Associate Director or Director - Strategic communications consultancy - new business focus - to c...

This role and consultancy are something special and are looking for an equally unique person to join their outstanding team. Definitely more in the communications consultancy than PR agency vibe, this small, independent company offers a range of niche yet somehow also diverse services to a mixture of clients. They do some more "traditional" PR and social content work for some lovely consumer brands, with insight and cultural relevance at the heart of it.

More broadly, they do a lot of work with organisations auditing and redefining their comms strategies, really understanding the values, objectives and commercial goals of an organisation. They also do a lot of inclusive communications for large, global companies, advising them on supporting and communicating to minority groups and more purposeful work in general. What all their work has in common is that it is meaningful, impactful and on point.

The inspirational founder is looking for their no2 to help them build and grow this unique business. Whilst you will be a fantastic all-round communications expert, there are a few specific essentials needed for this role. The role is 40% new business, so whilst they don't want a pure new biz person, you do need to love the hustle of spotting an opportunity and grasping it. This is not just someone who can pull together a nice deck; it is someone who has the mindset and aptitude to plan where they see commercial growth and build their network to make that happen. You will be able to demonstrate a track record of hunting down and securing new business.

In addition, the business is looking to grow more across the health, wellbeing and health tech space. This is more in the b2c side or the b2b2c aspect as opposed to big pharma and ethical health. As a result, you must have a passion for this sector, be on top of the next big thing or interesting apps that could become amazing clients, and generally want to build a business area around this.

If you have all this and are an established Associate Director or Director happy to be hands-on working in a communications consultancy environment, this could be a great fit. This is not a PR role but focuses on strategic communications, so would suit someone from a similar agency or even a more strategic management consultancy background. Of course, you also need to have the passion to be part of something genuinely different and exciting, and ideally you will have experience in, or exposure to working in a start-up environment or start-up clients.

The small team all have tonnes of responsibility and ownership, and being small and independent means you will have a lot of influence on client work and the direction of the business as a whole. They are intelligent, curious and collaborative people, and those who bring fresh experience, ideas and ways of working (as well as different personal interests) tend to thrive here.

There are some lovely benefits on offer (and they don’t have a one size fits all approach) and they currently do three days in a lovely shared West London office space.