Location: London, Holborn
Working pattern: Full time hybrid working, min. 3 days in the London office
About Grayling UK
Our people are in equal parts exceptional professionals and wonderful human beings. We’ve created a culture that champions personal growth and development, empowering everyone to be creative, innovate and enjoy their work. Your growth is our priority because when you thrive, so do we.
We’re serious about our work but never about ourselves, so if you’re looking for your next move and are passionate about strategy, creativity and delivering impactful ideas, you’ve come to the right place!
About the role
We’re looking for a sharp thinker, natural collaborator and all-round good human to join IGNITE, the creative engine at the heart of the agency.
We want someone who doesn’t just answer briefs but reframes them. Someone who raises the bar on thinking, challenges convention, and helps us tell clients what they don’t yet know but need to.
You’ll work across our specialist teams (Consumer, Corporate, Public Affairs, Health) and our global network to bring fresh, provocative thinking to both existing and new clients.
You’ll have a strong track record of unlocking and winning opportunities at C-suite level, and of turning smart insights into standout, integrated campaigns that move audiences -whether consumer, corporate or political.
As part of IGNITE, our multidisciplinary hub of creatives, data analysts and designers, you’ll help shape bold ideas that travel across markets, channels and cultures.
IGNITE is where creativity, strategy and innovation come together, and this role plays a key part in pushing that forward.
You’ll be at the centre of delivering audience-first, creatively driven communications that drive impact and real growth for our clients and our agency.
It’s also genuinely collaborative, supportive and energising place to be. We’ve built a team that’s smart, kind, low-ego and high-performing.
We’re looking for someone who brings energy, curiosity and a real desire to help shape what IGNITE becomes next.
The day to day
- Leading strategy on major briefs and pitches (UK and global), partnering closely with client, creative and delivery teams to win ambitious, high-impact work
- Acting as a strategic voice within IGNITE, shaping thinking, pushing standards and bringing clarity to complexity
- Being a trusted sounding board across the agency, elevating the quality of thinking wherever it shows up
- Collaborating with senior leadership to position Grayling as a leading strategic and creative consultancy
- Championing and sharing best-in-class thinking, work and tools across the business
- Leading and delivering strategic training to build confidence and capability across the network
What will give you the edge
We’re looking for someone who is curious, always looking for the insight others have missed. You combine creative instinct with commercial understanding, knowing what makes ideas not just exciting, but effective.
You’ll likely recognise yourself in the following:
- You’re as comfortable shaping big creative platforms as you are diving into the detail
- You enjoy the pace of agency life, the challenge of new problems, and the opportunity to make work better, constantly
- You’re proactive, energetic and ambitious, someone who wants to build, not just maintain
- You’re experienced in working across different sectors, audiences and disciplines, and can adapt your thinking accordingly
- You’re confident operating in global and multi-market environments, bringing consistency while recognising local nuance
- You have a strong understanding of integrated communications, across paid, owned and earned channels
- You’re a confident and persuasive presenter and communicator, able to bring others with you
- You’re able to turn data into clear, actionable insight and craft compelling evidence-based arguments
Our promises to you
- Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working, a work from anywhere policy, flexi time and 4pm Friday finishes
- 25 days’ holiday, increasing by one day every year up to 30 days
- Additional day of leave on your birthday & gifted time off over Christmas
- A monthly cash allowance to use on the benefits most important to you - you'll have the freedom to choose how you enjoy it!
- Enhanced family-friendly policies
- Free subscription to Calm app
- Free breakfasts & fruit
- An abundance of personal development opportunities, through our internal training programmes
- New business and employee referral bonuses
- Interest-free season ticket loan & Railcard reimbursement
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme offering a 24/7 confidential advice line
- Life assurance
Get to know us
Grayling is one of the UK’s most connected communications agencies, working across Public Affairs, Planning & Infrastructure, Consumer and Corporate. With nine UK offices and more than 20 worldwide, we help organisations navigate complexity, shape conversations and make a meaningful impact through smart thinking, cultural insight and creative ideas.
We’re excited to keep raising the bar for impactful communications around the world and are proud that we have been named in PRovoke Media’s 100 Best Public Relations Agencies in the World.
Our commitment at Grayling is to combine our employees’ unique backgrounds, perspectives 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. If you need any adjustments during the application process, we’re here to help - just let us know.
