Senior Manager, Strategy & Engagement

The role

The Senior Manager leads significant client engagements and oversees strategic direction and quality assurance. They develop integrated communications and strategic plans while mentoring junior staff.

What you will do

• Manage complex client relationships
• Produce and oversee high-quality client deliverables
• Provide project management and foundational support
• Serve as a reliable point of contact for clients
• Identify and present strategic opportunities
• Mentor and guide project teams
• Manage project timelines and track budgets
• Support logistical and general needs for meetings, presentations, and events
• Collaborate closely with senior team members
• Manage project documentation, scheduling, and reporting

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, political science, public affairs, or related field
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, teams, and client relationships simultaneously
• Demonstrated ability to use AI tools thoughtfully and responsibly
• Proficient in MS Office Suite
• Strong leadership, strategic thinking, and presentation skills
• Superb writing and proofreading skills and attention to detail
• Reliability/personal accountability
• Excellent organization, client service and communication skills
• Strong traditional and digital media skills and knowledge
• Exceptional time management skills
• Entrepreneurial self-starter who is polished and professional
• Open-minded and respectful to multiple points of view

Nice to have

• 5 - 8+ years of experience in strategic communications, public affairs, or consulting roles
• Familiarity with research tools
• Experience with media contact software and media compiling services

Benefits

• Salary
• Bonus
• Benefits

About the company

Purple Strategies is a corporate reputation and strategy firm that combines the creativity and discipline of brand communications with the speed and strategy of political campaigns. They serve Fortune 500 companies, associations, nonprofits and some of the most recognizable brands in the world.