Senior Consultant

Senior Consultant

The Role:

The ideal candidate has experience developing and implementing communications strategy in the political or corporate sectors. This is an opportunity to become a high-level corporate consultant by applying that communications expertise to consulting-style engagements for companies and organizations in a wide range of industries, including but not limited to technology, health care, finance and entertainment.Senior Consultants will manage projects on their own, including interacting with and advising clients directly, with a view to moving to a client and consulting leadership role as soon as they are ready. We provide opportunities for quick advancement and a structured and continuing career development program.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with partners to design and execute client engagements, including writing proposals, strategy and research memos and other external reports, and presenting them to clients
• Directly manage a team of Associates and Senior Associates (typically 1-4 staff members)
• Design, develop, implement and analyze qualitative and quantitative studies, such as proprietary polling, focus groups and other research methodologies
• Manage client projects, including allocating resources across the team to meet project goals and deadlines
• Participate in the management and operations of the company, including developing and managing vendor relationships, overseeing the operations of their own team, and helping drive business development

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experienced communications strategist
• Experienced and effective team and project manager
• Thrives under pressure and in fast paced situations
• Shows a passion for learning about different industries and clients' reputational challenges
• Keen analytical and writing ability with a demonstrated track record of generating insight
• Demonstrated orientation toward client service
• Strong oral communication and writing skills and a keen attention to detail
• Demonstrates excellent judgment and perfect discretion
• Highly organized, with excellent time management skills; capable of managing across multiple projects at once

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree
• Strong academic record
• Three to seven years' work experience, preferably in market research, communications, strategy, consulting or related professional services
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

COMPENSATION:

$100,000 - $120,000