Milltown Partners

Our clients operate at the frontiers of innovation - we advise technology companies driving change, global investors funding the future, the giants of sport and entertainment, and influential individuals on the communications and policy challenges that define their reputations. Our work spans corporate and financial communications, policy and public affairs to engage regulators and policymakers, policy communications and leadership communications. We underpin the full breadth of our capabilities with research-driven insights and campaigns. We're also pioneering AI-enhanced advisory work for both our clients and internal innovation, using technology to unlock insights from data at unprecedented scale and speed.

The role 

Great communications and policy advice starts with brilliant research and analysis. As a Senior Analyst at Milltown Partners, you'll bring a more developed perspective to that work – not just producing the analysis that informs our advice, but beginning to shape it. You'll have enough experience to work with greater independence, take ownership of your outputs, and start to contribute meaningfully to how we solve problems for clients.

You’ll work on live challenges where the stakes are high and context shifts constantly.

To illustrate, here’s some of the work you might be doing with your teams:

• Supporting the largest, global technology platforms communicate their approach to safety and privacy for their users

• Testing and building effective public narratives for complex, science-focused technology companies as they roll out new products

• Running research projects that enable investment firms understand their reputation amongst current and potential founders so they can be the most competitive investor choice

• Delivering communications campaigns for world famous sports and entertainment brands at key points of transition and expansion

• Analysing legislative and regulatory developments on complex policy topics such as AI safety or data protection, and translating them into practical implications for how a company should position itself or respond.

We’re looking for ambitious, intellectually curious people who think critically about complex problems and are ready to learn how to be an adviser.

What you'll do

Turn information into insight
You'll use research platforms like Factiva and Meltwater to monitor media, track policymakers and stakeholders, and understand the landscape our clients operate in. You'll leverage our internal AI studio and tools such as Claude and Notebook LM to produce analysis that's rigorous and useful. This isn't about summarising - it's about finding the thread that matters and pulling on it.

Help shape strategy
You'll contribute to discussions about what our clients should do and how they should communicate. You'll learn to think about audiences (investors, policymakers, journalists, employees), channels (owned platforms, media, policy engagement) and timing. You'll develop your own perspectives on the issues our clients face - whether that's AI regulation, competitive dynamics or stakeholder positioning - and share them with colleagues and clients.

Write for different audiences
From media briefings to policy analysis to internal reports, you'll draft content that's clear, compelling and tailored to purpose. You'll write for CEOs, policymakers, journalists and investors - often all in the same week. The ability to translate complexity into clarity is fundamental to the work, and the more technically complex the subject matter, the more valuable that skill becomes.

Keep teams organised
You'll help manage the logistics that keep client work moving - scheduling, monitoring, agendas, and making sure nothing falls through the cracks. It sounds simple, but doing it well makes everything else possible.

What we're looking for

You'll have at least 18 months professional experience in communications, policy or a related field, and you'll be ready to build on it in a more demanding advisory context.

Essential:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write independently for different audiences and purposes

• Experience conducting research and translating findings into clear, logical analysis and arguments

• Understanding of how reputation management and corporate storytelling work in practice, including how communications shapes outcomes for influential organisations and individuals

• A genuine interest in technology – how it works, how it's regulated, and how the organisations building it communicate about what they do.

• Experience using AI tools (eg. Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini) effectively, safely and critically

• Interest in the opportunities and challenges facing the technology industry

• Intellectual curiosity about a broad range of subjects relevant to our clients, including technology, policy, investment and media

• A genuine desire to develop advisory skills in business strategy, public policy and communications

• Collaborative instincts - you value working with others and learning from people around you

• A commitment to seeking feedback and acting on it

Desirable:

• Demonstrable interest or experience in one or more of the areas where we work (e.g. technology policy, financial communications, stakeholder engagement)

• Familiarity with frontier technology, AI, or science – whether through work, study, or genuine personal interest.

• Technical side projects or interests: building websites or apps, working with data, contributing to open-source projects, or anything that shows you engage with technology beyond using it.