Careers with Keeble Brown

Keeble Brown is a dynamic public affairs and communications consultancy with a strength in stakeholder relations, community engagement and public consultation. Our client base includes housing and the built environment, infrastructure and placemaking.

Our clients rely on us to add value, drive effective communications and engagement programmes. They require us to provide trusted advice, expertise and insight. To achieve this, we rely on the efforts of a tight-knit team. Our most valuable asset is our people. 

Each member of the team applies their own unique talents, experience and intelligence.

As a relatively young (not yet ten years old) and ambitious agency, Keeble Brown is always interested in hearing from people looking to develop their career in public affairs, PR and community relations.

If you are talented, motivated, engaging, creative and hard-working with a genuine interest in current affairs and public relations then we would love to hear from you.

Click the below links to view and apply for our current vacancies.

Job Details

We have an opportunity for a committed PR professional who is looking for their next step. You will focus on corporate, customer and public communication campaigns to deliver effective engagement programmes and become a reliable, trusted contact for our clients. 

We expect you will already have good working knowledge of corporate communications, public relations, marketing communications and perhaps also crisis communications. You will have helped create, plan and deliver impactful communication campaigns, and you will be used to establishing and maintaining strong client relationships, perhaps even contributing to strategy and tactical planning using your excellent data handling skills and media fluency. 

Keeble Brown operates a hybrid remote working model, with frequent office days in Central London. Regular face-to-face meetings and site visits across the country are an essential part of the role. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team where you can make a mark and stand out, develop your professional network and grow. 

As an account manager, you will: 

  • Help lead and maintain client relationships – acting as a trusted point of contact, ensuring clients are consistently updated through KPI reporting and face-to-face meetings. Work with colleagues to ensure that billing and accounts are accurate and timely. 
  • Build and drive effective communications strategies – understanding clients’ business goals and objectives, you will devise appropriate and effective marketing communications strategies, establishing key stakeholder segmentation, budget financials and resources, own and drive actions and monitor delivery and reporting. 
  • Engage diverse stakeholders – as part of the delivery of effective communications strategies you will regularly engage with stakeholders, including national and local politicians, civil servants, journalists, residents, and community representatives. You will build a wide stakeholder network. 
  • Create a range of content – using creative content to support programmes and achieve strategic goals. You will have the confidence and ability to develop effective and engaging materials such as social and web content, press releases, newsletters, blogs, and social media posts with pace, clarity and precision. 
  • Monitor and interpret sector developments – tracking trends in our focus sectors:  social housing , the built environment and rail infrastructure and developing an in depth understanding of the UK’s political, planning, building safety, customer and social housing regulatory environments to confidently and knowledgeably provide relevant insights. 
  • Coordinate client events – from taking a leading role in the delivery and hosting of events and exhibitions to drafting targeted agendas and briefings and the delivery of objectives on the day you will be a proactive member of the team. 
  • Contribute to business growth – proactively identifying new opportunities and support client retention and new business acquisition. 

Essential skills: 

  • A proven talent for written communications, with a keen attention to detail and the ability to quickly adapt style and tone for different audiences. 
  • Demonstrated experience in corporate communications, building effective integrated marketing communication strategies targeting our clients’ communities, customers, and stakeholders. 
  • Fluency in online digital marketing strategies 
  • Proactive approach to managing competing deadlines. 
  • Good knowledge of at least one of the following sectors: affordable housing, specialist accommodation such as student or retirement, planning and development, local government, public transport, especially rail. 
  • Confident with Microsoft 365 and Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Project. 
  • Experience with online digital platforms, social media, content management systems (e.g., WordPress), and digital marketing tools such as Transpond. 
  • Experience using a client relationship management system for example Dynamics or Capsule. 
  • Strong interpersonal skills, comfortable engaging with a range of stakeholders and multi-disciplinary project teams. 

Desirable skills: 

  • Experience with project management practice. 
  • Experience using AI tools and a keen interest in expanding knowledge in this area. 

About you: 

You will have a minimum two years’ experience in addition to your academic background in either media & communications or marketing. Your work experience will most likely have been in house with a housing provider or developer or with a communications or public affairs agency with a focus on stakeholder management. 

Ideally you will be a member of an appropriate professional body like the Chartered Institute of Marketing or the Chartered Institute of Public Relations. 

We are looking for someone who wants to take the next step up in their communications career and is excited to take on a more client facing role.  

You will be proactive, engaging and interested in being part of a team that excels at creating and driving communications programmes that make a difference for our clients and their markets. 

Salary and benefits: 

  • Range £28,000 to £30,000 per year depending on experience 
  • Flexible hybrid working policy with time split between working remotely and from a London-based office. 
  • 20 days holiday per year increasing according to length of service 
  • Coworking space membership with access to free activities, including chiropractic alignment sessions and events. 
  • Good work/life balance – our office hours include an early Friday finish (1 pm)  
  • Regular team development and social events to support growth and team culture 

Application Process 

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter explaining how your experience and skills align to the role requirements, to hello@keeblebrown.com, quoting ‘Account Manager 2024’ in the subject line.  

Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis; early applications are encouraged. 

If you would like to explore this opportunity informally before applying you are welcome to have a conversation with a member of the team – get in contact on the email above and we will be happy to set up a time. 

Keeble Brown takes on talented interns who want to develop PR, media & communications skills, tackle some big projects, and work with a variety of clients and staff. You should be looking to make a positive impact on Keeble Brown and learn as much as you can from being immersed in the world of media relations, event & stakeholder management.

Our ideal intern is someone who is looking to become immersed in the world of communications, is familiar working with digital content, social media savvy and has a positive attitude when delivering projects and building relationships.

Please note: While applications for our internship programme are currently closed, do check this page regularly for details of future internship opportunities.