Junior Speechwriter London 2023

Lloyd’s is the world’s leading insurance and reinsurance marketplace. We share the collective intelligence and risk sharing expertise of the market’s brightest minds, working together for a braver world.

Our role is to inspire courage, so tomorrow’s progress isn’t limited by today’s risks.

Our shared values: we are brave; we are stronger together; we do the right thing; guide what we do and how we act. If you share our values and our passion to build a future that’s more sustainable, resilient and inclusive, you’ll find a home at Lloyd’s – build a braver future with us.

The role

Are you a talented communicator with a flair for compelling and creative writing? Join us as a Junior Speechwriter at Lloyd’s and play a vital role in shaping our narrative and driving excellent external communications.

Key Responsibilities

As a Junior Speechwriter, you’ll collaborate closely with senior leadership to create powerful speeches and written communications that resonate with external audiences.

Your role will encompass:

• Strategic Content: Collaborate with the Senior Manager, Speeches & Editorial on speaking opportunities, major events, and strategic topics to deliver content with gravitas and authority.
• Compelling Speeches: Draft compelling speeches for Lloyd’s leaders that encapsulate Lloyd’s purpose and strategic goals.
• Diverse Communication: Craft articles, op-eds, quotes, letters and report forewords to reinforce Lloyd’s narrative on various platforms.
• Personalised Messages: Draft editorial content to capture a range of voices, styles and ideas from Lloyd’s leaders, ensuring consistency and alignment with the organization’s values.
• Incisive Briefing: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to provide insightful research, briefings, and counsel that can give our leaders the cutting edge in their communications.
• Engaging Narratives: Support the research, drafting, and editing of research reports and content contributing to Lloyd’s thought leadership.

Required Skills & Experience

• Copywriting Flair: Showcase excellent copywriting skills in translating complex information into compelling content.
• Creative Insight: Exhibit an original and creative mindset, capable of shaping Lloyd’s perspective on various issues and creating engaging narratives.
• Accuracy Focus: Demonstrate meticulous attention to accuracy while crafting content for senior leaders.
• Rapid Learning: Quickly grasp new topics, becoming an authority to provide informed briefings and counsel.
• Collaborative Approach: Thrive in a team-oriented environment, fostering networks of experts and leveraging strong interpersonal skills.
• Discretion & Diplomacy: Uphold high levels of discretion, handling sensitive information with professionalism.
• Results driven: Proven ability to prioritise and deliver results under pressure, adapting to changing demands from stakeholders and the news cycle.

If you are driven by the power of words, ready to amplify Lloyd’s narrative, and eager to create meaningful impact, this is your opportunity. As a Junior Speechwriter, your creativity, accuracy, and collaboration will contribute to our external communications prowess, shaping how we engage with the world.

Shaping how we engage with the world

Diversity and inclusion are a focus for us – Lloyd’s aim is to build a diverse, inclusive environment that reflects the global markets we work in. One where everyone is treated with dignity and respect to achieve their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making workplace adjustments, we offer regular health and wellbeing programmes, diversity and inclusion training, employee networks, mentoring and volunteering opportunities as well as investment into your professional development.

We understand that our work/life balance is important to us all and that a hybrid of working from the office and home can offer a great level of flexibility.  Flexible working forms part of a total reward approach which offers a host of other benefits over and above the standard offering (generous pension, healthcare, wellbeing etc).  These include financial support for training, education & development, a benefit allowance (to spend on our flexible benefits such as gym membership, dental insurance, extra holiday or to partake in our cycle to work scheme), employee recognition scheme and various employee discount schemes.

By choosing Lloyd's, you'll be part of a team that brings together the best minds in the industry, and together with our underwriters and brokers, we create innovative, responsive solutions allowing us to share risk and solve complex problems.