Responsibilities

• Deliver strategic advice to consumer industries clients, drawing on specialist communications expertise and depth of professional advisory experience
• Demonstrate deep knowledge of the clients’ business and strategic communications issues spanning financial situations, crisis, litigation, and/or transformation
• Monitor level of account profitability and intervene as necessary
• Express a point of view in a thoughtful manner; analyze and distill complex information
• Write thoughtful, well-structured content; consider audience in style and tone of communications
• Exhibit and exercise sound judgement and discretion
• Question and challenge in a constructive way; present unpopular ideas to senior executives with poise and confidence
• Source new business opportunities along with Partner, apply knowledge and experience to lead well-run pitch teams and drive the pitch preparation
• Use deep knowledge of key sectors to promote new business approaches and ideas
• Assist in pitches across regions and sectors

Requirements

• 10-15+ years of experience in advising the c-suite of Fortune 500 consumer industries clients on strategic communications for critical issues (i.e., Litigation, Financial Situations, Crisis)
• Extensive expertise and focus on understanding stakeholders and issues within consumer industries sub-sectors such as retail, hospitality, CPG, apparel, luxury brands
• Experience managing teams of five or more people
• Proven ability to successfully interact with top-tier media in proactive and reactive situations
• Strong work ethic and attention to detail; client service-orientation

Preferred

• Extensive research and writing skills; ability to multitask and prioritize deadlines

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: 25 vacation days and 10 days sick leave, as well as 11 paid company holidays. 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.