Associate Director

Location: London, United Kingdom

Company

Global communications marketing firm helping organisations evolve, promote and protect their brands and reputations through strategic counsel and integrated communications.

What you will do

• Lead a portfolio of corporate reputation clients and advise senior communications leaders and C-suite stakeholders.
• Shape integrated programmes spanning media relations, digital, social, content, employee engagement, public affairs and corporate positioning.
• Develop strategic narratives, thought leadership programmes and creative campaigns with measurable business outcomes.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams across UK and international operations while mentoring and developing colleagues.
• Manage resources, budgets, forecasting, profitability and operational delivery across complex client programmes.
• Identify organic growth opportunities and lead new business activity, including proposals, RFI/RFP responses and pitch presentations.

Requirements

• Significant experience in corporate communications, corporate reputation or strategic communications consultancy.
• Experience advising senior stakeholders on complex and high-profile reputation issues.
• Experience leading integrated communications programmes across multiple disciplines and markets.
• Strong commercial, project and operational management skills, including budgeting, forecasting and profitability.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing high-performing teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, strategic judgement and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to have

• Curiosity about emerging communications trends, digital innovation and AI-enabled approaches.
• Experience connecting corporate reputation with public affairs, financial communications, employee engagement, brand and consumer communications.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, supportive and inclusive working environment.
• Opportunities for learning, progression, coaching and capability building.
• Exposure to UK and international client teams and multidisciplinary communications work.
• Participation in thought leadership, industry events and practice-wide initiatives.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.