Responsibilities

• Lead multiple accounts, delivering world-class work to clients through a mix of tangible contributions and stewardship of the work product of others, both on your team and across the firm.
• React on your feet, reflecting high-level subject matter expertise and an ongoing understanding of the client’s needs.
• Fully manage multiple accounts, of a variety of sizes and complexity, at any given time.
• Become conversational in all Dezenhall capabilities, including crisis and reputation management, public affairs, media training, social and digital advocacy, paid media, crisis preparation, and more.
• Actively mentor junior staff in general professional development and any specific skills you possess.
• Communicate regularly with partners regarding personnel issues, including performance, billability, and morale. Offer suggestions to improve firm performance.
• Serve as an ambassador for the firm.
• Expand current client work by selling additional capabilities or extending existing engagements.
• Network at a high level, scheduling regular meetings with potential sources of business, capabilities, or information.
• Create a public thought leadership platform for yourself, with content approval by partners.

Requirements

• 15+ years of professional experience in communications, public affairs, crisis management, advocacy, or related fields, with a demonstrated track record of leading complex, high-stakes engagements.
• Proven ability to serve as the lead client counselor on multiple accounts of varying size and complexity simultaneously.
• Established book of business and personal network capable of generating multiple pieces of new business per year.
• Demonstrated success mentoring, developing, and evaluating staff at all levels — including direct reports.
• Conversational fluency across the full Dezenhall capability set: crisis and reputation management, public affairs, media training, social and digital advocacy, paid media, and crisis prep.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to distill complicated concepts into resonant communications, messaging, presentations, and other work products.
• Exceptional writing and presentation skills, with the ability to produce and oversee messaging documents, narratives, opinion editorials, white papers, memos, and creative copy.
• Strategic operator and networker — comfortable building and maintaining high-level relationships with media, third-party/advocacy organizations, subject matter experts, and potential clients inside and outside the Beltway.
• Established or emerging public thought leadership platform.
• Excels in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines; takes initiative, thinks and reacts quickly, and problem-solves with sound judgment.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Benefits

• medical/vision/dental insurance
• a 401(k) with company match
• 11 federal holidays plus paid time off (PTO)
• and much more