Manager, Client Partnership – Public Affairs & Corporate Communications

Kansas City, MO (Hybrid)

$70K/yr – $100K/yrManager4+ years expFull time

Posted 6 days ago

Job Summary

Owns end-to-end influencer and multi-channel campaign work, from strategy and outreach to execution, messaging, and client deliverables.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Identifies, evaluates, recruits, and manages influencers and content aligned with client objectives, target audiences, campaign strategies, and brand values
  • Oversees influencer campaign execution, including outreach, briefing, content review, approvals, performance tracking, reporting, and ongoing relationship management
  • Supports the development and execution of integrated social media campaigns that align with client objectives and broader communications strategies
  • Understands clients' individual motivations, needs and strengths; understands clients' team dynamics, including internal stakeholders and partner agencies
  • Manages projects related to the development of integrated, multi-channel communications and public affairs strategies that align business objectives with policy, reputational, and stakeholder priorities, adapting quickly as needs arise
  • Serves as a trusted counselor to client contacts on communications strategy, stakeholder dynamics, risk mitigation, and public affairs opportunities
  • Oversees the creation of high-quality, client-ready deliverables, including messaging frameworks, talking points, briefing materials, executive communications, media materials, and campaign plans
  • Effectively manages several projects simultaneously from initiation to completion while ensuring strategic alignment and high-quality execution across deliverables
  • Helps translate complex legislative, regulatory, and policy issues into clear, compelling narratives and messaging for policymakers, stakeholders, media, and public audiences
  • Leads internal team through internal status meetings and project kick-off meetings

Requirements

  • 4-6 years of experience in communications, public relations, public affairs, journalism, marketing, consulting, government relations, or a related field
  • Experience planning and executing integrated communications campaigns
  • Strong writing, editing, and presentation skills
  • Comfort and proven experience effectively using artificial intelligence and large language models such as ChatGPT and Claude in day-to-day work.
  • Willingness and availability to travel periodically

Preferred

  • Experience with media relations, strategic communications, or public affairs initiatives preferred

Benefits

  • healthcare coverage
  • ESOP retirement plan
  • 401k matching
  • Health & Wellness stipends and a broad range of other benefits

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)

Salaries

Posted range

$70K/yr – $100K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Public Affairs median pay in the United States

$125K/yr

Most earn $85K to $162K. Based on 72 salaries, including bonus and equity.

See all Global Prairie salaries

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
16 (8% of company)
Median Career Experience
9 years
Median Tenure
4.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
6

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