Senior Director, Public Affairs

Position Description

The Senior Director plays a critical role on the Public Affairs team, serving as a liaison between junior and senior staff, managing the day-to-day execution of client projects, and beginning to take lead on client calls. The Public Affairs team specializes in crafting strong and compelling messages, devising smart communications and advocacy strategies, engaging the right audiences, and influencing public opinion to deliver results for our clients across various industries (health care, financial services, telecommunications, trade, defense, agriculture, etc.). The ideal candidate will be a team player that thrives in a collaborative environment and is able to independently organize client campaigns and coalitions. The salary range for this position is $93,927.00 – $127,077.00.

Primary Responsibilities

• Actively contribute to client meetings, conference calls, and in-person meetings, offering insights and recommendations to shape client team strategy based on previous successful campaigns.
• Collaborate with clients directly to align scope of work, ensuring work product is delivered on time and in-budget.
• Provide continual feedback, mentor, and assist with the professional development of Public Affairs Analysts through active supervision and weekly priority check-ins.
• Provide actionable direction to junior staff when reviewing content and collateral for client campaigns to enhance final work deliverables quality and turnaround.
• Manage day-to-day execution of client projects, including strategic communications, research, digital, grassroots activities, and media engagement.
• Manage recurring reports and deliverables to ensure deadlines are met and track campaign success.
• Facilitate grassroots campaigns by leading weekly meetings and create appropriate materials for state teams, such as press releases.
• Support new business initiatives and departmental growth through research and proposal development in all formats including PowerPoint decks, narrative, and memo formats with input from Senior Analysts and Directors.
• Collaborate with various teams at FTP, such as FTP Digital, to create copy, communications plans, and stakeholder engagement mapping across different sectors.
• Create initial drafts of client budgets on Excel and revise based on senior staff feedback.
• Follow and report on new industry developments and best practices.
• Perform other duties as necessary to achieve departmental goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5–7 years of industry specific professional experience, such as work on political campaigns, in private sector communications, on Capitol Hill, within the executive branch, or for trade associations.
• Familiarity with technological platforms including Microsoft Office Suite and major social media services.
• An eye for design and understanding of design tools, such as Canva.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively and independently manage multiple projects.
• Demonstrated capacity for teamwork, including prior experience effectively engaging supervisors and managing junior staff under quick, tight deadlines within and across teams.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Passion for researching, writing, and editing content pieces while utilizing strong grammar skills.
• Independent, strategic thinking, and creative problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to operate with integrity and ethics, and maintain the highest standards of confidentiality.
• High level of detail and demonstrated work output with little/no errors.
• Sense of urgency; willingness and ability to meet and exceed established deadlines.
• Organizational agility.
• Additional required professional attributes include: Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

How to Apply

Interested parties should send their resume, cover letter, and one writing sample (three pages or less) to [email protected] with the subject line of the position and departments (i.e. Analyst, Public Affairs). Please save each attachment with your full name (first and last name) and document title. For example: John Smith Resume, John Smith Cover Letter, John Smith Writing Sample.

No calls, emails, or faxes please. Qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview. FTP is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and diverse work environment.