Manager, Integrated Communications

Pure Pools • Washington, DC

278d • $106,500 - $135,000

About The Position

Support API issue campaigns, including developing and implementing plans to sequence proactive tactics to elevate issues, and identifying and engaging with allied voices. Serves as the daily manager for communications-led issue campaigns, tracking progress, making recommendations on strategy, and communicating results and important changes to senior Communications leadership. Collaborates with external and internal partners, including policy, mobilization and government relations teams to advance API advocacy priorities through integrated, strategic communications efforts leveraging paid and earned media. Supports the VP, Integrated Communications with strategic input on stakeholder engagement, including API's Communications Committee and Joint Trades initiative, as well as supporting with the department budget management and tracking.

Requirements

• Driven and proactive creative thinker.
• Self-starter with experience filling gaps and performing in a fast-paced environment and supporting multiple projects under tight deadlines.
• Requires 5-7 years of experience in a similar role and subject matter expertise.
• Outstanding writing/editing skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Strong knowledge of AP style is essential.
• Able to write and provide ideas to elevate issues on social media.
• Bachelor's degree in relevant area, or other related field equivalent work experience.
• Experience in communications and/or a media role.
• Degree in journalism, communications, or relevant field is a plus.
• Talent for distilling complex issues into understandable, relevant messages.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across a large organization and build and maintain strong relationships with the media.
• Working knowledge of policy issues, Congress, the Executive Branch, and political debate.
• Ability to provide informed media counsel and exercise sound judgment when interacting with external partners and reporters.

Responsibilities

• Provides project management and campaign recommendations for priority issues - drafting communications plans, calendars, fact sheets, and other content to elevate issues.
• Supports Vice President in preparing regular reports internally and to API members on communications advocacy progress through emails, presentations, reports, & briefings.
• Builds and maintains relationships with allied organizations, experts and outside consultants to support an echo chamber advancing API issue priorities and campaigns.
• Supports state communications campaigns, including providing input on messaging, identifying campaign opportunities, and developing campaign timelines.
• Works with media team in collaborating cross-divisionally to compile information, facts and messaging to advance strategic issue campaign goals.
• Works with paid media team to stand up and advance creative projects related to issue campaign priorities, liaising with vendors, navigating internal review processes and providing feedback on strategy and direction.
• Anticipates emerging narratives on priority API issues and collaborates across API communications team to support integrated campaign efforts.
• Regularly reports on API issue campaigns to various stakeholders internally and externally.
• Serves as a key point of contact for the Communications Committee, directing inquiries and requests, maintaining an updated roster, and drafting agendas for regular meetings both in person and virtual.
• Manages the Joint Trades initiative, including leading the monthly campaign calls, drafting agendas for monthly meetings, coordinating and organizing the biannual in person two-day Joint Trades summits.
• Supports the VP of Integrated Communications on the department budget management, including tracking vendors, running stewardships meetings quarterly, processing contracts and working with the Finance and Legal departments as needed.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package for employees and their families.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Administrative and Support Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree