Associate Consultant, Public Relations

Hybrid Opportunity in Boston MA or Portsmouth NH (in office two days per week)

We are seeking an Associate Consultant, Issues Management & Corporate Reputation that will play an important role on the company’s media and public relations team and report to the Senior Director of Issues Management & Corporate Reputation. This position will be responsible for planning and execution of key external communications efforts around large initiatives critical to the company’s reputation-building efforts, particularly around sustainability, insurance’s role in the economy, and various topics that intersect industry policy and regulation. This role resides in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and will help further position and protect the company in the marketplace.

Responsibilities:

• Provide support and lead on select external communications efforts across priority corporate reputation-building initiatives. Key activities include coordinating projects across cross-functional working groups, writing company positions and message tracks, and executing strategic thought leadership campaigns via owned/earn/paid media and external executive speaking engagements.
• Support the Corporate Reputation team in regularly evaluating the external landscape on key issues in order to evolve company positioning / messaging accordingly and identify appropriate stakeholder audiences for engagement.
• Work within the broader Global Brand & Communications team to coordinate external communications planning alongside other initiatives, and to leverage internal channels to amplify external content.
• Support the Corporate Reputation team’s stewardship of its issues management program, contributing to research, synthesis and ongoing monitoring of topics with the potential to impact the company’s reputation.
• Lead the Corporate Reputation team’s tracking and internal reporting of all related communications activities. 
• Collaborate with and assist in managing agency partners.

• Bachelor's degree (preferably in Communications or related field).  
• Minimum of 5 years relevant corporate communications experience in a corporate or agency environment. Experience in strategic external thought leadership campaigns, including media relations, strongly preferred.
• A proven self-starter with the ability to work autonomously and build internal networks within a complex, matrixed organization.    
• A sense of urgency and experience working in fast-paced, collaborative environment.    
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, including executive presence.
• Well versed in PR measurement tools.
• Proficiency in GenAI communications tools.
• A sense of curiosity and willingness to learn and distill details of complex topics.
• Occasional travel may be required.