Associate Director, Advisory

Ashbury Communications, an award-winning strategic communications consultancy, is looking for an outstanding individual who has a passion for telling compelling stories to join our team as an Associate Director, Advisory.

Key responsibilities

In this role, the candidate will:

• Support our growing portfolio of clients across Asia Pacific and the Middle East by building and protecting their reputations
• Proactively network with international and regional financial media across Asia
• Represent clients in building and maintaining media relations across Asia
• Take ownership of senior client relationships and initiatives; counsel clients on communications strategy, from strategy development to day-to-day execution
• Lead the account management of clients under his/ her portfolio, including profitability and resourcing, with support from the Chief Client Officer and Head of Advisory, Singapore as required
• Identify new business opportunities with existing clients
• Lookout for potential new clients and contribute to new business ideas
• Lead or contribute to new business pitches
• Advise junior members of the team, providing direction, feedback and guidance  
• Support other senior members of the team in delivering media training
• Embed the use of various AI tools in client work
• Collaborate with the rest of the Advisory team and the Content team based in Hong Kong, the UAE and the UK

Key competencies

We’re looking for someone who embodies our values of curiosity, boldness and accountability – and who has a clear passion for doing great work with great clients. To succeed in this role, the candidate will have:

• At least eight years of financial communications experience
• International exposure and cross-border business acumen
• A strong network of relationships with international and regional financial media across Asia; with network with international and regional media in the Middle East an added advantage
• A deep interest in the future of finance, especially sustainability and technology
• Curiosity in the business of our clients
• Outstanding client service delivery and key account management skills demonstrated by advising C-suite executives on communications strategy
• Outstanding project management skills
• The confidence to advance new ideas and enter into constructive debate with the team, senior clients and global media
• An entrepreneurial and self-starting mentality
• High attention to detail and passion for high quality
• Ability to collaborate with others and lead junior members of the team
• Excellent storytelling and analytical skills
• Fluent written and spoken English, with Chinese or other Asian languages considered an advantage.

Background of candidates

We welcome candidates with:

• Back ground in in-house financial communications, agency or financial media
• University or post-graduate qualification from any discipline of studies from a reputable university
• The right to work in Singapore preferred.

About Ashbury

At Ashbury Communications, we help clients build intelligent reputations.

Founded in 2020 by Adam Harper, a seasoned communications adviser with more than two decades of experience in financial media and strategic communications, we are an independent strategic communications consultancy built on credibility, rigour and insight.

We are built specifically for the finance sector, and we are recognised across Asia, the UK and the Middle East for advising global financial institutions. Our distinctive approach blends financial specialisation advisory and PR capabilities with original content creation, from podcast production to newsletter design. We specialise in translating complex financial and sustainability narratives into stories that resonate with investors, regulators, media and other stakeholders.

Our team of senior professionals bring diverse backgrounds in investment banking, in-house corporate communications, financial journalism and creative content production.Together, we bring the discipline of an investment bank’s communications team, the analytical depth of a think-tank and the agility of a newsroom. This breadth of experience allows us to advise clients with confidence, discretion and reliability — qualities that underpin our long-term partnerships with banks, asset managers, private equity firms, family offices and corporates across Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

In 2025, we were listed among the BestFinancial PR Agencies in the World, and Best Agencies in Asia-Pacific by PRovoke Media, citing our growth as “largely driven by its reputation for delivering high-quality content and effective communication strategies tailored to the unique needs of the financial industry.”

In 2023, we were named Asia-PacificFinancial Services PR Consultancy of the Year by PRovoke Media, and were shortlisted for the Global Financial PR Agency of the Year award. In 2021, a year after Ashbury was founded, PRovoke recognised Ashbury as the Asia-PacificNew Consultancy of the year. 

Find out more about us on: www.ashburycommunications.com

Follow us on: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ashbury-communications

For enquiries and application: [email protected]