Senior Consultant | Strategic Communications | Tokyo

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? 

Practice Summary

FTI Consulting's Strategic Communications segment is a leading global communications consultancy. With more than 30 years of experience advising management teams in critical situations, we help our clients use their communications assets to enhance and protect their enterprise value.  We have a comprehensive view of strategic communications and have created an integrated suite of services to help clients address complex issues and reach multiple stakeholders, and we are a global leader in financial communications, corporate communications and public affairs.

With approximately 700 strategic communications consultants in more than 25 key markets around the world, we combine global reach with critical local knowledge across domestic and cross-border engagements. We have also built an unrivaled depth of industry and interdisciplinary expertise so clients have access to professionals who are focused on their particular sector, have a broad network of relationships with key influencers and provide communications counsel based on in-depth industry knowledge and experience.

Position Summary

The Strategic Communications segment of FTI Consulting is seeking to hire a Consultant / Senior Consultant to join its Tokyo team. As one of our Consultants you will have the opportunity to learn and execute a full range of strategic communications services, including performing industry research and analysis, executing corporate communications, financial communications, media relations, and issues management activities, and writing client materials, among other things. Our Consultants play a key role in creating communications programs and delivering results for clients across a number of industries and these professionals routinely work directly with key client contacts. A successful candidate should have excellent written and verbal communications skills and be a collegiate team player. The candidate should be mature, results-oriented, able to multi-task and prepared to learn and utilize new and emerging approaches to communications as part of a leading global communications consultancy business. 

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in drafting various communications materials for client programs in both the Corporate Communications and Financial Communications areas (e.g. writing press releases, client memos, results announcements, briefing documents)
• Experience in Public Affairs or Government relations would be an absolute advantage
• Conduct background research on companies and a variety of key topics
• Assist with maintaining contact lists, editorial forward features lists, and event calendars
• Compile, track, summarise, and report on media coverage
• Assist with corporate communications and media relations engagements (e.g. liaising with journalists, distributing press releases, providing support for press conferences)
• Assist with financial communications and investor relations engagements (e.g. writing earnings related materials, assisting with investment community marketing plans, providing strategic counsel on capital markets activity)
• Assist on new business initiatives (e.g. conducting research on prospects, creating and editing PowerPoint presentations and proposals, etc.)
• Actively contribute to both internal and client meetings by offering strategic and creative insights.
• Maintain a self-driven passion to stay abreast of client issues and related industry trends, participate in industry networking events and inform team leaders of potential new business opportunities.
  
  

Key Requirements

• University degree
• Possess 5+ years of relevant Public Affairs, Government relations and strategic communications experience
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written in English and Japanese
• Competency in using Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint
• Analytical approach to creating work product
• Social, enthusiastic, and eager to learn, and have an ability to work well within a team
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple assignments simultaneously 
• Excellent presentation style and skills
• Excellent project management skills
• An ability to be independent, work under own direction, and manage own time
• Experience mentoring and coaching junior team members
• A collegiate approach to working in a diverse team across the Asia region and also globally
• An aptitude and desire for learning and ongoing professional development

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