We are looking for an experienced mid-level or higher crisis communications professional to support crisis preparedness and planning activities, crisis simulations, and live crisis response for a wide range of high-profile clients. The ideal candidate has extensive corporate communications and issues management background with the ability to understand and distill complex subject matter quickly. Responsibilities • Extensive experience advising corporate leaders including C-Suite on a range of critical reputational and positioning issues • Demonstrated success navigating challenging policy, political, and business challenges • Strategic thinker able to draw from expertise across corporate reputation, public affairs, crisis management and stakeholder engagement • Builds credibility with clients by offering knowledgeable observations, insights and strategic thinking regarding communications and public affairs activities, informed by prior experience • Support a range of corporate issues and crisis communications situations including cybersecurity/ data breach issues, product safety issues and recalls, employee misbehavior, NGO campaigns, litigation, investigative reporting, and more • Serve as the day-to-day client contact flagging, triaging and managing client issues as they arise • Develop and draft crisis plans, media strategies, reactive media statements, talking points, FAQs, memos, crisis simulations and other deliverables as needed • Oversee and execute proactive media outreach and reactive media relations strategies as needed • Provide regular counsel to clients and colleagues • Collaborate with client partners as appropriate, such as legal counsel, vendors, etc. • A demonstrated track record in managing crises and complex, high-risk assignments • Experience working with legal teams, both in-house and outside counsel • Experience working with news media, notably business and financial media and/or investigative journalists • Ability to work as a self-starter, requiring limited supervision • Entrepreneurial spirit, can-do attitude and ability to collaborate with colleagues across the network • Poise and confidence to hold your own with senior executives and boards • Attention to detail is a must