Brunswick Group is seeking an Associate to join our growing Financial Institutions Group in New York or Washington, DC. As an expert advisor, you will advise clients on reputation, financial, and crisis situations, provide relevant insight, guidance, and advice, and play an integral role in the new business process.
Requirements
- Serve as an expert advisor to clients on reputation, financial, and crisis situations
- Provide relevant insight, guidance, and advice to clients
- Play an integral role in the new business process; manage RFPs and participate in pitch preparation
- Deliver strategic advice to clients, drawing on financial institutions communications expertise and depth of professional advisory experience
- Represent the firm in discussions of complex situations with senior executives at client organizations
- Serve as the main point of contact for clients in day-to-day communications
- Demonstrate deep knowledge of the clients' businesses and strategic communications issues
- Monitor level of account profitability and intervening as necessary
- Write thoughtful, well-structured content; considering audience in style and tone of communications
- Express a well-developed point of view; analyzing and distilling complex information
- Exhibit good judgment and exercising discretion
- Question and challenge in a constructive way; presenting unpopular ideas confidently
- Manage and mentor team members; work with Partners and Directors on the day-to-day management of staff and client deliverables
- Manage the development of key client documents by playing a vital role in drafting, editing, and routing throughout the internal process and external delivery
- Oversee research assignments; distill large volumes of information into the most impactful and helpful insights
- Plan and execute client announcements and events, managing preparation of strategic communications documents, media handling and approach, announcement or event logistics
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Firm-sponsored 401(k) Plan with 3% automatic company contribution of base and bonus with an additional 1.5% profit share– immediate vesting
- Career training and development opportunities
- Employee discounts
