Associate Director, Strategic Communications

The role

This person will serve as a day-to-day coordinator for financial services and digital infrastructure client accounts. They will craft messaging, manage media outreach, and handle multiple projects from concept to completion.

What you will do

• Serve as day-to-day coordinator on financial services and digital infrastructure client accounts
• Craft and deliver persuasive messaging and related collateral materials
• Maintain expert knowledge of evolving policy and political issues
• Generate media outreach strategies and pitch stories
• Manage multiple projects from concept to completion
• Demonstrate strong client-relations skills
• Contribute to firm's new business process and efforts
• Work with other FGS divisions to deliver integrated services

Required qualifications

• BA/BS degree in a related field
• 5-9 years of relevant experience
• Extremely strong writing and communications skills
• Familiarity with both newspaper style and social media writing
• Ability to produce clear, concise materials within tight deadlines
• Ability to identify and cultivate key media contacts and outlets
• Experience pitching stories to local and national news outlets
• Knowledge of what drives media coverage
• Detail oriented
• Strong project management skills
• Strong strategic thinker
• Demonstrated capacity for leadership, communication and teamwork

Nice to have

• Specific familiarity and experience with financial services, technology, energy, digital infrastructure or related policy issues
• Preference for account coordination experience at a public relations agency

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• 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
• Collaborative group of smart, passionate and highly motivated people
• Team-oriented work environment structured to provide opportunities for professional growth and development

Before you apply

• Only qualified candidates will be contacted

About the company

FGS Global (FGS) partners with the world's most influential leaders to move minds and markets. The firm advises CEOs, boards, and leadership teams across strategic and financial communications, policy and public affairs, corporate reputation, crisis management, and data-driven digital engagement.