CORPORATECOMMUNICATIONSRECRUITMENT: Account Director – Financial Communications

Our client is a global advisory firm with offices in Paris. They are looking at strengthening their consultant team and are looking to hire an Account Director with corporate communications experience in Financial Communications.

Candidates must be fluent in French and English. 

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver media, political, regulatory and market analysis to clients, with intelligent insight and recommendations informed by data, analysis and experience.
• Manage the development of high-quality client documents, playing a key role in drafting, proofing, editing and version control, along with seamless project management of client workstreams.
• Guide executives and assistants in effectively supporting accounts.
• Work to develop a solid understanding of different sectors and specialist offers.
• Ensure all logistics for client meetings and events are executed smoothly, and manage upwards to ensure the agency delivers on time and above expectation.
• Begin to develop an advisory voice informed by research, experience and awareness of market trends and events.
• Nurture a network amongst peers inside and outside the firm, providing valuable insight for the firm and for clients.

Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies

• Highly knowledgeable on business issues and current affairs; up to date on key trends, issues, commentators and debates.
• 4 years’ experience working within a communications agency, supporting corporate clients, OR in-house experience in the communications function OR relevant experience from a related industry such as a management consulting or investment bank.
• An understanding of business, finance, and politics.
• Knowledgeable in financial and political issues and current affairs; up to date on international trends, key commentators and debates.
• Able to demonstrate excellent written research and analysis for business audiences; must be able to synthesize large amounts of intelligence across numerous sources in a timely but thoughtful manner.
• Proven project and/or program management experience, with the ability to oversee multiple fast-moving workstreams at any one time.
• A dynamic self-starter with a strong work ethic.
• High level of attention to detail and an intellectually rigorous, client-service attitude.
• An experienced team-worker who prefers to work in a collegiate way.