What are the responsibilities and job description for the TrailRunner International, Associate position at TrailRunner International?
The strategic communications consultancy TrailRunner International is seeking high-energy, detail-oriented, service-minded Associates to support the firm’s clients around the world. You can work in any of the following office locations: Nashville, New York City, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Truckee, Calif.
Working directly with TrailRunner leadership and senior advisors, Associates help clients in all industries leverage strategic communications to achieve their objectives in special situations (IPOs, M&A, restructurings, investor issues, regulatory matters, litigation, crises, etc.) and in longer-term engagements focused on priorities including corporate reputation, executive visibility, media relations, investor relations, and issues management.
In addition to strong writing, research, and analytical skills, success as an Associate -- and in every role at TrailRunner -- requires an unwavering commitment to helping clients and teammates win. The ability to maintain poise and good humor in dynamic, high-intensity situations is highly valued, given the nature of the work and the firm’s inclusive, collaborative culture. Previous experience with public relations, corporate communications, or similar work is required.
Ideal candidates will have between five and 10 years of relevant work experience and possess a combination of personal drive, emotional intelligence, and intellectual curiosity required for career advancement with the benefit of experience and mentoring from senior colleagues.
Key tasks and responsibilities
- Support day-to-day execution across the full range of client assignments.
- Draft well-written briefings based on analysis of financial disclosures, legal filings, media coverage, social media activity, and other sources.
- Ensure situational awareness for clients through real-time monitoring of media, social media, analyst, investor, ratings agency, and other signals.
- Drive high operational tempo in all interactions with clients and colleagues. This routinely requires handling client needs outside of normal business hours.
- With guidance, provide staffing support to client executives for conferences, media days, and other events.
- With guidance, direct the daily work of interns and analysts.
- Coordinate and support media relations, investor relations, social media, and other tactical outreach efforts. Engage directly with journalists and other influencers.
- Support the development and execution of project plans encompassing media relations, conferences and events, content creation, social media activation, crisis response, issues management, and other work streams.
Background and qualifications
- Strong work ethic, strong personal ethics, commitment to learning, and commitment to excellence
- Ability to be a builder who can actively contribute to TrailRunner’s entrepreneurial culture
- Strong writing, analytical, and research skills, and the ability to “connect the dots” and synthesize data to develop points of view on strategy
- Experience/comfort working with complex financial, legal, and corporate concepts
- Commitment to mastering the details in every situation
- Ability to organize and prioritize work across multiple simultaneous projects and to play well with others -- especially when time is short and the stakes are high
- Required 5-10 years of experience in public relations, corporate communications, journalism, the law, finance, or politics/public policy (relevant agency experience strongly preferred)
- S./B.A. in public relations, communications, finance, business, or other related field
About TrailRunner International
Headquartered in Dallas/Fort Worth, TrailRunner International is a global strategic communications firm that provides crisis communications, financial communications, and ongoing corporate communications support to the world’s top enterprises, institutions, and individuals. The firm is experiencing significant growth driven by its signature commitment to client service and is committed to hiring entry-level, mid-career, and senior communications professionals from diverse backgrounds who share its founders’ obsessive focus on helping their clients win. For more information about TrailRunner International, go to www.trailrunnerint.com.
