Director (NY)
About The Position
TLG is seeking a Director in New York, NY. The role offers an experienced professional the opportunity to work in a highly collaborative, fast-paced, detail-driven practice serving clients with complex and sensitive issues. The Director provides polished client service, manages client workstreams and projects, develops strategic communications, and helps guide teams and firm initiatives. The Director works with businesses, nonprofits, and other organizations to shape their narratives and navigate important moments, including high-stakes litigation, crises and issues management, mergers and acquisitions, other financial communications events, congressional oversight and government investigations, bankruptcy and restructuring, and other material events. TLG describes itself as an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Requirements
- Exceptional writing and presentation skills.
- Sophisticated knowledge of the stakeholder landscape and the ability to distill complex issues and ideas for a wide range of audiences.
- Demonstrated success in professional environments that demand and reward excellence.
- Experience working with businesses, nonprofits, and other organizations to shape narratives and navigate important events.
- Exceptional judgment, integrity, and collegiality.
- A great sense of humor.
- A bachelor’s degree and 5–7 years of previous experience in business, government, an agency, or a professional services firm are preferred.
Nice To Haves
- A bachelor’s degree.
- Five to seven years of previous experience in business, government, an agency, or a professional services firm.
Responsibilities
- Provide polished and professional client service to TLG’s clients.
- Independently manage day-to-day client workstreams and multifaceted projects, maintaining attention to detail and deadlines and ensuring timely, accurate, high-quality execution.
- Execute client strategies by tracking actions, maintaining momentum, and ensuring follow-through across teams.
- Lead the development of written materials for bespoke, multistakeholder client engagements, including press releases, media statements, and other strategic communications.
- Translate technical and complex information into clear, compelling messaging for specific audiences, often under tight deadlines.
- Monitor and analyze market-shaping events and develop communications strategies in response, both for specific clients and more broadly across the economy.
- Maintain current familiarity with key issue areas, industries, and audiences.
- Mentor colleagues and contribute to team management.
- Collaborate across the firm and support new business initiatives.
- Help organizations shape their narratives and navigate high-stakes litigation, crises and issues management, M&A and other financial communications events, congressional oversight and government investigations, bankruptcy and restructuring, and other material events.
Benefits
- 100% employee-paid health insurance.
- 100% employee-paid dental insurance.
- 100% employee-paid vision insurance.
- Company-matched 401(k).
- Generous paid time off policy.
- Competitive salary and top-of-the-line benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
