Account Director / Vice President Crisis & Special Situations Group

New York, USA (Hybrid)

$130K/yr – $170K/yrSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive crisis and special situations programs for a leading strategic firm as an Account Director/VP.

  • Own crisis & special situations programs including M&A communications, activist defense, and data breach responses.
  • Must-have: 3–6+ years in crisis & special situations with strong media relations
  • Standout: Lead and mentor junior team members in a fast-paced environment

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Developing and executing communications programs in the full range of Crisis & Special Situations events – M&A Communications; activist defense campaigns and proxy contests; executive transition support; short attack defense; data breach communications; and the full range of corporate and other crises, including helping developing crisis response plans.
  • Active media relations
  • Developing stakeholder communications plans and drafting the full range of content required for such situations
  • Contributing to positioning and messaging strategy
  • Supporting client counsel
  • Overseeing the role of more junior team members in their activities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Strong media relations experience
  • Excellent writing and editing skills
  • 3 - 6+ years specific experience in crisis & special situations activities
  • Demonstrated confidence in the ability to provide counsel to senior executives
  • Ability to manage and lead junior team members
  • Ability and comfort working in a fast-paced and high-pressure environment that invariably also involves work at non-traditional hours.
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ICR

Established in 1998, ICR partners with public and private companies to execute strategic communications and advisory programs, and manage complex transactions and corporate events to enhance long-term enterprise value and corporate reputation. The firm’s highly-differentiated service model, which pairs capital markets veterans with senior communications professionals, brings deep sector knowledge and relationships to hundreds of clients across more than 20 industry groups. With more than 400 team members, ICR is one of the largest and most experienced independent communications and advisory firms, maintaining offices in New York, Connecticut, Boston, Baltimore, San Jose, London, and Beijing. Learn more at https://icrinc.com/. Founded in 1998 by former sell side analysts Tom Ryan, Chad Jacobs, and attorney John Flanagan, ICR offers unrivaled experience, insight, and access into the investor and corporate stakeholder communities. The firm is staffed primarily with former senior-level Wall Street professionals and agency veterans who not only provide advice and counsel, but also execute the work. Each brings an extensive network of trusted relationships—connections of cascading influence that ensures our clients’ story is well-known and well understood.

Founded in 1998
New York, New York, USA
775 employees (87 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
21.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
32.4%
Direct
56.3%
Referral
6.1%
Social
2%
Paid
3.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~775

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
75 (10% of company)
Median Career Experience
21 years
Median Tenure
4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 8 years ago

Funding History

  • Mar 2018
    Private Equity

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