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Brunswick Group · 5 months ago

Director, Corporate Leadership & Transformation Communications

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$190K/yr - $240K/yr

10+ years exp

Brunswick Group is a strategic advisory firm focused on critical issues, seeking a Director in Chicago to advise C-suite clients on strategic communications for high-stakes issues. The role involves guiding junior staff, contributing to office growth, and delivering strategic advice on communications related to financial situations, crises, and transformations.

ConsultingPublic Relations

Responsibilities

Deliver strategic advice to c-suite clients, drawing on specialist communications expertise and depth of professional advisory experience

Demonstrate deep knowledge of the clients’ business and strategic communications issues spanning financial situations, crisis, litigation, and/or transformation

Monitor level of account profitability and intervene as necessary

Express a point of view in a thoughtful manner; analyze and distill complex information

Write thoughtful, well-structured content; consider audience in style and tone of communications

Exhibit and exercise sound judgement and discretion

Question and challenge in a constructive way; present unpopular ideas to senior executives with poise and confidence

Source new business opportunities along with Partner, apply knowledge and experience to lead well-run pitch teams and drive the pitch preparation

Use deep knowledge of key sectors to promote new business approaches and ideas

Assist in pitches across regions and sectors

Identify new opportunities to deliver other Brunswick expertise to existing clients; actively pursue and secure extensions of client relationships

Build and maintain strong external networks to deliver valuable insight to clients and the firm

Actively and effectively manage account teams; drive the day-to-day

Keep the Partner and other team members informed of account and project status

Foster development of team members’ skills and client handling ability by identifying new challenges and encouraging team to stretch where appropriate

Qualification

C-suite advisory experienceCrisis communicationsFinancial communicationsBusiness developmentFinancial acumenTeam managementProfessional polishExceptional writing skillsAttention to detailEmotional intelligenceCollaborative mindset

Required

10-15+ years of experience in advising c-suite stakeholders across a variety of sectors on high-stakes crisis and issues communications, financial situations communications, and/or leadership and transformation communications

Experience managing teams of five or more people

Proven ability to successfully interact with top-tier media in proactive and reactive situations

Strong work ethic and attention to detail; client service-orientation

Exceptional research, writing and communication skills

Ability to multitask and prioritize competing deadlines with attention to detail

Exhibit discretion with confidential client matters

Strong financial acumen, interest, and understanding of capital markets and a range of business and financial situations involving U.S. public companies

Appetite for consuming a wide range of news from multiple sources

Emotionally intelligent and adept at 'reading the room'

Professional polish, energy, and clear leadership skills

Natural team player who invests in the people around them

Entrepreneurial, collaborative and comfortable in a 'roll your sleeves up environment'

Adept at navigating and succeeding within high-performance, high-standards environments