Associate Director

Associate Director – Corporate Reputation

As an Associate Director, you will lead a portfolio of corporate reputation client relationships, acting as a trusted strategic adviser to senior communications leaders and C‑suite executives. Your role involves shaping integrated communications strategies, developing high‑performing teams, and driving business growth for both clients and the Corporate Reputation practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of Corporate Reputation clients, building long‑term relationships with senior communications leaders and executive stakeholders.
• Provide strategic counsel on complex reputation, corporate communications and business issues, anticipating risks and identifying opportunities before they emerge.
• Shape integrated communications programmes across media relations, digital, social, content, employee engagement, public affairs and corporate positioning.
• Develop compelling strategic narratives, thought leadership programmes and creative campaigns that deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams across the UK and international network to deliver seamless, integrated client solutions.
• Champion the use of research, data, analytics and AI‑enabled approaches to strengthen client counsel, planning and campaign delivery.
• Ensure consistently high‑quality work across your client portfolio, maintaining exceptional standards of strategic thinking, creativity and execution.
• Oversee complex programmes, managing resources, budgets, forecasting, profitability and operational delivery to ensure commercial success.
• Identify and convert organic growth opportunities across existing clients and lead significant new business opportunities, including RFI/RFP responses and pitch presentations.
• Work collaboratively with senior leaders to contribute to the strategic growth and commercial success of the Corporate Reputation practice.
• Mentor, coach and develop colleagues across multiple levels, creating opportunities for learning, progression and capability building.
• Line‑manage junior colleagues, providing regular coaching, performance feedback and career development support.
• Contribute to recruitment, talent development and resource planning to build high‑performing, diverse teams.
• Actively contribute to the firm’s profile in the market through intellectual property, thought leadership, marketing initiatives and industry events.
• Foster a collaborative culture by sharing knowledge, celebrating success and contributing to practice‑wide initiatives that strengthen ways of working.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in corporate communications, corporate reputation or strategic communications consultancy, advising UK and international organisations.
• Track record of acting as a trusted adviser to senior client stakeholders on complex, high‑profile reputation issues.
• Experience leading integrated communications programmes across multiple disciplines and markets.
• Strong commercial acumen, with experience managing account profitability, forecasting, budgeting and identifying growth opportunities.
• Experience leading new business opportunities, from identifying prospects through to developing proposals and presenting winning pitches.
• Understanding of how Corporate Reputation connects with Public Affairs, Financial Communications, Employee Engagement, Brand and Consumer Communications.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, ability to influence senior decision‑makers and build trusted relationships.
• Experience leading and developing high‑performing teams, fostering an inclusive culture.
• Strong project and operational management skills, balancing quality, efficiency and commercial performance across multiple workstreams.
• Curiosity about emerging communications trends, digital innovation and AI, with an interest in applying new approaches to improve client outcomes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strategic judgement and attention to detail.
• A collaborative, entrepreneurial mindset with the ambition to help shape the future growth of the Corporate Reputation practice.

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace and invite all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of perfect alignment with every qualification listed.

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