Responsibilities

• Design and manage integrated communications plans (creative, earned, owned, thought leadership and partner engagement) for corporate, trade association, non-profit and public agency clients and oversee day-to-day quality execution.
• Drive retention of team; serve as mentor and support professional development of junior staff.
• Coach junior team to become effective project managers and to think strategically about how to achieve client objectives.
• Platform FHA’s respected brand to statewide and regional audiences.
• Contribute to the development of branded FHA products and services that stand out as industry best practices.
• Collaborate on development of innovative creative campaigns – naming and brand identity.
• Drive story mining and oversee development of targeted messaging, top-notch content generation and communications tools.
• Drive and manage robust media and outreach campaigns and own relationships with key reporters and influencer groups.
• Supervise account team and wide range of expert subcontractors, including designers, research firms, former journalists, etc.
• Establish, measure and achieve metrics.

Requirements

• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in public affairs, public relations or politics.
• Bachelor’s Degree in public relations, communications or related experience.

Preferred

• Prior experience working in a public relations/affairs agency preferable.
• Relationships with California’s policy elite, opinion leaders and elected officials; keen understanding of the political landscape.
• Relationships with California news media and/or knowledge of California’s media landscape.
• Awareness of the importance of culture and commitment to driving it forward – a natural team builder by nature.

Benefits

• Results oriented culture that rewards success and individual achievement.
• Be clear about our mission and purpose – addressing some of California’s most important challenges and elevating our people.
• Ensure you’re challenged and motivated.
• Drive a culture that celebrates and recognizes your accomplishments and links them to the growth of the team and agency as a whole.
• Provide a supportive environment that focuses on team first.
• Structure monthly mentoring meetings and formalized performance evaluations with clear metrics.
• Provide a transparent environment where company goals and metrics are shared.