Opportunity

Brunswick is seeking to appoint an Associate. This role offers the opportunity to support clients through high-stakes shareholder situations, including activism preparedness, live campaigns, and broader investor engagement.

Working as part of an integrated team, the Associate will contribute to advising corporates on how to anticipate, navigate, and respond to activist investors and other critical shareholder dynamics.

The role combines rigorous analysis with strategic communications and stakeholder insight, and offers exposure to senior client leaders on complex, often time-sensitive situations.

As an Associate, you will also advise clients and drive execution on accounts, focusing on the delivery of workstreams and proactive development of ideas.

You will nurture a wide internal network across offices and specialisms to share, develop and deliver the best examples of work for internal and external use; as well as broadening your external network.

About the Role

• Drive execution on client accounts within Financial Practice, managing workflow and leading key workstreams across complex financial communications programmes.
• Advise listed and private company clients across a range of financial communications and corporate affairs issues, drawing on independent judgement, market insight and the support of Directors and Partners.
• Lead the development of high-quality client materials, including press releases, investor presentations, shareholder communications, employee and customer communications, Q&As, briefing materials and strategic advisory documents.
• Develop a deep understanding of complex financial and corporate situations, including mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, shareholder activism, earnings announcements, capital markets transactions and crisis communications.
• Advise clients on the perspectives of investors, analysts, media, regulators, politicians, NGOs, employees and other key stakeholders, helping shape communications strategies that build trust and support business objectives.
• Manage complex media and financial stakeholder interactions, using advanced knowledge of the financial media landscape and broader stakeholder environment.
• Play a key role in team leadership, supporting effective team dynamics, managing workstreams, mentoring junior colleagues and helping ensure the highest standards of client delivery.
• Work collaboratively across Brunswick’s sector, geographic and specialist teams to bring the firm’s full capabilities to clients as part of our One Firm approach.
• Contribute actively to business development through drafting proposals, preparing letters of engagement, participating in pitch meetings and identifying opportunities to deepen existing client relationships.
• Build and maintain a strong network of journalists, analysts, investors, advisers and other external stakeholders, proactively identifying opportunities to strengthen Brunswick’s market profile and develop new business.
• Work with Partners and Directors to support the continued growth and strategic development of Brunswick’s Financial Practice.

What We’re Looking For

• 5–8 years’ relevant experience in financial communications, strategic communications, investor relations, corporate affairs, management consulting or a related advisory environment.
• Experience advising listed companies and financial communications clients, or demonstrable experience supporting organisations on complex corporate and financial issues.
• Strong understanding of the interaction between corporates, capital markets, investors, regulators, policymakers, media and wider societal stakeholders.
• Good understanding of listed company disclosure obligations, financial reporting cycles, mergers and acquisitions, IPOs and broader capital markets processes.
• Strong strategic judgement and an ability to develop corporate positioning and communications strategies that translate into measurable business impact.
• Knowledge of the financial media landscape, with experience supporting major announcements, earnings communications, capital markets days and other market-sensitive events.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, compelling advisory documents and communicate confidently with senior executives.
• High levels of emotional intelligence, sound judgement and credibility when working with senior business leaders and client teams.
• Strong project and programme management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
• A balance of analytical rigour, creativity, commercial awareness and meticulous attention to detail.
• A collaborative approach and proven ability to mentor junior colleagues while contributing positively to team culture.
• A global outlook and the ability to work effectively across international teams, markets and client organisations.

Why Join Us

Whether you are joining a client facing team, a core services team, or starting out on your professional career journey, joining Brunswick unlocks a range of  employee benefits to support your financial future, health and wellness, family and community and continuous professional development.