Director - Strategic Communications US

Director - Strategic Communications US

Directors at DGA Group are the backbone of our teams and lead the development and implementation of crisis management strategies for our clients on a day-to-day basis. They manage junior team members' work and learn to be trusted client counselors by engaging around high-stakes, event-driven matters in a fast-paced environment. They are excellent project managers, skilled writers and editors, collaborative teammates with extensive experience overseeing content development and making the trains run on time. Our team operates a flat organizational structure and relies on our directors to work collaboratively with a group of global experts and across a number of critical engagements.

Location: New York, NY / Washington, DC (hybrid, mixture of 3-4 days between in-office and periodic on-site client obligations).

Responsibilities:

• Help Fortune 500 companies and multinational organizations navigate significant threats to their enterprise value and reputation
• Work in teams that may include international political risk and policy experts, legal experts from DGA's partner firm and members of our international offices
• Serve as a primary project manager and oversee junior team's work product on simultaneous engagements that are complex and multijurisdictional
• Turn 'big picture' strategies for managing complex engagements into actionable plans
• Serve as a primary day-to-day client contact on sensitive matters
• Manage matters with senior support, and help drive engagement objectives
• Manage DGA team members, support team members' professional development and work to identify additional development opportunities
• Run firm development initiatives and certain client workstreams with limited supervision

Expectations of a DGA Director:

• Contribute to and drive crisis management strategy for clients
• Develop junior talent and provide support and mentorship to junior team members
• Collaborate with wider DGA colleagues in other offices
• Be intellectually curious, eager to learn from coworkers, and excited to teach new skills to the team
• As a key client-facing team member, can expect periodic travel for specific client meetings and events (2 to 5 days per month)
• Bring DGA's full potential to engage with clients on their most complex issues
• Think and act in a collaborative, creative, and integrated way
• Consistently display excellent project management and organizational skills
• Manage the delivery of large suites of documentation, being accountable for consistency and quality of other team members' work
• Be comfortable in a start-up environment
• Understand confidentiality and act with integrity at all times
• Effectively utilize research and innovative tools to the benefit of clients and the team

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher or equivalent and relevant work experience; legal training is a plus
• 6+ years of experience in crisis management, crisis communications, or providing strategic advisory services in a legal environment, or in a crisis and/or litigation focused communications role, from a consultancy or in-house position, or the capabilities of someone of that level of experience
• Experience being part of a team that counsels senior management teams and engages with lawyers on the communications processes
• Highly collaborative working style

About DGA:

DGA Group is a global advisory firm that helps clients protect – and grow – what they have built in today's complex business environment. We understand the challenges and opportunities in an increasingly regulated and interconnected world. Leveraging the expertise and experience of our team at Albright Stonebridge Group, a leader in global strategy and commercial diplomacy, and a deep bench of communications, public affairs, government relations and business intelligence consultants, we help clients navigate and shape global policy, reputational, and financial issues. To learn more, visit dgagroup.com.

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