(Senior) Consultants Strategic Communications – (m/f/d)

Jobbeschreibung

About Kekst CNC:

Kekst CNC is a global strategic communications firm that specializes in protecting and enhancing reputations. From 14 offices around the globe, our team of 300 professionals provides expert communications counsel, informed by judgment, insights and data-led analysis. We apply our communications expertise across high-stakes corporate, financial, and political matters, helping businesses communicate effectively through periods of disruption, transformation and growth.

To support our Team in our offices in Frankfurt, Munich or Berlin we are hiring Full Time

(Senior) Consultants (m/f/d)


About the role:

We are looking for highly motivated Consultants/Senior Consultants to join and contribute to a growing and ambitious organization. If you are an accomplished communications practitioner with significant agency or in house experience - then this could be an extremely exciting and rewarding opportunity for you.

You will develop and implement innovative and integrated communications strategies aimed at enhancing and protecting the reputation of prestigious influential corporate brands in a variety of sectors such as financial services, chemicals/pharmaceuticals, automotive or energy. You will play a major part in maintaining, developing and extending our client relationships – global blue chip, DAX-listed, family-owned or PE portfolio companies.

While we have a very strong footprint in the German market, you will also be able to apply your skills to international cross-market mandates. We are open to explore options with you if you are willing to spend some time abroad in one of our global offices, as part of a tailored development assignment.

We are committed to support your personal growth journey, with an in-depth training program and personal counselling on Partner level. We strive to develop our (Senior) Consultants into the next generation of Directors and Partners to lead Kekst CNC.

Your impact:

In this role as a (Senior) Consultant, you will have the following tasks:

  • Manage Client Accounts & Build Trusted Relationships: Provide strategic counsel and guidance to senior business leaders confidently and maturely in a wide variety of fields including: corporate communications, reputation management, crisis communications, IPO, M&A and restructuring communications, change and transformation management
  • Campaigns: Support full end-to-end campaigns, from the development of insights, strategy, content development, activation and amplification and effective measurement and reporting
  • Business Development: Develop and expand client relationships; identify potential leads and areas of growth within existing clients as well as broader new business leads
  • Communications Planning & Writing: Draft strategic, high quality briefing documents, multi-touchpoint communication plans, content plans, narratives, messaging and positioning for clients.


Requirements:

  • 4-6 years of experience gained in a comparable professional capacity, specifically within the field of corporate communications, reputation management, crisis and issues management
  • Strong German networks in both business and media
  • Significant project and client account management experience is an advantage
  • Intellectual rigor, excellent analytical and insights capabilities and effective problem solving, including knowledge and experience with an online monitoring/social listening tools
  • Excellent organisational, time and priority management skills and ability to effectively manage multiple projects at once alongside an active interest in digital innovation and current affairs
  • Good level of knowledge in budget planning, reporting and controlling
  • Analytical skills, ability to work with and quickly understand key insights from data
  • Ability to lead team of mixed consultant groups with empathy and clarity
  • University degree or higher in business, politics, communications, content/marketing, digital/social data or insights
  • Candidate should be mature, results-oriented, and able to work independently, while also leading and working closely with client teams
  • Excellent communication skills both verbal and written in German and English

Your Benefits:

A great place to work: Kekst CNC offers an inspiring working atmosphere, characterized by the highest level of professionalism, fun at work and an open corporate culture. Our offices in Germany are on an exciting growth journey and as the business grows, you can grow with it. You will interact with colleagues all over the globe, while based in one of our German office locations
A great place to learn: Our offering includes substantial training modules, office exchange program and a hybrid home-office model. In support of our exciting development opportunities, we offer substantial training, and you will be assigned a professional development advisor.
Appreciation: We offer a competitive salary, bonus scheme, company pension program, employee assistance program, urban sports club membership, Public Transport Allowance and much more!
Internationality: Although you will be based in Munich, Frankfurt or Berlin, you'll join an international team and assist with cross-border projects, interacting with clients and colleagues all over the globe. Via Publicis, we offer the possibility to work from anywhere around the world for up to six weeks per year.

Please send your resume and cover letter latest by 31/07/2024.

The recruitment process will consist of several steps, including video interviews, and a case assessment. We look forward to your application!

Kekst CNC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive considerations for employment without regard to race, colour, age, religion / belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, or any other characteristic protected under EU, state or local law, where applicable.

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