Director, Client Partnership - Public Affairs & Corporate Communications

District of Columbia, USA (Hybrid)

$110K/yr – $145K/yrDirector/Executive7+ years expFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own integrated public affairs work across policy, media, and stakeholder engagement with cross-functional leadership and client delivery in a shifting landscape.

  • Cross-functional ownership: multi-channel communications and public affairs strategies aligning policy, reputation, and stakeholder priorities.
  • Landscape intelligence: monitor policy, regulatory, political, and media shifts to steer client strategy and decisions.
  • Delivery leadership: manage multiple workstreams, budgets, client materials, and cross-team collaboration to ship client-ready campaigns.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Leading the development of integrated, multi-channel communications and public affairs strategies that align business objectives with policy, reputational, and stakeholder priorities
  • Anticipating, monitoring, and analyzing policy, regulatory, political, and media landscapes to proactively guide client strategy and decision-making
  • Planning in advance and real time reaction to public affairs client challenges; and coordinating with a cross section of Global Prairie teams to integrate across broader deliverables
  • Translating complex legislative, regulatory, and policy issues into clear, compelling narratives and messaging for policymakers, stakeholders, media, and public audiences
  • Utilizing and nurturing relationships with media, influencers, policymakers, and key stakeholders to advance specific project goals
  • Managing multiple workstreams simultaneously while ensuring strategic alignment and high-quality execution across deliverables
  • Overseeing the creation of high-quality, client-ready deliverables, including messaging frameworks, talking points, briefing materials, executive communications, media materials, and campaign plans
  • Driving cross-functional collaboration with digital, creative, paid media, research, and earned media teams to deliver cohesive, insight-driven campaigns
  • Leading project deliverables from project kick off to completion as part of a high functioning multidisciplinary team
  • Managing timelines and budgets in partnership with project management team

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in communications, public affairs, journalism, digital marketing, consulting, or similar positions
  • Demonstrated success in planning, managing and executing complex communications campaigns
  • Experience building relationships and securing favorable brand coverage with media publications at the local, regional and national level
  • Experience in the data and tech industries, preferred but not required
  • Effective communication skills – long form written, informal spoken, and formal presentation style

Preferred

  • Strong communication and writing skills
  • Innovative thinking and creative problem solving
  • Ability to effectively manage projects from kickoff to completion, and oversee cross-functional teams
  • Expertise in both digital and traditional media
  • Discipline and self-starting drive

Benefits

  • With generous, industry-leading benefits, supportive and progressive employee programs, collaborative office environments, and top percentile compensation packages, the culture at Global Prairie is unparalleled.
  • Healthcare coverage, ESOP retirement plan, 401k matching, Health & Wellness stipends and a broad range of other benefits.
  • As a Best for the World Benefit Corporation and 100% employee-owned organization, Global Prairie offers a best-in-class total rewards package.

Global Prairie

Global Prairie is a purpose-driven marketing firm crafting business-building solutions that help our clients drive social impact and cultivate a healthier world. One part creative agency, one part data analytics firm, and one part consulting company, Global Prairie unites the creativity, insight and strategy needed to drive meaningful change. As a certified B Corporation (B Corp), a legally designated Public Benefit Corporation, 100% employee owned, and Certified by WBENC (Women's Business Enterprise National Council) as Women Owned, we hold ourselves to very high standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency. And because our business model is designed for social good, it's not just the work we do - but how we work - that creates our impact.

Founded in 2008
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
194 employees (32 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
18.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
43.5%
Direct
37.2%
Referral
5%
Social
12.9%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~194

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
16 (8% of company)
Median Career Experience
9 years
Median Tenure
4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3