Senior Corporate Communications Director

Spencer Recruitment; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Spencer Recruitment is partnering with a leading independent communications consultancy to recruit a Corporate PR Account Director. This is a senior leadership opportunity advising major Irish and international organisations across corporate reputation, strategic communications, media relations and crisis management.

The Account Director will provide senior counsel, lead important client relationships, oversee multidisciplinary account teams and contribute to the consultancy's commercial growth.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in corporate communications or reputation management.
• Proven ability to lead senior client accounts or in-house teams.
• Experience advising chief executives and leadership teams.
• Deep knowledge of the Irish business and media environment.
• Strong crisis and issues-management judgment.
• Excellent writing, presentation and advisory skills.
• Record of budget and commercial performance management.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of major corporate communications and reputation-management accounts.
• Act as a trusted adviser to chief executives and senior teams.
• Provide strategic counsel on complex business and reputational issues.
• Develop understanding of clients’ commercial objectives and stakeholder environments.
• Anticipate risks and prepare clients for communications challenges.
• Maintain and strengthen long-term client relationships.
• Develop integrated corporate communications and reputation strategies.
• Advise on corporate positioning, executive profiling and thought leadership.
• Lead communications around major announcements and sensitive issues.
• Counsel clients during crises and periods of intense scrutiny.
• Oversee communications relating to transactions or significant developments.
• Ensure client programmes deliver measurable outcomes and value.
• Lead proposals, tenders and new-business pitches.
• Contribute to growth strategy and market positioning.
• Work across corporate communications, public affairs, financial PR, digital, ESG and creative disciplines.

Skills

Corporate communications

Strategic PR

Crisis management

Executive counsel

Team leadership

Account growth

Job description

Spencer Recruitment is partnering with a leading independent communications consultancy to recruit a Corporate PR Account Director. This is a senior leadership opportunity advising major Irish and international organisations across corporate reputation, strategic communications, media relations and crisis management.

The Account Director will provide senior counsel, lead important client relationships, oversee multidisciplinary account teams and contribute to the consultancy's commercial growth.