Senior Director | Digital and Insights | Strategic

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY: We are looking for a talented, ambitious, and passionate Senior Director to join our award-winning team in Johannesburg . Our Digital & Insights practice helps fuel growth and innovation within FTI's global strategic communications division, and we are proud to work with some of the largest, best known and most innovative companies across the world. Our client list of FTSE 100 and large corporate brands gives us unrivalled opportunity to design, plan and implement world class corporate reputation management strategies. Our Senior Director will oversee the management and growth of a portfolio of high-profile corporate clients, motivating a committed and enthusiastic team and developing innovative strategies and programmes to support business development. We are looking for candidates with a proven track record of managing large, complex client accounts. We value creativity and lateral thinking, and you will need to show both creative flair and a passion for helping clients navigate a complex and challenging stakeholder world. A polished and articulate presenter, you will be at home both planning pitches and delivering presentations to diverse and exacting audiences, including senior leaders of global businesses. Strategic thinking is a must, and you will originate, manage and implement programmes that are effective across multiple channels and platforms. You will be responsible for identifying trends within the communications landscape and will demonstrate an understanding of and/or best practice in areas such as integrated communications planning, issues and crisis management, social media performance, sustainability, purpose and ESG-related communications, and influencer relations. An ability to advise on what good looks like in relation to data, measurement, website development and strategy, and digital marketing is also important. Our work in the digital practice includes communications strategy planning, issues and crisis communications, influencer identification and outreach, content and channel strategy, paid social and thought-provoking digital campaigns. This means you'll need to be adaptable and enjoy offering consultancy on a broad range of communications disciplines and competencies. Digital is causing many of our clients to consider new forms of communications and reputation management and we are at the forefront of managing that change. Our dynamic team values creativity, hard work, an entrepreneurial approach, and the capacity to take on new ideas and develop knowledge. We think holistically about stakeholders and address media, analyst, investor, employee, and customer audiences with our work. WHAT YOU'LL DO: Deliver to Clients Own and manage client relationships alongside other senior team members; creatively prepare and deliver client programmes Provide strategic advice to a portfolio of clients, manage accounts on a day-to-day basis and develop excellent relationships with clients Create integrated campaig