Associate Vice President

Responsibilities

• Play a critical role on 5+/- client teams, building relationships with clients, serving as a go-to resource for clients, and providing proactive strategic communications advice and direction to achieve client goals
• Work closely with client and internal teams to develop sophisticated and creative communications strategies—and be confident in shifting strategies to address emerging issues
• Proactively own a variety of projects and deliverables that achieve client goals while ensuring all client deadlines are met and quality of work is high
• Actively look for ways to grow existing client business
• Collaborate with internal client delivery teams, including content, digital, and creative, to improve offerings across accounts
• Oversee financial aspects of the client work, including SOW development, budget tracking, monthly reporting, monthly billing, client profitability, and team member utilization
• Confident standing up new client accounts, including developing the resources and tools needed to execute against SOW and achieve client goals
• Direct business development process for potential clients
• Manage two or more direct reports and guide their professional development
• Support CLYDE initiatives

Requirements

• 7-10 years of communications experience ( Capitol Hill, Administration, political experience highly preferred) ; 5+ years of management experience
• Experience independently running, or serving as a key team member for, small and medium clients
• Experience as an on-the-record spokesperson (for candidate, organization, elected official)
• Established media relationships with political beat reporters
• Desire to manage people, mentor junior team members, and lead teams
• Seeks and is receptive to constructive feedback
• Possesses excellent writing and grammar skills, including the ability to write concisely, clearly, and logically
• Can edit the work of junior team members and explain edits in a way that improves their skills
• Strong organizational skills and high attention to detail
• Comfortable with Microsoft and Google office products