Burson
Financial Communications
AssociateDirector(FinancialCommunications)
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“Associate Director (Financial Communications) at Burson. Skills: Financial Communications, Client management, Media relations, Strategic planning. Manage day-to-day client activities. Provide guidance to junior team members”
What You'll Achieve.
Create value for clients through reputation; Redefine reputation as a competitive advantage; Help brands and businesses lead today and into the future; Ensure superior client service; Achieve a winning culture; Achieve profitability; Deliver high-impact services to its clients; Deliver transformational growth
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Minimum 12 years of relevant experience (Journalist, PR agency, consulting or financial institution), Capable of multitasking on multiple projects – managing priorities and meeting deadlines, while maintaining a high attention to detail, Excellent written English and Chinese with good communication skills, Able and willing to serve a versatile portfolio of clients, Proven presentation and strategic planning capabilities
Nice to Have
Degree holder in Language and Communications, Journalism, Translation or other related Finance and Accounting would be a plus
What You'll Do.
Manage day-to-day client activities
Provide guidance to junior team members
Manage client relationships
Satisfy and delight clients
Generate new business
Grow existing accounts
Support corporate strategy and practice/office
Lead and manage day-to-day activity on multiple financial or professional services accounts
Build excellent client
media and team relationships
Serve as client's first port of call for daily updates
Contribute to the development of a strategic plan for clients’ overall media relations and thought leadership programs
Delivery to deadlines
maintaining a close eye on quality and keeping the client fully up to date on the execution of PR plan
Maintain good records of all client meetings
Compile monthly report of client activities
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Provide guidance to junior team members; Build excellent team relationships; Fostering collaboration and innovation; Work together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection
Communication Scope
Excellent written English and Chinese with good communication skills
Process & Methodology
Manage day-to-day client activities, Managing priorities and meeting deadlines, Delivery to deadlines
Full Job Description
Who we are: 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: As an Associate Director in our Financial Communications practice, you are expected to manage day-to-day client activities and provide guidance to junior team members through ongoing counsel and effective delegation. You will contribute to Burson’s performance by managing client relationships, satisfying and delighting clients, helping, generate new business and growing existing accounts. You are required to support our corporate strategy and your practice or office to help ensure superior client service, a winning culture and profitability. What you'll do: Lead and manage day-to-day activity on multiple financial or professional services accounts building excellent client, media and team relationships. Client’s first port of call for daily updates, advice and knowledge. Strong media relations skills and network, particularly for regional and international financial/business outlets. Contribute to the development of a strategic plan for clie
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