Location
Chicago IL
Position Id
201029
Job Type
Full-Time Regular

Account Director: Financial, Corp Rep, & Crisis Communications

Account Directors are able to leverage their own specialized skills and backgrounds while operating in a generalist environment.

Responsibilities:

  • Have a minimum of 5-6 years of agency experience.
  • Deep understanding of business and finance
  • Ability to operate effectively in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication ability
  • Energetic team player with strong self-motivation
  • Ability to think strategically and creatively, with strong problem-solving skills
  • Strong attention to detail with the ability to multitask in high-pressure situations
  • Exhibit discretion with confidential client matters
  • Knowledge of U.S. media landscape
  • Knowledge of Factiva, Bloomberg and other research resources
  • Proven interest in and understanding of financial and business issues, current affairs and politics.
  • Superb organizational skills and a meticulous attention to detail.

Team & Community:

  • Act as the eyes and the ears of the team: always aware of work streams and deadlines
  • Proactive when managing upwards to ensure we deliver on time and above expectations
  • Actively socialize ideas, knowledge and recommendations to the wider team
  • Play a supportive role in the new business process; contribute to pitch documents and RFPs
  • Champion opportunities to bring in wider expertise from within the firm on existing and upcoming projects
  • Proactively share creative ideas to extend existing mandates
  • Foster a network of relationships with the analyst and investor community to understand issues and priorities
  • Proactively build a network locally to identify talent referrals, new business prospects and media contacts
  • Mentors interns and new joiners

Ideal Candidate:

  • A rising advisor with experience counseling clients on business critical issues (e.g. crisis, M&A, financial situations, geopolitical, etc.)
  • Adept at navigating and succeeding within high-performance, entrepreneurial environments
  • Excellent communicator with professional polish and strong emotional intelligence
  • Entrepreneurial and collaborative spirit