Burson
Account Director, Corporate & Public Affairs, Crisis & Risk
Chicago, Illinois, United States · Director
Sponsorship not specified$60k-$140kDetected 17 hours ago
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About the role
- The ideal candidate has agency and/or in-house experience providing issues and crisis communications counsel to clients around labor, data privacy, cybersecurity, lawsuits, and NIMBY issues.
- If you are looking for an opportunity to work on high-stakes and complex communication issues for some of the world's best-known brands, we'd like to talk to you.
- This role can be based in Washington DC, Chicago, New York or Pittsburgh.
Responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day client activities, projects and deliverables contributing both tactically and strategically to clients' business and reputation goals.
- Contribute to clients' crisis communications preparedness strategies by developing crisis playbooks, scenario plans, and crisis simulations.
- Research and monitor clients' business and industry to maintain a knowledge base.
- Without that we can't do the essential work of inspiring bold ideas, fostering constructive dialogue, cultivating meaningful experiences, and driving innovation and creativity for our partners.
- Your unique point of view-your talent-is what makes you a #BursonPerson, and it's how we deliver exceptional results for our clients, together.
Nice to have
- 7-10 years of communications experience, including 3-4 years of recent issues & crisis experience in agency and/or in-house roles.
- Specific expertise in crafting crisis communications and scenario plans, with a clear understanding of critical plan elements.
- Demonstrated experience in providing communications counsel in active crisis situations
- specific experience in retail, agriculture and/or aviation is a plus.
- Ability to handle high priority and high-pressure situations with poise, leveraging impeccable client service skills.
- Excellent writing and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex issues into communications for multiple stakeholder audiences.
- Desire to work in a diverse and inclusive organization as an active participant in culture initiatives, training opportunities and employee resource groups.
Skills
- Proven experience using A.I. tools for more efficient workflows and to refine messaging and materials, leveraging strong prompting skills.
Compensation
- $60,000 - $140,000 USD
- The base salary for this position at the time of this posting may range between:
Benefits
- Our vision is for Burson to be the leading 'academy company' for creative communications professionals and emerging leaders.
Company info
- Burson, part of WPP, is the global communications leader built to create value for clients through reputation. With highly specialized teams, industry-leading technologies and breakthrough creative, we help brands and businesses redefine reputation as a competitive advantage so they can lead today and into the future. When you work at Burson, you are part of a global community of lifelong learners who thrive at the edge of innovation.
- WPP (LSE/NYSE: WPP) is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company - powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com
- For more information visit bursonglobal.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.
- More about the role:
- Burson, part of WPP, is the global communications leader built to create value for clients through reputation.
- With highly specialized teams, industry-leading technologies and breakthrough creative, we help brands and businesses redefine reputation as a competitive advantage so they can lead today and into the future.
- When you work at Burson, you are part of a global community of lifelong learners who thrive at the edge of innovation.
- WPP (LSE/NYSE: WPP) is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands.
- We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company - powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.
- For more information, visit WPP.com
- Burson is seeking an Account Director to join its U.S. Crisis & Risk specialty, a national team of experts bringing decades of experience to support clients through some of their most existential challenges.
- The ideal candidate will possess strong instincts, bring excellent written and verbal communications skills along with the ability to manage competing deadlines in high-pressure situations.
Equal opportunity
- Burson is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics.
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