Associate Director, Crisis & Issues (12 Month Maternity Contract) Global Communications Agency
Associate Director, Crisis & Issues (12 Month Maternity Contract) Global Communications Agency
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Job Description
If youre looking to continue your communications career in an award-winning global agency then this might just be the role for you!
Why FleishmanHillard
We have been named PRWeeks Global Agency of the Year and Best Places to Work; a Standout Agency on Advertising Ages A-List; NAFEs Top 50 Companies for Executive Women for six years running; and among our firms award-winning work weve taken home 5 Lions at the Cannes International Festival of Creativity in previous years.
We are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable working environment for everyone. As the only PR Agency awarded EYs National Equality Standard (twice!) all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion ethnicity gender identity sexual orientation national origin disability or age. Do let us know if you need any adjustments made during the interview process.
The Team
As a member of the corporate team you will part of a small number of specialist crisis counsellors who lead on crisis comms both crisis preparation and crisis response. The team support a combination of pure play crisis clients as well as embedded as crisis specialists on retained corporate clients and projects.
The team have experience in a broad range of issues including counselling clients through Public Inquiries and High Court cases workplace culture issues DE&I challenges business interruption sustainability and product addition over the last five years the team has built a strong presence in cyber incident response and is one of the leading consultancies in this space with an impressive list of insurer and legal partners.
The Role
This position is offered as a 12-month maternity cover.
Key responsibilities include:
- Support the senior team in identifying and targeting new client prospects where there is a clear opportunity for crisis & issues expertise.
- Build a network of external and internal (FH Global) contacts that lead to new business referrals.
- Support on marketing initiatives that build the reputation of FH in the crisis space and lead to new business enquiries.
- Look for opportunities to maintain and grow relationships with crisis clients either introducing to other parts of the business (e.g. social) or growing the scope within the agency.
- Assist in drafting new business responses and pitching for new business as required.
- Help drive forward the marketing effort including coming up with ideas of marketing activities and drafting content as required.
- Look for opportunities to maintain and grow relationships with crisis clients either introducing to other parts of the business (e.g. social) or growing the scope within the agency.
- Maintain financial overview of specific activations including providing regular financial updates to clients.
- Work with the senior crisis team to ensure the profitability of accounts through careful fiscal management.
About You
- Extensive experience responding to incident issues or crisis situations and advising clients
- Cyber communications/cyber incident response work including knowledge of the cyber landscape
- Writing for incident issues and crisis scenarios
- Ability to react quickly thoughtfully and effectively to new information being shared including on calls
- Excellent experience with drafting media statements and handling incoming media calls
- Excellent understanding of current affairs in the UK with good awareness of the US Europe and an ability to understand global perspectives
- Strong collaborator
- Eligibility- you must have the right to work in the UK and be able to work in our Bankside office at least 3 days p/week.
What We Offer You
- A warm andfriendly team with a fantastic portfolio of global and UK clients
- A truly global network the opportunity to be part of multi-market campaigns regularly working with colleagues across the globe.
- A strengths-based L&D framework with an in-house coach and development opportunities for career defining work.
- Weve fully embraced hybrid and flexible working. We have a great office and human contact remains an important element of our culture
- Work-life balance we all work hard but having a life outside work matters to all of us and we support each other to achieve it.
- Culture Club from office manicures nutritionists inhouse massage and acupressure sessions to Yoga on the roof terrace quizzes boot camps exhibits and summer and Christmas get-togethers.
- Opportunities to join our Employee Resource Groups (global and local) the Shadow Board or DE&I Steering committee.
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Apologies in advance but due to the volume of applications we receive we are unable to respond to every application individually.
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Employment Type
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