skills that could quickly translate to that. And we’re sector specialists, so you’ll need to have some understanding of what goes on in and around the retail financial services space and a willingness to learn more.

This is an excellent development opportunity at an award-winning agency for anyone who wants to build both a network and a career in financial services PR. 

It’s a full-time role based at the lang cat’s beautiful, airy offices in Leith, Edinburgh, but with travel from time to time and potential for a bit of hybrid working from home once you’re up and running.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

Essential skills for this role are:

• An ability to build and maintain trusted and positive working relationships with clients and journalists. You’ll need to be an effective oral communicator for this.
• An ability to deal with complex concepts, think about them clearly and learn fast.
• An ability to generate creative ideas where the brief gives space for this.
• An ability to juggle competing demands and multiple deadlines.
• An excellent standard of writing in terms of grammar, structure and style.
• You won’t be relying on AI to produce writing of the standard required and you’ll have the proven ability to turn out your copy to brief and to deadline.
• You’ll be as comfortable working collaboratively as independently.

We’re committed to being open to talented candidates irrespective of your gender, race, faith, sexuality and physical ability. What we care about is your ability to do the job. Our office in Leith is wheelchair accessible. We’re also always keen to hear from ‘returners’ who are looking to re-enter the industry after a break.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

We’d like if you were:

• Accountable. We hold ourselves to a high standard and take responsibility for our successes and our failures. You’ll still be developing in your craft but we expect you to hold yourself to an appropriately high standard while you do your usual day job,
• Relentless. We work with some very large companies who trust us to get their messages out. You’ll need to be determined in your dealings with them, and your work on their behalf. You’ll often be speaking to very senior individuals and you’ll need to be able to get your point across.
• Flexible. Sometimes we need all hands on deck for a thing even if it isn’t your usual day job. So you’ll need to be open to that and also (within reason) with working hours to suit your clients. We’ll be flexible in return.

WORKING AT THE LANG CAT

What you get in return for your effort is a working life which is:

• Flexible. Lots of us have family and caring commitments outside work and we’ll do our best with all of it for you too.
• Varied. Some days are probably the same, but not many.
• Supportive. No isn’t a word you’ll hear too often if you come up with stuff we should do either for ourselves or one of our clients.
• Challenging. We do push ourselves and we try to be honest with each other if something isn’t up to scratch. But in a supportive way.
• Collegiate. We’re not sure that’s the right word, but the team is there for everyone. All you ever have to do is ask.
• Open. Everyone gets to find out how we’re doing commercially and we discuss the big decisions.

WHAT’S THE PACKAGE?

This is a permanent role with a six-month probationary period. Salary will depend on experience and be based around the average for comparable roles in the Edinburgh market.

There’s a pension scheme (8% unconditional), a bonus scheme and 32 days’ holiday a year plus Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. After three months you will qualify for a death in service benefit of four times gross salary. We have an extended benefits policy which gives access to certain additional health and wellbeing services.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, send your CV to hello@thelangcat.co.uk by Monday 5 January 2026. Please include a cover letter explaining why you want to build your career in financial services PR and communications with the lang cat and why you think you’d be a good fit.

You can also use hello@thelangcat.co.uk to ask us any questions before submitting a formal application.

If we agree you might be a good fit we’ll be in touch with you no later than Friday 9 January 2026 to arrange an interview.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.