Join Brunswick as a Director, Media and advise leading national and international clients on their most important communications challenges at the intersection of business, politics and media.
In this role, you will work closely with CEOs, executive leadership teams and boards to shape strategic media positioning, strengthen executive visibility and protect corporate reputation in an increasingly complex stakeholder environment. Drawing on your editorial judgement, strategic communications expertise and deep understanding of the media landscape, you will help clients navigate high-profile issues and communicate with clarity, credibility and impact.
As part of Brunswick's collaborative international team, you will work alongside experts across Corporate Communications, Public Affairs and Financial Communications to deliver integrated advice on high-profile mandates. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while advising some of the world's leading companies on issues that shape industries, markets and public debate.
We offer a dynamic, entrepreneurial and international working environment that values initiative, collaboration and excellence, while providing continuous professional development and the opportunity to shape your career.
About the RoleKey Responsibilities:
- Developing strategic media positioning and communications strategies that align with clients' business objectives and stakeholder priorities.
- Advising senior executives on media engagement, executive positioning and thought leadership.
- Designing and delivering tailored media training programmes for CEOs and other C-suite executives, including preparation for interviews, keynote speeches and high-profile public appearances.
- Assessing news value, identifying opportunities and risks, and translating complex business and political issues into compelling, media-relevant narratives.
- Building and maintaining trusted relationships with leading journalists, editors and media stakeholders across Germany.
- Working seamlessly across traditional, digital and social media environments to maximise communications impact.
- Acting as a trusted advisor to clients on sensitive reputational issues, crisis situations and strategic communications challenges.
- Collaborating closely with colleagues across Brunswick's global network to deliver integrated communications programmes.
- You are an experienced communications professional with a profile that extends well beyond traditional media relations. You combine journalistic excellence with strategic communications expertise, political awareness and extensive experience advising CEOs and other senior executives in high-profile media environments.
In addition, you bring:
- A deep understanding of the German media landscape and outstanding editorial judgement.
- A well-established network across Germany's leading national media and the ability to build long-term trusted relationships.
- Ability to advise and to coach CEOs and other C-suite executives on media engagement and executive positioning.
- Proven success in developing strategic media positioning and translating complex topics into compelling narratives.
- Strong strategic thinking, sound judgement and excellent problem-solving skills in a fast-paced environment.
- A trusted advisor mindset, combined with discretion, credibility and the confidence to challenge senior stakeholders constructively.
- Experience working across journalism, corporate communications and strategic advisory.
- Excellent written and spoken German and English.
Whether you join a client-facing team or one of our core services functions, Brunswick offers a collaborative and intellectually stimulating environment where exceptional people work on some of the world's most significant business, political and societal issues.
We provide a competitive benefits package that supports your financial wellbeing, health and family life, together with outstanding opportunities for continuous professional development and long-term career growth.
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 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.
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Skills Required
- Experienced communications professional with journalistic excellence and strategic communications expertise
- Extensive experience advising CEOs and senior executives in high-profile media environments
- Deep understanding of the German media landscape and outstanding editorial judgement
- Well-established network across Germany's leading national media
- Ability to advise and coach C-suite on media engagement, interviews and public appearances
- Proven success developing strategic media positioning and translating complex topics into compelling narratives
- Strong strategic thinking, sound judgement and excellent problem-solving skills in fast-paced environments
- Trusted advisor mindset with discretion, credibility and confidence to challenge senior stakeholders
- Experience across journalism, corporate communications and strategic advisory
- Excellent written and spoken German and English
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
