Manager, Public Affairs and Paid Media

Bryson Gillette • Washington, DC

44d • $55,000 - $75,000 • Remote

About The Position

Who You Are You are a smart, kind, friendly individual who works hard and well with others. You are an exceptional communicator who produces excellent, strategic, and creative work, while also bringing a lot of heart to everything you do. People describe you as a self-starter and problem-solver, who multitasks well and thrives in a fast-paced environment. You bring a diverse perspective to every conversation, while also listening and empathizing. Above all, you want to leave a lasting, positive impact on the world around you. This role is based in Los Angeles or Washington DC and candidates must reside in the LA or DC area. What You’ll Do Be a project manager: We pride ourselves on providing excellent service to our clients. You will proactively manage projects for specific clients, maintaining detailed timelines with deadlines, dependencies, and benchmarks. You'll anticipate needs, flag issues early, facilitate feedback loops across teams, and ensure seamless coordination so that nothing is missed or delayed. To be successful, you'll need to stay exceptionally organized and be comfortable managing up. Create communications plans: In this role, you’ll work with our directors and senior directors to create communications plans and execute on those earned and paid media strategies. You will work on all types of public affairs and paid media campaigns, leveraging traditional, print outlets and broadcast/cable television, as well as digital and social platforms. To do so successfully, you will be thoughtful, curious, strategic, and use good judgment. Communicate clearly: With guidance from senior team members, in both public affairs and paid media campaigns, you will write and craft a range of communications, including media advisories, talking points, proposals, op-eds, ad concepts, direct mail, scripts, social media content, and other content. You’ll review deliverables for clarity, accuracy, and quality, ensuring all work meets internal standards. Build relationships with stakeholders: It will be important for you to build relationships with clients, team members, and vendors, and to do so in a remote environment. Building rapport over the phone, zoom, and email is crucial. Upholding a strict level of confidentiality, while establishing and maintaining trusting and warm relationships both internally and externally is key. Be a team player and grow: We are currently a mid-sized team but are continually growing. We have an all-hands-on-deck approach in a remote working environment. You’ll contribute strategic input in meetings and collaborate closely with teammates to move projects forward. To be successful in this role, you should be responsive to emails, texts, and calls from clients, team members, and vendors. Manage production workflows and vendor coordination: Oversee the creative approval process, organize feedback across multiple versions, manage asset delivery to vendors, and traffic paid media campaigns across digital and traditional platforms. You'll coordinate production logistics and ensure all materials meet quality standards and deadlines.

Requirements

• Self-starter, ability to prioritize, multi-task and meet changing deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency with project management tools and systems (e.g., Monday.com, Asana, or similar platforms)
• Excellent attention to detail and organized
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong ability to work effectively with senior management and senior-level clients
• A growth mindset

Nice To Haves

• At least 3 years of work experience in communications, paid media or political campaigns, in government, or public affairs agencies
• Experience working on issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion, and/or social or racial justice advocacy
• Client relationship experience
• Spanish speaker and writer and/or experience with multicultural media outlets
• Good sense of humor

Responsibilities

• Be a project manager
• Create communications plans
• Communicate clearly
• Build relationships with stakeholders
• Be a team player and grow
• Manage production workflows and vendor coordination

Benefits

• Bryson provides insurance coverage for employees and their dependents, which includes fully paid monthly premiums for a PPO health plan, dental and vision coverage, short-term disability and long-term disability.
• 401(k) Plan w/ Employer Match
• Flexible Time-Off policy with no vacation caps after a 90-day period
• Generous, paid parental leave
• Discretionary, year-end bonuses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed