Associate, Public Relations, External Affairs & Communications

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The Associate, Public Relations is a member of Bridgewater's External Affairs & Communications team and plays a critical role within the Press & Media pillar. The role is responsible for helping translate firm priorities and external communications strategy into high-quality execution across media engagements, external messaging, and press operations. Reporting to the Head of Public Relations and working closely with stakeholders across the firm, this role supports both reactive and proactive media efforts, manages core press operations, and helps ensure Bridgewater's external communications are accurate, thoughtful, well-coordinated, and aligned with firm priorities. The Associate will be deeply involved in drafting and refining external-facing materials, coordinating media interactions, and supporting employees and senior leaders in high-stakes, fast-moving situations. This role requires strong judgment, excellent written communication skills, and the ability to operate with ownership in a complex, dynamic environment. Successful candidates are highly organized, comfortable managing multiple workstreams, and motivated by delivering consistently high-quality outcomes while navigating risk, sensitivity, and ambiguity. You will be a click for the role if you: Have a strong interest in press, media relations, and external communications, and are motivated by shaping how complex organizations engage externally. Are highly organized and operationally strong, with the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining quality and follow-through materials. Take an ownership mindset - you don't just execute tasks, you think ahead, flag risks, and look for ways to improve outcomes materials. Bring sound judgment and discretion, especially when working on sensitive, confidential, or reputationally significant topics. Are a collaborative partner who can work effectively across teams and levels, including with senior leaders. Thrive in fast-paced, high-stakes environments and approach challeng

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About Bridgewater Bridgewater Associates is a premier asset management firm, focused on delivering unique insight and partnership for the most sophisticated global institutional investors. Our investment process is driven by a tireless pursuit to understand how the world's markets and economies work - using cutting edge technology to validate and execute on timeless and universal investment principles. Founded in 1975, we are a community of independent thinkers who share a commitment for excellence. By fostering a culture of openness, transparency, and inclusion, we strive to unlock the most complex questions in investment strategy, management, and corporate culture. Explore more information about Bridgewater on our website here . Our Culture Our culture is anchored in excellence, meaning constant improvement, and it is deeply tied to our mission. Because markets are objective, competitive, and getting smarter everyday, we need to keep rapidly improving to have any chance of beating them. Truth is our most essential tool for engaging with the markets and constantly improving because once you know what's true about your problems and opportunities, you can determine how to get better. Valuing truth means being transparent about your decision-making and mistakes, giving and receiving feedback with humility, and fighting for the best answers over hierarchy, ego, or self-interest. Operating this way is hard - it's only possible because we build meaning in our work and relationships. This meaning comes from the audacity of the mission, and the joy of working alongside people who make you a better version of yourself. The culture, like Bridgewater itself, is always evolving. In 1997 our founder Ray Dalio wrote down his lessons, starting with a Philosophy Statement which remains our foundation. This later evolved into a set of 300+ Principles. In 2022, when Ray transitioned the company, we re-underwrote several of those principles and evolved others, with a specific focus on Meritocracy . Today the culture sits, alongside our people, as our most important edge. When we get it right, it's the engine that powers everything else. About External Affairs & Communications The goal of Bridgewater's External Affairs & Communications function is to shape and defend the firm's reputation with key stakeholders and the broader public. We align external perception with internal reality by reinforcing institutional strength, amplifying core narratives, and protecting the firm's business and people. The function sets the vision and strategy for press and media engagement, secures strategic opportunities for senior leaders and spokespeople, manages reputational risk, supports commercial and client objectives, and delivers a best-in-class digital experience across owned channels (primarily web and social). This work requires strong judgment, rigorous execution, and close coordination across the firm and externally.

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