Vice President, Corporate and Public Affairs - Financial Communications

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More about the role

Burson is seeking a strategic, client-facing seasoned Vice President to lead high-stakes financial communications, including earnings and investor relations support, corporate reputation initiatives, and narrative development for Fortune 500 publicly traded and emerging growth companies, as well as startups. The Vice President will also play a significant role in the market positioning and internal/external amplification of this specialty offering within the firm’s Corporate and Public Affairs practice.

The Vice President will serve as a senior counselor to C-suite executives, investor relations teams, legal counsel, and communications executives across a portfolio of leading clients in the technology, entertainment, retail, and broader corporate sectors. This individual will help shape market-moving narratives, provide strategic counsel on business-critical issues, and lead multidisciplinary agency teams and clients responsible for developing and executing integrated communications programs.

This role is ideal for an experienced communications leader with deep experience developing investor narratives, advising executive leadership teams, and managing complex communications surrounding earnings, Investor Days, IPOs, M&A activity, corporate transformations, and reputational challenges.

Success in this role requires exceptional writing ability, executive presence, strong financial acumen, strategic communications, sound judgement under pressure, and a demonstrated ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments.

What you'll do

Strategic Client Counsel & Offering Positioning

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives, investor relations teams, corporate communications leaders, and legal counsel on high-profile business, financial, and reputational matters.
• Counsel clients on communications opportunities and risks associated with earnings announcements, strategic transactions, executive trans

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munications professionals and emerging leaders. We provide a dynamic environment where ambitious colleagues come to elevate their skills, expand their networks, and ultimately, produce the best solutions for today’s leading brands. Our commitment to your growth is reflected in our robust benefits and people programs, which include professional development opportunities, mentorship programs with industry leaders, a vibrant and inclusive company culture fostering collaboration and innovation and packages designed to reward and retain top talent. We invest in our people because we believe their success is our success.

At Burson, we’re an agency of learn-it-alls. We recognize that the things we do best, creativity and communications, require a level of nuanced understanding. That’s why it’s imperative for us to hire extraordinarily talented people of all backgrounds and identities. Without that we can’t do the essential work of inspiring bold ideas, fostering constructive dialogue, cultivating meaningful experiences, and driving innovation and creativity for our partners. Your unique point of view—your talent—is what makes you a #BursonPerson, and it’s how we deliver exceptional results for our clients, together.

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