Our job is to help shape the story before it goes out of control and ensure issues and crises are mitigated in prompt and effective way in order to prevent harm to a company’s reputation and business. We help top organizations manage breaking negative issues and events affecting reputation and prepare and navigate them effectively. From protests, bankruptcies and leadership controversies to product recalls, high-stakes litigation and unfounded stories, we are positioned to protect our clients where it matters most.
We are looking for an experienced mid-level or higher crisis communications professional to support crisis preparedness and planning activities, crisis simulations, and live crisis response for a wide range of high-profile clients. The ideal candidate has extensive corporate communications and issues management background with the ability to understand and distill complex subject matter quickly.
Responsibilities
Extensive experience advising corporate leaders including C-Suite on a range of critical reputational and positioning issues
Demonstrated success navigating challenging policy, political, and business challenges
Strategic thinker able to draw from expertise across corporate reputation, public affairs, crisis management and stakeholder engagement
Builds credibility with clients by offering knowledgeable observations, insights and strategic thinking regarding communications and public affairs activities, informed by prior experience
Support a range of corporate issues and crisis communications situations including cybersecurity/ data breach issues, product safety issues and recalls, employee misbehavior, NGO campaigns, litigation, investigative reporting, and more
Serve as the day-to-day client contact flagging, triaging and managing client issues as they arise
Develop and draft crisis plans, media strategies, reactive media statements, talking points, FAQs, memos, crisis simulations and other deliverables as needed
Oversee and execute proactive media outreach and reactive media relations strategies as needed
Provide regular counsel to clients and colleagues
Collaborate with client partners as appropriate, such as legal counsel, vendors, etc.
A demonstrated track record in managing crises and complex, high-risk assignments
Experience working with legal teams, both in-house and outside counsel
Experience working with news media, notably business and financial media and/or investigative journalists
Ability to work as a self-starter, requiring limited supervision
Entrepreneurial spirit, can-do attitude and ability to collaborate with colleagues across the network
Poise and confidence to hold your own with senior executives and boards
Attention to detail is a must
Reputation Management Consultants’ (RMC) thought leading methodology is the most sophisticated results backed solution in the industry, operating today with over hundreds of talented professionals around the globe. Our award-winning staff is comprised of Computer Scientists, Engineers, Crisis Management Experts, Online Reputation Management Experts, Newspaper Editors, and experienced Journalists. Since 2006, RMC has powered reputation control and crisis management for Fortune 500 Companies and their Executives, Government Agencies, Small to Medium Businesses, Non-Profits, Charities, Celebrities and individuals.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Los Angeles, California
Skills
Bankruptcyunmatched
Campaignsunmatched
Computer Scienceunmatched
Computer Securityunmatched
Corporate Communicationsunmatched
Crisis Managementunmatched
Detail Orientedunmatched
Entrepreneurshipunmatched
Fortune 500 Customersunmatched
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)unmatched
Governmentunmatched
Internet Securityunmatched
Investigative Journalismunmatched
Investigative Reportsunmatched
Journalismunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Legalunmatched
Litigationunmatched
Management Consultingunmatched
Media Buying and Planningunmatched
Newspaper Experienceunmatched
Non-Profit Fundingunmatched
Online Reputation Management (ORM)unmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Product Safetyunmatched
Public Affairsunmatched
Public/Media/Press/Analyst Relationsunmatched
Riskunmatched
Sales Managementunmatched
Small Businessunmatched
Team Playerunmatched
Thought Leadershipunmatched
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