Responsibilities

• Show up to work with an eagerness and desire to learn.
• Monitor and/or compile daily press clips for a diverse roster of financial services industry client accounts and/or sub-projects with focus on financial services policy.
• Assist client teams in prep for meetings/pitches.
• Basic writing and research tasks (including emails, meeting agendas, messaging documents, press materials, client documents, owned media content, etc.).
• Build and maintain press lists.
• Prepare briefing documents, talking points, etc.
• Develop pitches and engage in media outreach across print, online and broadcast media.
• Provide administrative support to 1-2 Partners as well as client teams, including managing calendars and scheduling, preparing and submitting expense reports, booking travel, and filtering internal and external requests.
• Grow sophisticated project-management skills.
• Write and edit work with a superior understanding of correct grammar and punctuation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Strong interest in or prior experience in strategic communications, with specific familiarity/experience in financial services policy issues.
• A quick learner with innate curiosity.
• Consistent reliability, professionalism and maturity.
• Outstanding writing skills, including excellent proofreading skills.
• Exceptional organizational and multitasking skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work diligently in dynamic and fast-moving situations.
• A collaborative spirit and eagerness to jump in at a moment’s notice.
• An ability to work well in teams.
• Advanced verbal communication skills.
• Solid research abilities and analytical skills.
• An interest in business and news.
• Well-rounded and adaptable, and comfortable working through challenges.
• This position requires the availability to work outside of normal office hours, including nights and weekends, when business needs arise.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. and not require work authorization sponsorship now or in the future.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, commensurate with experience
• Annual profit-sharing model, aka annual performance bonus
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k)-plan with a generous company match
• Generous paid time off
• A collaborative group of smart, passionate and highly motivated people.
• Team-oriented work environment structured to provide opportunities for professional growth and development.