Account Director

Opportunity

Brunswick is seeking an Account Director to join our Tokyo office to help domestic and international clients navigate financial, crisis and corporate communications.

Account Directors produce high quality advisory documents demonstrating a deep understanding of clients and issues. You will regularly be providing advice and analysis to clients, and developing an advisory voice informed by research, experience and awareness of market trends and events. You will manage some key workstreams as well as guiding Executives and Assistants on accounts.

As an Account Director, you will also begin to develop a network and build relationships with clients, media, advisers, Brunswick colleagues and other stakeholders. You will work to develop your media-handling skills and have a good understanding of Brunswick’s different sectors and specialist offers and how to connect them with clients as part of our one-firm offering.

About The Role

• Deliver media, political, regulatory and market analysis to clients, with intelligent insight and recommendations informed by data, analysis and experience.
• Manage the development of high-quality client documents, playing a key role in drafting, proofing, editing and version control, along with seamless project management of client workstreams.
• Guide Executives and Assistants in effectively supporting accounts.
• Develop a solid understanding of different sectors and specialist offers.
• Ensure all logistics for client meetings and events are executed smoothly and manage upwards to ensure Brunswick delivers on time and above expectation.
• Support on new business efforts and participate in pitch preparation.
• Begin to develop an advisory voice informed by research, experience and awareness of market trends and events.
• Nurture a network amongst peers inside and outside the firm, providing valuable insight for the firm and for clients.

What We're Looking For

• Highly knowledgeable on business issues and current affairs; up to date on international trends, issues, commentators and debates, particularly as it relates to financial services and corporate organisations.
• Fluent spoken and written English and Japanese (native level Japanese preferred)
• Strong written English
• An understanding of business, finance, and politics, with a genuine interest in communications.
• Able to demonstrate excellent written research and analysis for business audiences; must be able to synthesize large amounts of information across numerous sources in a timely but thoughtful manner.
• Proven project management experience, with the ability to oversee multiple fast-moving workstreams at any one time.
• A dynamic self-starter with a strong work ethic.
• High level of attention to detail and an intellectually rigorous, client-service attitude.
• An experienced team-worker who prefers to work in a collegiate way.
• Passionate to work in an international environment, strengthening Japan’s global engagement.

Why Join Us

Whether you are joining a client facing team, a core services team, or starting out on your professional career journey, joining Brunswick unlocks a range of employee benefits to support your financial future, health and wellness, family and community and continuous professional development.

Our Benefits

• Annual Discretionary Bonus: Based on company and individual performance.
• Complimentary daily meals and refreshments — Enjoy breakfast, lunch, and unlimited all-day coffee and snacks, all provided in our on-site canteen and café.
• Generous Leave: 25 days’ annual leave plus an additional day for your birthday.
• Family Leave Policies: Maternity, Paternity, Shared Parental, and Adoption leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme: Support for your wellbeing.
• Headspace Membership: Access to mindfulness and meditation resources.
• Training Sessions: Lunch & Learn opportunities.
• Social Activities: Regular social, cultural, and charitable events.

About Brunswick Brunswick is a global advisory firm. We help companies tackle high-stakes issues, navigate complex stakeholder relationships, and deliver high-impact outcomes.

Our clients value our ability to anticipate, shape, and respond to the key players and forces in the financial and investment arena, regulatory and geopolitical universe, NGO community, workforce and beyond. They rely on us for deep experience, fresh perspectives and original thinking. So, in Brunswick you will find an exceptional range of experience and talent with a rich mix of backgrounds. From the beginning, we have prioritized attracting, developing, and retaining the best professionals in the industry, united by a culture of inclusivity, excellence, and intellectual curiosity.

Founded in 1987 in London, the firm has organically grown to 27 offices in 18 countries across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia. We operate as a “one-firm firm” with no individual profit centers. This allows us to assemble fully integrated, bespoke teams for each client, able to draw on the full resources of Brunswick anywhere in the world.

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