The Right Candidate

Youll be joining a team that thrives on complex questionshow businesses should respond to new policy directions navigate global tensions or engage meaningfully with government and policy audiences. Our clients are often at critical junctures and we help them move forward with confidence.

Were looking for someone who is genuinely curious about how politics and policy shape business. You may come from government public affairs corporate strategy journalism or policy analysisbut wherever youve come from youre intellectually curious commercially sharp and passionate about Chinas evolving policy landscape.

You may already have some experience engaging with government stakeholders and policy influencersor are looking to build that experience. What matters most is your ability to get into the details of policy and economic realities while also stepping back to see patterns and implications. You understand that real insight comes from both rigorous analysis and conversations on the groundwith officials advisors researchers and others who help connect the dots. Youre motivated to build the networks and insight that make your advice sharper your writing clearer and our counsel to clients more strategic.

Youre a strong writer who brings structure to ambiguity. You enjoy digging into regulations into economic nuance drafting crisp analysis and making complex developments accessible and actionable for business audiences.

Youre also a team playercollaborative curious and resilient under pressure. Youll play a key role supporting client workhelping shape recommendations structure analysis and contribute to project delivery. Youll be building your voice as a strategic advisor developing trusted relationships with clients and expanding your perspective across sectors and policy domains.

What We Value in This Role

We value people who:

• Are deeply interested in Chinese politics policymaking and public affairsand want to dig into the issues behind the headlines.
• Have started to build a network within the policy community and bring strong people skills to nurture and grow those relationships over time.
• Know how to identify and map critical stakeholders inside and outside government.
• Write with clarity precision and authority across formatsfrom policy analysis to strategic recommendations.
• Understand how to interpret Chinas political signals for a global audience and how to communicate back with cultural fluency.
• Collaborate generously and help raise the quality of thinking across a team.
• Take pride in producing high-quality work with a structured thoughtful approach to complexity.

The Role of an Account Director at Brunswick

Account Directors are trusted contributors to client work. Youll help deliver insight shape advice and ensure the quality of what we share with clients. Youll often lead parts of an account and collaborate with colleagues across sectors and regions.

Youll spend time unpacking political and regulatory developments be part of a team authoring analysis on market developments contributing to strategy development and supporting stakeholder engagement programs that build long-term trusted relationships with government and policy audiences.

Youll help guide junior colleagues contribute to internal initiatives and participate actively in new business development. Youll also have opportunities to deepen your expertise in specific sectors broaden your knowledge across geographies and play a role in growing Brunswicks global public affairs and geopolitical advisory work.

This is a platform to sharpen your strategic thinking grow your public affairs expertise and build trusted client relationships on high-stakes issues. Its a great role for someone growing into their own voice as a public affairs advisorsomeone who is analytically sharp politically literate commercially aware and committed to helping clients succeed through complexity.

What Were Looking For

• Typically four-to-six years of experience in public and regulatory affairs policy analysis strategic communications government journalism or related sectors.
• Strong knowledge of Chinas political and policymaking environment.
• Have started to build a network within the Chinese government and policy community-and bring strong people skills to nurture and grow those relationships.
• Exceptional writing and communication skills in both English and Chinese.
• Ability to translate complex policy issues into strategic recommendations.
• Collaborative mindset and calmness under pressure.
• A proactive thoughtful and detail-oriented approach to your work.
• A network across government policy communities business media or academia that enriches insight and execution (preferred).

About Brunswick

Brunswick is a global advisory firm. We help companies tackle high-stakes issues navigate complex stakeholder relationships and deliver high-impact outcomes.

Our clients value our ability to anticipate shape and respond to the key players and forces in the financial and investment arena regulatory and geopolitical universe NGO community workforce and beyond. They rely on us for deep experience fresh perspectives and original thinking. So in Brunswick you will find an exceptional range of experience and talent with a rich mix of backgrounds. From the beginning we have prioritized attracting developing and retaining the best professionals in the industry united by a culture of inclusivity excellence and intellectual curiosity.

Founded in 1987 in London the firm has organically grown to 27 offices in 18 countries across the Americas Europe Middle East Africa Asia and Australia. We operate as a one-firm firm with no individual profit centers. This allows us to assemble fully integrated bespoke teams for each client able to draw on the full resources of Brunswick anywhere in the world.

Brunswick is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age disability pregnancy genetic information or any other status protected by applicable law.