Senior Associate, Strategy & Communications Advisory – Tokyo

Senior Associate, Strategy & Communications

Advisory – TokyoTeneo

Job Description

A Senior Associate at Teneo is responsible for providing the highest quality service to our clients and plays a pivotal role in managing clients’ day-to-day activities, anticipating needs, and identifying potential issues before they become problems. You will set high standards and play a key role in monitoring the quality of work and ensuring agreed timelines are met. You will also play a key role in supporting junior team members’ development, ensuring learning opportunities, on-the-job coaching and a motivating team environment.

Responsibilities

• Assesses client’s needs and provides consistently high-quality counselling and consulting services to clients
• Develops and executes solutions to help clients address reputation challenges
• Effectively manage client accounts and maintain good relationships with crucial decision-makers at client companies
• Work as part of an agile team to execute innovative communications campaigns
• Produce high-quality English and Japanese language content on a range of client deliverables
• Advise and manage client’s content development and thought leadership building
• Led team on market and policy analysis as well as research report development
• Work directly with media and other influencers to deliver solutions for clients
• Review and edit communication collateral drafted by junior team members
• Work with the senior management team on advising clients involved in special situations and M&A transactions
• Plan and advise clients on social & digital strategy and tactics
• Drive marketing initiatives, develop credentials and stakeholder relationships
• Seeks opportunities for organic growth by networking across client organizations and introducing Teneo to new contacts

Requirements

Required Skills

Requirements

• 5-7 years of experience in corporate communication, financial communication or transaction advisory.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing multiple stakeholders (such as clients, media, industry associations, and government) while maintaining good relationships
• Experience managing client issues and reputational challenges
• Possessing excellent verbal and written skills in English and Japanese – you should have exceptional writing skills and experience in both languages
• Bachelor’s degree, ideally in journalism, mass communication, public policy, business, or economics. A postgraduate degree is an advantage;
• International experience (study and/or work) is a plus
• Have a strong appetite for global news and macroeconomic/finance events
• A deep understanding of and broad resources in media
• Candidate needs to be confident, agile and proactive
• Must display a strong work ethic, high standards and commitment to the role

Job Location

• Tokyo – 23 Wards

Average Salary: ¥ Negotiable