Associate Director

Financial Services PR: Associate Director — Global Specialist Agency

  • Hybrid, London
  • £70,000 – £85,000 + bonuses

A senior leadership opportunity at one of the most respected integrated agencies in financial services as it builds out its senior team.

This is a specialist firm with a global footprint and a strong reputation across the sector. The business has grown consistently, has been recognised among the industry's best places to work, and is investing in senior talent to support its next phase.

The agency brings together communications strategists, creatives, former investment professionals and ex-financial journalists, backed by proprietary tools and deep sector insight.

Focused on the agency's consumer and personal finance work — mortgages, savings, wealth management, investing, pensions and retirement, and financial wellbeing — you'd own senior client relationships, lead a team, drive new business, and play a meaningful role in shaping the UK business.

About the role

  • Senior strategic lead across a portfolio of personal finance, wealth, investing, pensions or financial wellbeing accounts
  • Acting as trusted senior counsel to client leadership teams on integrated strategy
  • Owning tier-one national, business, personal finance and trade media strategy
  • Leading message development, thought leadership, crisis and reputation work
  • Overseeing integrated campaigns across PR, social, content, creative and digital
  • Line managing, developing and inspiring a team
  • Leading new business pitches and driving pipeline development
  • Contributing to agency strategy, P&L awareness and UK growth planning

About you

  • Significant agency or in-house experience leading senior client work in financial services
  • Strong sector knowledge across one or more of mortgages, savings, wealth management, investing, pensions and retirement, or financial wellbeing
  • A confident senior counsel — comfortable advising and earning the trust of senior client stakeholders
  • Strong, established relationships across UK national, business, personal finance and trade press
  • Ready for a senior seat with real influence in a growing agency

Why join

  • One of the most distinctive and progressive agencies operating in financial services globally
  • A senior role with genuine ownership and influence at a pivotal moment in the UK business's growth
  • Consistently named a Best Place to Work
  • A visible senior seat with line management, new business and strategic responsibility

Perks

  • £70K – £85K
  • Performance bonus
  • Enhanced holiday package
  • 5% employer pension contribution
  • Private healthcare with gym discounts
  • Mental health support via wellbeing app
  • Bespoke development programme
  • Full home tech package
  • Enhanced parental leave
  • Sabbatical programme
  • Work from anywhere policy