Opportunity
The Brunswick Paris office is looking at strengthening its 45+ consultant team with an Account Director position.
Account Directors produce high quality advisory documents demonstrating a deep understanding of clients and issues. You will be regularly providing advice and analysis to clients, and developing an advisory voice informed by research, experience and awareness of market trends and events. You will manage some key workstreams as well as guiding executives and assistants on the account.
As an Account Director, you will also begin to develop a network and build relationships with clients, media, advisers, Brunswick colleagues and other stakeholders. You will work to develop your media-handling skills and have a good understanding of Brunswick’s different sectors and specialist offers and how to connect them with clients as part of our one firm offering.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver media, political, regulatory and market analysis to clients, with intelligent insight and recommendations informed by data, analysis and experience.
- Manage the development of high-quality client documents, playing a key role in drafting, proofing, editing and version control, along with seamless project management of client workstreams.
- Guide executives and assistants in effectively supporting accounts.
- Work to develop a solid understanding of different sectors and specialist offers.
- Ensure all logistics for client meetings and events are executed smoothly, and manage upwards to ensure Brunswick delivers on time and above expectation.
- Begin to develop an advisory voice informed by research, experience and awareness of market trends and events.
- Nurture a network amongst peers inside and outside the firm, providing valuable insight for the firm and for clients.
Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies
- Highly knowledgeable on business issues and current affairs; up to date on key trends, issues, commentators and debates.
- 2 - 4 years’ experience working within a communications agency, supporting corporate clients, OR in-house experience in the communications function OR relevant experience from a related industry such as a management consulting or investment bank.
- An understanding of business, finance, and politics.
- Knowledgeable in financial and political issues and current affairs; up to date on international trends, key commentators and debates.
- Able to demonstrate excellent written research and analysis for business audiences; must be able to synthesize large amounts of intelligence across numerous sources in a timely but thoughtful manner.
- Proven project and/or program management experience, with the ability to oversee multiple fast-moving workstreams at any one time.
- A dynamic self-starter with a strong work ethic.
- High level of attention to detail and an intellectually rigorous, client-service attitude.
- An experienced team-worker who prefers to work in a collegiate way.
Our Benefits
In addition to life assurance, group income protection, and employer pension contribution, we offer:
- Annual discretionary bonus
- 25 days’ annual leave, excluding bank holidays
- RTT (~10 days)
- Private medical cover and employee assistance programme
- Family-friendly policies
- Complimentary artisan coffee, tea and snacks
- Lunch & Learn training sessions
- Flexible working policy (up to 2 days a week home office)
- Regular social, cultural and charitable activities
- A comprehensive training and development curriculum
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 and most diverse 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.
What We Do
Brunswick is an advisory firm specialising in business critical issues. We help companies build trusted relationships with all their stakeholders.
When clients turn to us, it’s because they know that engaging effectively with everyone who has a stake in the company is about more than managing perceptions - it is essential to making business work.
Our background in financial communications means we understand how businesses are wired. It also means integrity is deep in our nature: diligence, openness and accuracy.
Brunswick is one firm globally. Delivering anywhere, we have a reputation for high-calibre, highly experienced people who have diverse backgrounds and skills.
It means whatever the task, no matter how complex or where it is in the world, we can assemble the right expertise from right across the firm.
Our purpose is to help the great value creating organisations of the world play a more successful role in society.
You can also follow us on Twitter @BrunswickGroup
