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About the Role

Brunswick Group is offering a 12-month paid internship in their Tokyo office, providing hands-on experience in advising clients on reputation management, business, financial, political, and societal issues. Interns will gain exposure to high-stakes advisory work, learn from experts, and build a foundation for a career in stakeholder engagement. High-performing interns may be considered for future full-time roles.

Responsibilities

• Support client teams across a range of assignments.
• Conduct industry, company, competitor, and stakeholder research.
• Monitor media, policy, and digital conversations in Japan and internationally.
• Analyze developments shaping corporate reputation, public discourse, and stakeholder expectations.
• Prepare reports, briefings, and intelligence materials.
• Support research on current affairs, business leaders, prospective clients, and issues affecting clients.
• Assist with client materials, presentations, stakeholder mapping, campaign planning, and communications strategy development.
• Support issues and crisis response efforts through rapid research, fact-finding, and narrative analysis.
• Support external client events, including investor meetings, media briefings, and conferences.
• Work on assignments requiring analysis of Japanese and international media, policy developments, and business trends.
• Gain exposure to how Brunswick develops advice for clients across corporate communications, financial situations, digital strategy, social media, SEO, AI, and reputation management.

Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Japanese and English.
• Exceptional research, analytical, and synthesis skills.
• Strong academic background.
• Interest in strategic communications, corporate affairs, business, media, public policy, markets, and current affairs.
• Ability to analyze complex information, identify key insights, and communicate them clearly, concisely, and accurately.
• Strong attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, and ability to recognize nuance in complex issues and stakeholder dynamics.
• Interest in corporate reputation, stakeholder engagement, issues management, and factors shaping public discourse.
• Understanding of corporate, financial, and macroeconomic concepts.
• Interest in how organizations navigate business and reputational challenges.
• Strong digital literacy and interest in the role of AI, social media, and emerging technologies in business and communications.
• Ability to work effectively across cultures and collaborate with colleagues and clients in Japan and international markets.
• Collaborative mindset, positive attitude, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Positive attitude and sense of humor, contributing to a collaborative, supportive, and high-performing team environment.
• Respect for diverse perspectives and working styles.
• Composure, good judgment, and professionalism under pressure.
• Availability to commit to the full 12-month internship programme.
• Availability to work from the Tokyo office as part of an in-person team environment.

Skills

• Research
• Media monitoring
• Stakeholder analysis
• Communications planning
• Digital strategy
• Client engagement
• Analytical skills
• Synthesis skills
• Written communication
• Verbal communication
• Attention to detail
• Intellectual curiosity
• Digital literacy
• AI
• Social media
• Emerging technologies
• Collaboration

Location

• Tokyo

Work Type

• Internship
• Paid
• 12-month programme
• In-person

Experience Level

• Internship

Salary/Compensations

• Paid internship

Benefits

• Hands-on experience supporting live client and research assignments
• Training in research methodologies, media monitoring, stakeholder analysis and communications planning
• Exposure to Brunswick colleagues across teams, practices and offices globally
• Mentoring, coaching and regular feedback throughout the programme
• Opportunities to build professional networks across business, media and advisory communities
• Experience working with both Japanese and international clients across a variety of sectors and situations
• Exposure to corporate reputation, financial communications, public affairs, digital strategy and issues management assignments
• A collaborative, entrepreneurial and intellectually stimulating working environment
• The opportunity to build towards a future career with Brunswick for interns who demonstrate strong performance, curiosity and cultural fit during the programme

About the Company

• Brunswick is a global advisory firm that helps companies tackle high-stakes issues, navigate complex stakeholder relationships, and deliver high-impact outcomes.
• Clients value Brunswick's ability to anticipate, shape, and respond to key players and forces in the financial, investment, regulatory, geopolitical, NGO, and workforce arenas.
• The firm offers deep experience, fresh perspectives, and original thinking.
• Brunswick attracts, develops, and retains top professionals, united by a culture of inclusivity, excellence, and intellectual curiosity.
• Founded in 1987 in London, the firm has grown to 27 offices in 18 countries across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
• Brunswick operates as a 'one-firm firm' with no individual profit centers, enabling the assembly of fully integrated, bespoke teams.
• The Tokyo office advises leading Japanese and international companies on reputation, business, and stakeholder challenges, combining local understanding with global network expertise.
• The Tokyo team advises on corporate reputation, financial communications, transactions, public affairs, digital strategy, crisis and issues management, stakeholder engagement, and leadership positioning.

Equal Opportunity

• All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.