Responsibilities

• Media Strategy & Integrated Campaigns: Lead integrated communication strategies and earned media campaigns aligned with client objectives and news cycles.
• Execution & Activation: Manage communication initiatives from insight development through media activation, ensuring accuracy, clarity and impact at every stage.
• Positioning & Credibility: Advise clients, internal teams and external partners on how to position findings for maximum reach, relevance and credibility.
• Narrative Translation: Translate complex research and data into compelling narratives, press materials and media pitches.
• Media Relationships: Build, manage and grow relationships with national and global media contacts.
• Opportunity Insertion: Proactively identify opportunities to insert Gallup research into timely conversations and high-profile outlets.
• Launch Orchestration: Orchestrate report launches, briefings and outreach with precision and urgency.
• Strategy & Execution Balance: Operate seamlessly between big-picture communication strategy and meticulous execution, independently managing multiple fast-moving priorities.
• Research Alignment: Partner closely with researchers and client teams to ensure alignment between research insights and communication strategies.
• Measurement & Impact: Measure and evaluate media impact, tracking results against objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in public relations, journalism, communications or marketing.
• At least three years of experience in journalism or PR, including agency and client services experience, required.
• Demonstrated success leading earned media campaigns required, preferably for research, public policy or social impact initiatives.
• Experience working with reporters and established media contacts required.
• Strong data fluency required, including the ability to independently analyze survey results and crosstabs to identify accurate, newsworthy insights.
• Experience with Meltwater or other media software required.
• Proficiency with AI tools required.
• A commitment to working on-site at Gallup’s Washington, D.C., office at least three days per week required.
• Eligibility to work in the United States required; this position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship.
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Nice to Have

• Influential partners: you quickly identify the right media contacts, build rapport to make outreach effective and are positively persistent.
• Savvy communicators: you know how to make research resonate.
• Strategic thinkers: you continually absorb news and current affairs, aligning research insights with cultural moments and client priorities.
• Master orchestrators: you juggle multiple projects with clarity and focus, integrating partners and deliverables seamlessly.
• Driven professionals: you are responsible for contributing high-quality work, operating with urgency and delivering measurable results.
• Smooth operators: you will be placed in situations involving senior leaders from Gallup, its clients and other high-profile individuals.

Benefits

• Mission-driven work: Make a meaningful difference in the world with your unique contributions, commitment to service and exceptional outcomes.
• An empowering culture: Collaborate with smart, passionate people who love what they do and welcome your ideas, perspectives and experiences.
• Learning and development: Grow in your career as we invest in what you do best, encourage curiosity and create an environment where it’s safe — and expected — to challenge the status quo.
• Brand strength, startup energy: Thrive in an innovative environment backed by a trusted brand.
• A vibrant workplace: Enjoy access to exciting public-facing events and our hub for thought leadership in our global headquarters in Washington, D.C.