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Job description
ABOUT BERLINROSEN
BerlinRosen is part of Orchestra, a strategic communications and marketing company built for today's complex and fragmented world. From decoding audiences to designing bold strategies, Orchestra integrates people, platforms, and stories that stick to help clients build lasting influence. The company offers programs that span from the highest level strategic business counsel through to tactical execution. Orchestra brings together 700+ people with experience across consumer and lifestyle, technology, nonprofit and philanthropy, real estate, sports, travel, hospitality, and more. Made up of leading firms BerlinRosen , Civitas Public Affairs Group , Derris , Glen Echo Group , Inkhouse , M18 , Message Lab , Onward and Small Girls PR . It also launched Brightmode , a talent acquisition firm for communications professionals, and Versus Media Group , a strategy-first political media team. Learn more at .
People of all backgrounds and abilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Orchestra is committed to building and maintaining a diverse staff, and recognizes that its continued success depends on hiring and retaining high-quality creative professionals with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Opportunities for advancement exist, and we are committed to helping all staff develop and grow.
ABOUT THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS TEAM
Our Public Affairs team is a group of strategists, campaign managers and communications experts who help clients navigate high-stakes political, regulatory and reputational challenges. We lead integrated campaigns across media, stakeholder engagement, advocacy, research and paid media, coordinating seamlessly across internal teams and external partners to drive outcomes for clients across healthcare, nonprofits, technology, land use, education, infrastructure and other sectors. The team works on fast-moving state and national campaigns across a wide range of issues, collaborating with a strong network of advisors, consultants and local partners in markets across the country.
ABOUT THIS ROLE
BerlinRosen is seeking an experienced communications, media relations and public affairs strategist to join us as a Vice President. In this role, you will counsel clients across our practice through comprehensive communications strategies that engage stakeholders and public audiences across integrated communications channels-including earned, owned, and paid media-to drive policy changes at the state, local, and federal level, elevate organizations and their leaders, and build brand awareness Issue areas include land use and zoning, energy, economic development, tech and innovation, and higher education. You will work with a team of expert colleagues and lead the day- to-day account flow by managing junior staff and client relations. As a core leader of the team, you should thrive in a fast-paced environment, demonstrate thoughtfulness in creating a collaborative culture, and have expertise in team capacity planning and business development.
Role location:
This role is based in our New York, N.Y. office on a hybrid basis. The Public Affairs team is in-office 3 days per week.
ACCOUNTABILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS
As a Vice President on the Public Affairs team, you will...
Lead the development of integrated communications strategies including earned, owned, and paid media to meet clients' objectives
Drive high-touch, daily client communications with the same client leads: brainstorming, flagging concerns and problem-solving
Manage a team of junior staff on each account you lead, strategically influencing deliverables' quality and staff development by delegating, modeling smart practices and providing feedback
Coordinate across internal and external teams to deploy integrated services (media relations, digital advertising, research) to meet your clients' goals
Drive new story angles and other media opportunities for clients, conceptualizing creative feature stories even when there is no news to announce and identify new targets across print, broadcast, radio and podcasts and trying new approaches until the story lands
Lead thought leadership programs for executives, drafting persuasive and compelling pitches and op-eds on behalf of a client; identify new opportunities to raise an executive's visibility through awards or conferences
Work closely with senior team leaders on capacity planning to ensure that the team is running efficiently
Contribute to business development and growth efforts
Essential skills:
8+ years of experience working in strategic communications and media relations in relevant spaces ( advocacy, politics or government.) Agency experience is a plus.
Strong storytelling skills and demonstrated ability to create news moments, with the ability to provide examples that clearly demonstrate these capabilities
Savviness and creativity in media relations and pitching, social media content ideation and influencer engagement with the knowledge to id
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Worksite address
new york, NY, 10261, US
Who can apply
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