Media Relations & Financial Communications Director (mid-level role)
About the Role
We work with our clients to build, promote and defend their corporate reputation, leveraging our integrated suite of services, including financial communications and corporate reputation.
We are looking for a corporate communications and media relations specialist with 7-10 years’ experience. The candidate should have deep experience in strategic communications and financial communications, with knowledge of ASX or publicly listed companies, and exposure to capital markets activities. You will also have a sound knowledge of the Australian media landscape and strong working relationships with influential commentators and sector journalists. You will understand media processes and editorial objectives. This will include an understanding of the links between traditional media and social media.
In this role, you will be a senior member of a team of experts who advise a broad range of clients on using communication to help achieve corporate outcomes, build and protect reputations, and deal with business challenges domestically and internationally. We help our clients create sustainable relationships with media, policy makers, interest groups, and external stakeholders.
You will be responsible for day-to-day management of client work, as well as providing clients with strategic communication advice. As a senior member of the team, you will play a key proactive role in client management, acting as a key client contact. You’ll contribute to the development of your colleagues, acting as a mentor and providing guidance to junior team members.
You will also be responsible for proactively pursuing and driving new business initiatives by expanding existing relationships as well as identifying new opportunities and converting these into sustainable clients.
What You'll Do
- Provide strategic advice to a portfolio of clients, manage accounts on a day-to-day basis and develop excellent relationships with client groups
- Manage the research, planning, development and execution of comprehensive communication programs
- Develop and oversee production of high-quality, client-ready deliverables and services in a timely and efficient manner including press releases, media pitches, financial calendar communications, strategic counsel on capital markets activity, and financial media relations
- Anticipate potentially difficult situations and evaluate strategies and alternatives with senior management
- Manage the team working on your clients, sharing knowledge with and mentoring junior team members
- Proactively network with contacts, media and other stakeholders including potential clients
- Seek out new business leads and work alongside other members of the team on business development activities such as pitch preparation and delivery
- Understand FTI’s values, Code of Ethics, and the Strategic Communications Rules of Practice and demonstrate a strong commitment to applying these concepts in daily interactions with colleagues and clients. (Additional information about FTI’s values, Code of Ethics and the Strategic Communications Rules of Practice can be accessed here.)
How You'll Grow
You will have the opportunity to lead or take a leading role in a range of substantial client accounts and business development projects, expanding your strategic acumen, commercial drive and skillset. You will be able to further develop, motivate and support the growth of team members.
You will be part of a dynamic and multinational team of experts, and you will be able to work closely with other FTI offices and segments.
FTI supports the professional development of its people with a number of local and global initiatives aimed at creating fulfilling, long-term careers at FTI.
Qualifications & Experience
- Strong academic background – ideally in journalism, strategic communications, law, public policy, or economics
- 7-10 years’ experience in a consultancy, in-house team, trade body, public institution or advising clients on communications issues
- Strong media relations experience, working with top-tier business, finance and trade media
- Proven skills in corporate communications, media relations, advocacy, crisis and reputation management
- Excellent understanding and experience of working with policymakers and stakeholders to develop strategic objectives, and strong knowledge of the Australian media, economic, political and regulatory environment
- Strong time and priority management skills and an ability to juggle multiple client accounts
- Desire and ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasking, deadline-oriented dynamic environment with regular change
- This role may require travel to client and FTI offices
Our Benefits
Apart from the well-structured career path and excellent team environment, our employees enjoy a variety of perks and benefits. Our benefits include, but are not limited to:
- Flexible working arrangements
- Attractive remuneration, including discretionary bonuses available to all employees
- Financial support to obtain work-related professional qualifications, such as CA, CPA or CFA, and other
- Professional membership contributions and generous paid study leave (up to 12 days)
- Monthly Health & Wellbeing program including fitness subsidies
- Annual paid volunteer hours
- Opportunity to join our Reconciliation Action Plan - working group; FTI’s Women’s Initiative Network (FTI WIN); Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging and Corporate Citizenship committees
- FTI Work Perks: our discount program that provides a wide range of corporate offers, savings and wellbeing resources
- Corporate matching for charitable donations
- Special leave - 2 days per year of a cultural or religious holiday that is not treated as a public holiday in Australia
- 18 weeks paid, gender-neutral parental leave with full superannuation contributions throughout paid and unpaid leave
- Employee Assistance Program (“EAP”) – free to all employees and their immediate families
- Corporate discount available for health insurance, including dependent(s)
Who We Are
FTI Consulting is the world’s leading expert-driven consulting firm. Over the last 40 years, FTI Consulting experts have served as the trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies and the world’s leading law and private equity firms when they are facing their greatest opportunities and challenges. Our strong performance and continued success are a direct reflection of the ambition, energy and commitment of our talented professionals across the globe to make a positive impact for our clients and communities.
At FTI Consulting, you’ll work side-by side with leaders who have shaped history, helping solve the biggest challenges making headlines today. From day one, you’ll be an integral part of a focused team where you can make a real impact. You’ll be surrounded by an open, collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and, most importantly, you.
Are you ready to make your impact?
About FTI Consulting
FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping clients with their most significant opportunities and challenges. With more than 8,000 employees located in 33 countries and territories, our broad and diverse bench of award–winning experts advise their clients when they are facing their most significant opportunities and challenges. At FTI Consulting, we embrace, cultivate and maintain a culture of diversity, inclusion & belonging, which are fundamental components to our core values. FTI Consulting is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and has been recognized as one of the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms by Forbes. For more information, visit www.fticonsulting.com and connect with us on Instagram and LinkedIn.
FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
