Associate Communications Strategist

Confidential; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

401(k) with company match

Discretionary bonus

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Regular social, cultural and charity活动

Budget and investment in professional 

Job summary

Confidential, a strategic advisory firm headquartered in New York City, is growing and seeks a communications associate to contribute to client engagements involving strategic communications, media relations and crisis management. You will coordinate the team and ensure timely delivery of client deliverables while working closely with firm leadership to source new business.

You will join a senior-led, experienced team that values learning, collaboration and delivering high-quality work across

Qualifications

• 2 - 4 years of supporting teams who are delivering high quality, client-facing projects, including management consulting or senior leadership within client-facing companies or organizations.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills with the ability to break down a complex issue into manageable and clear decision points.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and be flexible in a fast-paced, dynamic, and collaborative environment.
• Commitment to excellence, continuous learning, hunger for knowledge and willingness to ask questions and self-correct.
• Openness to giving and receiving direct, compassionate feedback, along with effective coaching and mentoring skills to build outstanding teams.
• A strong comfort level in environments of ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Interest in/passion for client service, new ways of thinking and teamwork.
• Relevant experience in communications preferred, but not required.
• Ability to conduct thoughtful research and present results in a succinct way.
• Experience with digital/social platforms.
• Reliable and responsive with a positive attitude and willingness to contribute.
• Rigorous attention to detail.
• An appreciation for the importance of managing deadlines and proactively communicating about progress against them.
• An interest in supporting client engagements, being the individual on the team who is accountable to both the client(s) as well as the internal team.
• An ability to provide counsel on all matters of communications, including media relations, narrative development, and crisis.
• Ability to help develop the right pitch materials for any meetings.
• Ability to media monitor and understand the media landscape.
• Participate in pitch meetings, as needed.

Skills

Client-facing experience

Oral communication

Written communication

Prioritization

Team collaboration

Coaching/mentoring

Ambiguity tolerance

Media relations

Crisis communication

Research skills

Pitch materials

Media monitoring

Job description

This company is a strategic advisory firm providing communications counsel to leading executives. Founded in 2022, the firm is built to position leaders facing emerging issues, including stakeholder activism, disruptive technologies, and workplace inclusion. The firm is founded and led by two CEO's who together have advised some of the world’s most prominent CEOs and Founders across industries and through a variety of situations. Their relationships with corporate executives and top-tier media platforms have helped clients build their reputations, emerge from crises, and strengthen their platforms. The company is headquartered in New York City with the majority of our team working from the New York office at least 3 days a week.

About You

You are ready to be part of a company that is in the early stages of growth, and you welcome all the excitement and opportunity that brings. You want to be part of a senior-led, experienced team who have garnered the trust of global leaders and value the people that work alongside them. You take pride in your work, have an appetite for learning and have an ability to work across multiple projects simultaneously.

About the Role

The company is growing rapidly and seeking a successful communications strategist to join the firm as an Associate. In this position, the individual will be principally responsible for working on client engagements that have strategic communications, media relations and/or crisis components. The individual will be responsible for team coordination as well as the successful and timely delivery of client deliverables. The position will also work closely with the leadership team of the firm to help source new business opportunities and grow existing client mandates. The position reports to the Chief Operating Officer.

Preferred Experience & Attributes

• 2 - 4 years of supporting teams who are delivering high quality, client-facing projects, including management consulting or senior leadership within client-facing companies or organizations.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills with the ability to break down a complex issue into manageable and clear decision points.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and be flexible in a fast-paced, dynamic, and collaborative environment.
• Commitment to excellence, continuous learning, hunger for knowledge and willingness to ask questions and self-correct.
• Openness to giving and receiving direct, compassionate feedback, along with effective coaching and mentoring skills to build outstanding teams.
• A strong comfort level in environments of ambiguity.

Key responsibilities of this position include:

Client Services

• Interest in/passion for client service, new ways of thinking and teamwork.
• Relevant experience in communications preferred, but not required.
• Ability to conduct thoughtful research and present results in a succinct way.
• Experience with digital/social platforms.
• Reliable and responsive with a positive attitude and willingness to contribute.
• Rigorous attention to detail.
• An appreciation for the importance of managing deadlines and proactively communicating about progress against them.
• An interest in supporting client engagements, being the individual on the team who is accountable to both the client(s) as well as the internal team.
• An ability to provide counsel on all matters of communications, including media relations, narrative development, and crisis.
• Ability to help develop the right pitch materials for any meetings.
• Ability to media monitor and understand the media landscape.

Business Development

• Participate in pitch meetings, as needed.

Company Benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• 401(k) with company match
• Discretionary bonus
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave and shared parental leave
• Regular social, cultural and charitable activities
• Budget and investment in professional development