Senior Consultant, Strategic Communications- Capital Markets Communications
Posted April 04, 2022
Apply: FTI Consulting, Inc.
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About Strategic Communications:
The Strategic Communications segment of FTI Consulting is one of the world's most highly regarded communications consultancies with a 30-year track record of designing and executing communications strategies for clients managing financial, regulatory and reputational challenges. The Strategic Communications segment serves as trusted advisors to management teams and Boards of Directors seeking to seize opportunities, manage crises, navigate market disruptions, articulate their brand, stake a competitive position, and preserve their permission to operate. Services of the Strategic Communications segment include financial communications, corporate reputation and public affairs, with specialty offerings that include M&A communications, crisis communications, issues management, litigation communications, corporate governance, shareholder activism, proxy advisory, restructuring communications, employee engagement, change communications, strategy consulting, research, as well as digital and creative communications.
About the Opportunity:
We are currently looking for a Senior Consultant to join our Capital Markets Communications team in our New York office. You will primarily support team members in the execution of financial communications consulting programs in a variety of industries. By doing so, you will learn the necessary subjects and processes to service and advise clients. You will conduct research for Investor Relations projects and converse with junior members of the investment community when required for research or to obtain occasional feedback, if appropriate. As a Senior Consultant, you must keep up-to-date on key issues and current events for their clients, as well as generally in the financial markets and relevant industries. Responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to, the following:
PRIMARY DUTIES:
For Clients:
• Have a thorough understanding of each client's business and investment thesis.
• Be able to obtain detailed feedback from institutional investors and work with senior team members to translate the commentary into useful advice for clients.
• Perform detailed and accurate research to underpin all client projects and deliverables.
• Assist team members in helping clients develop corporate messages and position themselves to relevant stakeholder groups.
• Incorporate both quantitative and qualitative analysis and work with senior team members to make recommendations for companies' messaging and investor outreach strategies.
• Monitor research and report on broad financial markets, industry trends, peer companies, client stock movements and media coverage.
• Have a firm understanding of each client's shareholder base and sell-side analyst coverage.
• Complete targeting processes and set up institutional investor meetings for clients.
• Contribute to the development of a strategic plan for clients' overall investor relations programs.
• Help research best practice policies and programs.
• Draft client materials such as press releases and presentations under the direction of senior team members.
• Handle the logistics surrounding the distribution of press releases, set up of earnings conference calls and webcasts, etc.
For Strategic Communications:
• Work within Strategic Communications Capital Markets Communications Practice network and utilize resources to leverage prior relevant work for new projects that arise.
• Continuously build out the Capital Markets Communications Practice's market intelligence function.
• Assist Capital Markets Communications Practice leaders to advance Strategic Communications standing in the field of Investor Relations.
For New Business Development:
• Provide tactical support to team members as needed, including conducting research for new business pitches, etc.
• Work with colleagues to produce new business pitch materials.
Additional Tasks:
• Efficiently utilize reference tools including Factiva, FactSet, Capital IQ, Bloomberg, EDGAR and AlphaSense.
• Keep up to date with major stock market, business, economic and regulatory news.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor's degree in one of the following areas: Finance, Business, Economics, or Mathematics, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience working in sell-side research, equity asset management, or investment banking.
• Experience analyzing 10-k documents, earnings reports, investor presentations and other public company financial data.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative research skills.
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills.
• Ability to learn new concepts quickly and possess a service-oriented attitude.
• Developed ability to multi-task.
• Ability to take constructive criticism well and learn from it.
• Demonstrated accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to stay well organized, manage time effectively and meet deadlines.
• Proficient skills in Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Proficient in either Capital IQ or Factset systems or both.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative research skills.
PREFERRED SKILLS:
• Ability to recognize, explore and use a broad range of ideas and practices, thinking logically and creatively without influence from personal bias.
• Ability to adjust behavior to establish positive relationships with a wide variety of individuals.
• Ability to manage priorities between multiple client assignments.