Account Director

About The Role

The Opportunity Brunswick Group is seeking an experienced Account Director to join our fast-paced and rapidly expanding New York office. At Brunswick Group, we work on the issues that define industries and shape the future of business. In this role, you’ll be part of a high-performing team advising leaders at many of the world’s most influential organizations. This is a role for a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment, brings intellectual rigor and creativity to complex challenges, and is driven to deliver outstanding results.

If you want to help navigate moments that matter most to global clients — from M&A and crisis to corporate positioning and reputation — Brunswick offers a platform unlike any other in our industry.

About The Role

• Develop a strong working relationship with the client and earn their trust
• Produce high quality client account ‘essentials’ that showcase the expertise, thinking, judgement and research behind our recommendations and strategic advice
• Draft press releases, Q&As and key message documents
• Leverage in-house AI tools and other resources to manage workload and keep deliverables on track, on time and of the highest quality
• Manage upwards and downwards to ensure the team are fully informed and prepared for client work
• Contribute to brainstorms and pitch preparation
• Think on a strategic and tactical level about client issues and account development
• Show an ongoing interest in and grasp of market intelligence, and share that with clients appropriately
• Deliver ideas, direction and content to the account team

• Establish and maintain strong client and internal relationships, ensuring high-quality deliverables and responsiveness across multiple time-sensitive engagements
• Draw insights and opportunities from your personal and professional networks and leverage that knowledge appropriately on behalf of the Firm and our clients
• Participate in and contribute to training sessions where appropriate and take advantage of the learning and engagement opportunities when available

• Act as the ‘eyes and the ears’ of the team, always aware of team work streams/movements/deadlines
• Share ideas, knowledge and recommendations with the wider team
• Earn the respect of their peers/colleagues and treat people with respect, lead by example

• Demonstrate and develop a deep understanding of our clients’ media universe and the key contacts within it
• Establish a network of media and other stakeholder contacts
• Be well-informed on all relevant sector/client newswires and key media; proactively monitoring and sharing coverage, insights of key influencers
• Seek to establish relationships with journalists and/or other audiences; handle difficult media issues with ease
• Provide input into corporate positioning media strategy to build engaging programs, then identify new angles in order to sell stories to a range of different media

Skills

At Brunswick, we seek smart and curious individuals dedicated to learning and growth. We value potential, strong work ethic, sound judgement and excellent written and verbal communication skills. Standout Account Director candidates demonstrate:

• At least 4-7 years of relevant work experience; corporate communications or agency experience a plus
• Experience in an advisory role with working knowledge of and an interest in the capital markets and a range of financial situations involving U.S. public and large private companies
• Familiarity with the media landscape
• Deep understanding of business and finance
• Knowledge of Factiva, Bloomberg and other research resources
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Ability to multitask and prioritize
• Problem-solving abilities
• Ability to think strategically and creatively
• Exhibit discretion with confidential client matters
• International work experience or knowledge a plus

• A communications advisor with experience counseling clients on corporate issues (e.g. crisis, M&A, financial situations, etc.)
• Adept at navigating and succeeding within high-performance,…