Job Description

Avoq is seeking a Manager specializing in Reputation Management and Corporate Communications join our team, where you will lead a diverse array of mid to large-size client accounts.

WHO YOU ARE

• A strategist that can quickly analyze an issue, and mobilize a team around creative solutions
• Innately curious and motivated by providing innovative solutions to develop campaigns within the context of an ever-evolving political, corporate and media landscape
• Able to provide expertise in media outreach, audience development and campaign optimization
• Able to build strong relationships and establish clear lines of communication with senior internal team members, strategic partners, vendors and client teams alike
• An entrepreneur at heart and takes pride in delivering exceptional work products and client solutions
• Excited to work on a diverse variety of projects which draw on an array of skills
• Encouraged by and embraces a culture based on teamwork, collaboration, and intellectual curiosity
• Values innovative ideas, professional growth, and creative solutions to tough challenges

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Serve as the account lead for a portfolio of clients across a range of sectors and issues directing day-to-day message strategy, crisis and executive communications
• Work closely with our insights, creative, digital, and design teams to develop and execute cutting-edge campaign strategies that integrate media relations, opinion research, paid media, social media, stakeholder engagement, events, and other innovative tactics
• Apply creative concept ideas to work products and manage creative teams in the development and production of messaging and content to support plans
• Deliver regular work plans, account budgets and client updates to firm leadership
• Manage campaign and insight reporting, both internally and externally, with an eye on improving and optimizing campaigns and providing transparency and accountability to our clients
• Act as strategic communications partner assisting in message strategy, crisis and executive communications for clients
• Support and help drive the implementation of issues management strategies that anticipate potential reputational challenges, outlining reactive and/or proactive issues management or crisis communication plans to mitigate or minimize reputational impact.
• Successfully integrate market research, insights and audience targeting tools and services into new business opportunities
• Support and advise clients through account development and growth
• Manage and support the daily workflow and final product for proposal development, client campaigns, campaign activation and maintenance, regular reporting and budgeting, and ongoing status updates
• Review client deliverables for quality, ensuring that recommendations and work product are sound and viable
• Manage, mentor, and cultivate junior staff to deliver high quality work products and foster professional development

Requirements

As a qualified candidate, you have experience in all areas below:

• 4-6 years of experience at an agency or newsroom or in public relations, corporate communications, government, and/or political campaigns
• Quickly understand and analyze complex client challenges
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of social, political, and economic issues
• Clearly communicate strategies and tactics using compelling written and visual materials
• Track record of managing teams, time-sensitive workplans and budgets in a highly organized and efficient fashion
• Ability to build trust and relationships with clients and clearly communicate strategies and tactics
• Strategically engage corporate executives, journalists, government officials and staff, advocates and other public affairs stakeholders
• Excellent writing, research and presentation skills

As an exceptional candidate, you possess many of the following attributes:

• Subject matter expertise in at least one issue area or industry of focus for Avoq, including media and communications, campaign management, real estate and land use, labor, technology, education, energy & environment, health and life sciences, transportation & infrastructure, financial services, or law.
• Fluency in standard practice digital communications strategies and tactics including paid media, organic social media, email/mobile campaigns, etc.
• Understanding of reporting and application of analytics tools, and an eagerness to use in-house research tools to glean valuable campaign insights to ensure we are constantly optimizing.

Candidates need not possess every attribute listed above to qualify for a role. If you identify with this profile but don’t quite meet all of the criteria we strongly encourage you to apply to joining our winning team!

Benefits

Avōq prides itself on the kind of innovation that is only achieved through inclusive collaboration and equal opportunity. Maintaining a diverse staff of first-class talent (including those from BIPOC, LGBTQ communities, and others from historically underrepresented groups), and conferring a sense of value and belonging on each team member is central to our mission as expert communicators and advocates.

The salary for this role starts at $85,000

We offer a uniquely rich benefits package to support our team’s quality of life outside of work that includes: 

• 100% Company-paid Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• Paid parental leave
• 401(k) contributions
• Flexible, hybrid work arrangements
• 12 paid company holidays per year, up to 39 days individual paid time off 
• Winter break: Offices close the last week of the year

Avōq also provides necessary assistance or modifications to the application process for prospective candidates. If you need support, please reach out to Talent@teamavoq.com and include your full name and the accommodation needed to assist you with the application process. Decisions to grant reasonable accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis.

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