The Glover Park Group (GPG), a leading public affairs consulting firm, is seeking an experienced communications professional to join the firm’s Strategic Communications division. This position is based in Washington, D.C.
Responsibilities
- Serve as day-to-day, client-facing communications lead for multiple accounts
- Help craft and deliver persuasive messaging and related collateral materials, simplifying complex legislative, regulatory, legal or other general issues
- Project manage larger accounts, including workplans, deadlines, and monitoring of account budgets and needs
- Leverage media relationships and strong understanding of how to sell stories through earned and owned media channels
- Interact on a daily basis with trade-specific and general press
- Work with other GPG divisions to deliver integrated services (from government relations and advertising to content development and public opinion research)
- Manage new business process and efforts
Qualifications
- A BA/BS degree in a related field and 6-8 years of relevant experience
- Experience with developing and managing integrated communications campaigns, drawing from multiple disciplines including media relations, government relations, advertising, and public opinion research, in-house or at a public relations agency
- Experience working with reporters and established media contacts
- Strong strategic thinker with understanding of how larger economic and public policy landscape impacts clients’ communications abilities and needs
- Experience and ambition for sourcing and/or successfully leading efforts to obtain new business
- A demonstrated capacity for leadership, communication and teamwork