Brand Content Producer, POLITICO Focus

POLITICO Careers • Arlington, VA

24d

About The Position

POLITICO’s mission from the very beginning was to win the audience. We dedicate ourselves to providing accurate, non-partisan, impactful information to the right people at the right time so that they can act with confidence and speed. We experiment to avoid being disrupted and we have fun disrupting others. And we are not afraid to risk failure if it means being the best at what we do. POLITICO Focus is POLITICO’s award-winning in-house brand studio that crafts custom sponsored content solutions for some of the world’s most consequential organizations. We’re looking for a brand content producer to join our team of storytellers to create breakthrough digital experiences that solve complex brand positioning and issue advocacy challenges. The brand content producer will spearhead production of client activations, from conception to launch, including project and timeline management; story research and content planning; creative ideation; content reviews and edits with vendors; launch and quality assurance (QA) testing support; and promotional planning and campaign analytics. As part of POLITICO’s broader revenue team, you will also work with internal product, sales and client management leads to help brainstorm responses to new business proposals and productize new content vehicles to bring to market. Additionally, this role will support discrete POLITICO Focus marketing and other operational initiatives as needed. As the POLITICO Focus team grows, we are reimagining the way our studio engages with clients and agencies. We embrace individuals from varying backgrounds in an ongoing effort to create a diverse and collaborative team that is driven to support not only our clients, but one another. Who you are: Curious: You are driven by inquiry and an insatiable need to learn every day. You explore and research new topics with vigor, seamlessly going from questioning to conversant on a brand and its issues without prompting. Inventive: You have an eye for strong creative and ideas. You can judge the function and aesthetic of a campaign through the lenses of both substance and style. You’re passionate about content and its creation and how to craft a story that resonates within an experience that engages. You know how to connect a client’s vision, goals and KPIs with the information needs of POLITICO’s high-level influencer audience. You know how to leverage the right voices to bring ideas and solutions to reality. Detail-oriented : You can see across a project and execute big picture, helping all the moving pieces come together without sacrificing the details. You are incredibly deadline-driven, but without letting efficiency come at the cost of thoroughness and precision. Collaborative: You take ownership, while fostering collaboration across teams, and can assess complex situations and distill them into priorities. You can help cultivate multi-layer client relationships with poise, authenticity and credibility. What you’ll do: Dig deep into client initiatives to make strategic product and storytelling recommendations and create custom content campaigns that move the needle. Drive the execution of digital content by shepherding the entire campaign lifecycle including everything from concept and distribution planning to production of creative assets, to trafficking and QA, to analytics-based optimization – consistently hitting deadlines. Work with clients, POLITICO’s advertising team, contributors (writers, developers, designers, etc.) and the Focus team members to deliver the best experience to our readers and partners. What you’ll need: A minimum of five years of project management and digital content creation experience working in media, journalism, advertising, publishing, public affairs and/or public relations.

Requirements

• A minimum of five years of project management and digital content creation experience working in media, journalism, advertising, publishing, public affairs and/or public relations.
• Strong writing and editing skills.
• Proficient with AP Style.
• Experience working with writers, designers and developers.
• The ability to navigate stringent deadlines, and ensure others are meeting them.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of the DC policy/government relations/advocacy landscape is a plus.
• Enough knowledge to be dangerous in one or more of the following preferred: Celtra, Adobe Creative Suite, Google Analytics, DoubleClick, HTML + CSS and JavaScript, code and/or CMS, or Sound Cloud and other podcasting tools.
• Graphic design and editing skills are a significant plus.

Responsibilities

• Dig deep into client initiatives to make strategic product and storytelling recommendations and create custom content campaigns that move the needle.
• Drive the execution of digital content by shepherding the entire campaign lifecycle including everything from concept and distribution planning to production of creative assets, to trafficking and QA, to analytics-based optimization – consistently hitting deadlines.
• Work with clients, POLITICO’s advertising team, contributors (writers, developers, designers, etc.) and the Focus team members to deliver the best experience to our readers and partners.

Benefits

• We offer a competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package, including health and wellness benefits, commuter benefits, retirement plans, as well as work-life balance flexibility and opportunities for career development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees