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.

The role of PR account executive at the lang cat will largely involve supporting our PR account directors to deliver an exceptional service to our clients.

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

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is 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.

As a PR account executive you will be responsible for:

Media relations. Create appropriate media distribution lists (using software provided), issue press releases to media, liaise with journalists, meet external stakeholders and identify further coverage opportunities.

Account support. Taking minutes at regular client calls, maintain evaluation documents, contribute to team meetings.

Client sector monitoring and reporting. Understanding the environment in which our clients operate, monitoring the news agenda, keeping a close watch on what’s trending, and reporting updates to the wider PR and communications team.

Research and reporting. Working with the lang cat’s insight team where appropriate, conduct research and analysis to support client activity, report on media coverage.

Content creation. First draft of client PR and communications content (internal/external) including press releases, by-lines, briefing documents, client emails, blogs and social media posts.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• A good understanding of financial services products and services, gained over a minimum of one year working within the sector.

• An ability to generate creative ideas where the brief gives space for this.

• Experience writing to brief and to deadline.

• Excellent standard of writing in terms of grammar, structure and style.

• Effective oral communication with an ability to build and maintain trusted and positive working relationships with clients and journalists.

• An ability to work collaboratively and independently.

• An ability to juggle competing demands and multiple deadlines.

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 too and also (within reason) with working hours to suit your clients. We’ll be flexible in return.

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.

WHAT’S THE PACKAGE?

PR account executive 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 33 days’ holiday a year plus Christmas 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 please send your CV to hello@thelangcat.co.uk by Friday 4 April 2025. Please include a cover letter explaining why you want to build a career in financial services PR and communications with the lang cat and why you think you’d be a good fit for us.

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 11 April 2025 to arrange an interview.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.