Our clients operate at the frontiers of innovation - we advise technology companies driving change, global investors funding the future, the giants of sport and entertainment, and influential individuals on the communications and policy challenges that define their reputations. Our work spans corporate and financial communications, policy and public affairs to engage regulators and policymakers, policy communications and leadership communications. We underpin the full breadth of our capabilities with research-driven insights and campaigns. We're also pioneering AI-enhanced advisory work for both our clients and internal innovation, using technology to unlock insights from data at unprecedented scale and speed.
The roleGreat communications and policy advice starts with brilliant research and analysis. As a Senior Analyst at Milltown Partners, you'll bring a more developed perspective to that work – not just producing the analysis that informs our advice, but beginning to shape it. You'll have enough experience to work with greater independence, take ownership of your outputs, and start to contribute meaningfully to how we solve problems for clients.
You'll work on live challenges across a range of sectors and issue types. You might be leading the media and stakeholder analysis for a technology company navigating a regulatory investigation, or researching investor perceptions to inform a fundraising strategy. The work is substantive, the clients are sophisticated, and the expectation is that you'll bring a clear point of view, not just a summary.
We're looking for people who are ready to apply and develop what they know in a high-standards advisory environment.
What you'll doTurn information into insight
You'll use research platforms like Factiva and Meltwater to monitor media, track policymakers and stakeholders, and understand the landscape our clients operate in. You'll leverage our internal AI studio and tools such as Claude and Notebook LM to produce analysis that's rigorous and useful. This isn't about summarising - it's about finding the thread that matters and pulling on it.
Help shape strategy
You'll contribute to discussions about what our clients should do and how they should communicate. You'll learn to think about audiences (investors, policymakers, journalists, employees), channels (owned platforms, media, policy engagement) and timing. You'll develop your own perspectives on the issues our clients face - whether that's AI regulation, competitive dynamics or stakeholder positioning - and share them with colleagues and clients.
Write for different audiences
From media briefings to policy analysis to internal reports, you'll draft content that's clear, compelling and tailored to purpose. You'll write for CEOs, policymakers, journalists and investors - often all in the same week. The ability to translate complexity into clarity is fundamental to the work.
Keep teams organised
You'll help manage the logistics that keep client work moving - scheduling, monitoring, agendas, and making sure nothing falls through the cracks. It sounds simple, but doing it well makes everything else possible.
Contribute to a collaborative culture
You'll work with people across the firm, give and receive feedback regularly, and help create an environment where everyone can do their best work. At Milltown, we're all in this together - comradeship isn't just a value, it's how we operate.
What we're looking for
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write independently for different audiences and purposes
Experience conducting research and translating findings into clear, logical analysis and arguments
Understanding of how reputation management and corporate storytelling work in practice, including how communications shapes outcomes for influential organisations and individuals
Experience using AI tools (eg. Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini) effectively, safely and critically
Interest in the opportunities and challenges facing the technology industry
Intellectual curiosity about a broad range of subjects relevant to our clients, including technology, policy, investment and media
A genuine desire to develop advisory skills in business strategy, public policy and communications
Collaborative instincts - you value working with others and learning from people around you
A commitment to seeking feedback and acting on it
Demonstrable interest or experience in one or more of the areas where we work (e.g. technology policy, financial communications, stakeholder engagement)
Experience using AI tools effectively in an academic or professional setting
Technical interests - whether that's building websites, apps or other projects
You'll have at least 18 months professional experience in communications or a related field, and you'll be ready to build on it in a more demanding advisory context.
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Why join us
Competitive, transparent pay with open salary bands, plus twice-yearly bonuses
401(k) with company match, eligible from day one
Robust healthcare options, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus dedicated mental health support
26 days PTO, 10 sick days, and 10 public holidays
Two-week company-wide winter break
Paid parental leave
Sabbatical leave
$100/month commuter benefit
Hybrid working model with three days in office (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)
Structured career development with clear progression pathways and a defined career framework
Ready to apply?
We're an independent, employee-owned firm, which means the people who work here share in our collective success. We operate across London, Brussels, San Francisco, New York, and Washington D.C., advising technology companies, global investors, iconic brands and influential individuals on the communications and policy challenges that define their reputations.
Our culture is built on five values: brilliance, restlessness, comradeship, inclusivity and integrity. We expect a lot from each other, but we also invest in each other—through honest feedback, shared learning and genuine care that goes beyond the work itself.
We're also serious about building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. We have measurable commitments around representation, inclusion, and supporting underrepresented communities through pro bono work. Creating an environment where everyone can thrive is central to how we operate.
By joining us, you’ll have access to:
If this sounds like the right fit, we'd love to hear from you.
Skills Required
- At least 18 months of professional experience in communications or a related field
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including independent writing for different audiences and purposes
- Experience conducting research and translating findings into clear, logical analysis and arguments
- Understanding of reputation management and corporate storytelling in practice
- Experience using AI tools effectively, safely, and critically
- Interest in opportunities and challenges facing the technology industry
- Intellectual curiosity about technology, policy, investment, and media
- Desire to develop advisory skills in business strategy, public policy, and communications
- Collaborative instincts and willingness to work with others and learn from colleagues
- Commitment to seeking feedback and acting on it
- Demonstrable interest or experience in technology policy, financial communications, or stakeholder engagement
- Experience using AI tools in an academic or professional setting
- Technical interests such as building websites, apps, or other projects
What We Do
Milltown Partners is a global advisory firm working with influential organisations and individuals on the communications and public policy challenges that define their reputations. Our clients are leaders in their field: groundbreaking technology companies and their founders; global businesses and their CEOs; prominent individuals and renowned institutions. Technology and innovation are at the heart of our business and problem-solving approach, and we root our strategies in data insights and research on the audiences that matter, messages that work, and communications channels that deliver. We work as one team to ensure our clients can draw on our collective experience. The advice of our teams in London, Brussels, Dublin, San Francisco and New York is informed by everyone from our accomplished analysts to the founding partners, including leaders who have joined us from respected advisory firms as well as senior positions at Google, WhatsApp, The Royal Household, Uber, the British Government, Airbnb, the Financial Times, Manchester United or the BBC. By combining our breadth of experience, deep sector-specific knowledge and a research-driven approach, we help our clients analyse and solve their most important communications challenges. We are an Employee Ownership Trust. The people that work here own the company and share in its success. We're fully independent and will remain so. That means we can continue to do what we've always done: take the long view, build a business aligned to our values, invest in our people and their development, and innovate to improve the quality of our advice.
