Associate Director, Financial Services and Digital Infrastructure Policy
About The Position
FGS Global (FGS) partners with the world's most influential leaders to move minds and markets. Working where business, government, and public opinion intersect, we advise CEOs, boards, and leadership teams at the most consequential moments. Our expertise spans strategic and financial communications, policy and public affairs, corporate reputation, crisis management, and data-driven digital engagement. Across 31 global offices, our partners draw on the full depth of the firm so clients can operate with clarity, act with confidence, and lead with trust. FGS is seeking a sharp and energetic communications professional to join the firm’s Strategic Communications division. This position is within a growing team supporting a balanced portfolio of financial services and digital infrastructure clients and is based in our Washington, DC office.
Requirements
- A BA/BS degree in a related field and 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 for a range of clients
- Experience pitching stories to local and national news outlets and knowledge of what drives media coverage
- Detail oriented and strong project management skills; preference for account coordination experience at a public relations agency
- Strong strategic thinker with understanding of how the larger economic, policy, technology and infrastructure landscape impacts clients’ communications abilities and needs
- A demonstrated capacity for leadership, communication and teamwork
Nice To Haves
- Specific familiarity and experience with financial services, technology, energy, digital infrastructure or related policy issues preferred
- Ambition for sourcing and/or successfully leading efforts to obtain new business
Responsibilities
- Serve as day-to-day coordinator on a diverse roster of financial services and digital infrastructure client accounts and/or sub-projects, with a focus on complex policy, regulatory and reputational issues across both sectors
- Craft and deliver persuasive messaging and related collateral materials, simplifying complex policy, legislative, regulatory, legal or other general issues. Strong writing abilities are critical to success in this position
- Maintain expert knowledge of evolving policy and political issues that impact clients’ sectors and a grasp of reporting trends
- Generate media outreach strategies and pitch stories on a regular basis.
- Manage multiple projects, including task and deadline tracking, for multiple clients from concept to completion
- Demonstrate strong client-relations skills – responsive, professional, helpful
- Contribute to firm’s new business process and efforts
- Work with other FGS divisions to deliver integrated services (from government relations and advertising to content development and public opinion research)
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package, commensurate with experience
- 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
- A collaborative group of smart, passionate and highly motivated people.
- Team-oriented work environment structured to provide opportunities for professional growth and development.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
