CLYDE is an impact agency. Named America’s best boutique agency 2021 & 2022 by PRovoke, we work with clients who want to make a difference by moving the world forward – helping them do it through earned, owned, and paid media programs, creative solutions, and smarter, informed strategies. By strategically harnessing culture, emerging tech, and insights to make maximum impact with communications, our suite of products and services are designed to create and measure effectiveness, ultimately leading to better outcomes.

The Associate Vice President, Public Affairs, should have 7-10 years of communications experience in communications agencies, political campaigns, non-profit advocacy organizations, or Capitol Hill, with experience leading projects and clients, departments, and managing people. Candidates should be established as a voice for an industry, specialty, or principal. 

The AVP will shape and support execution of strategies for a portfolio of public affairs clients primarily in the democracy space, with additional support for organizations operating in highly regulated industries. This person will empower team members to achieve outcomes for clients by leading entire account teams and serving as the primary point of contact for clients. They will develop strong personal and professional relationships with clients, advise on the design and implementation of creative strategies for key audiences (from consumers to opinion elites), and play an active role in shaping our Public Affairs team and firm. They will also lead business development efforts and proactively bring in new client opportunities.

What you will be doing:

  • Play a critical role on 5+/- client teams, building relationships with clients, serving as a go-to resource for clients, and providing proactive strategic communications advice and direction to achieve client goals
  • Work closely with client and internal teams to develop sophisticated and creative communications strategies—and be confident in shifting strategies to address emerging issues
  • Proactively own a variety of projects and deliverables that achieve client goals while ensuring all client deadlines are met and quality of work is high 
  • Actively look for ways to grow existing client business
  • Have a macro lens on the democracy space in order to spot issues or trends that may impact the client portfolio in addition to establishing strategic direction and response
  • Collaborate with internal client delivery teams, including content, digital, and creative, to improve offerings across accounts
  • Oversee financial aspects of the client work, including SOW development, budget tracking, monthly reporting, monthly billing, client profitability, and team member utilization
  • Confident standing up new client accounts, including developing the resources and tools needed to execute against SOW and achieve client goals
  • Direct business development process for potential clients
  • Manage two or more direct reports and guide their professional development
  • Support CLYDE initiatives
  • Make recommendations on how to grow CLYDE beyond client work

 

Position Expectations:

  • Adheres to firm’s policies and procedures
  • Ensures direct reports are adhering to firm policies and procedures
  • Fierce commitment to, and respect for, a diverse and inclusive workplace
  • Contributes to CLYDE visibility efforts and seeks out external opportunities for personal visibility (contributed articles, speaking opportunities, etc.)
  • Taps own network to find business development connections
  • Strong sense of EQ with internal team members and external clients and vendors
  • Builds positive relationships with internal team members, across functions, and can inspire, lead, and motivate teams
  • Excellent verbal communicator in 1:1, small group, and large group presentations
  • Able to communicate around sensitive/challenging client issues
  • Show initiative in suggesting improvements and solving problems
  • Expert in time and project management 
  • Mentor junior staff and participate in professional development opportunities for self
  • Provide meaningful constructive feedback to senior leadership
  • Give employees confidence to complete tasks
  • Support hiring efforts

Qualifications/Required Skills:

  • 7-10 years of political communications experience; 5+ years of management experience
  • Experience independently running, or serving as a key team member for, small and medium clients 
  • Experience as an on-the-record spokesperson (for candidate, organization, elected official)
  • Established media relationships with political beat reporters
  • Desire to manage people, mentor junior team members, and lead teams
  • Seeks and is receptive to constructive feedback
  • Possesses excellent writing and grammar skills, including the ability to write concisely, clearly, and logically
  • Can edit the work of junior team members and explain edits in a way that improves their skills
  • Excellent multitasker
  • Strong organizational skills and high attention to detail
  • Comfortable with basic social media aggregators like Sprout Social, Meltwater, Hootsuite
  • Comfortable with Microsoft and Google office products
  • Interested and comfortable learning and adopting new tech platforms
  • Interested in using practical applications of AI
  • Comfortable with digital platforms like Wikipedia, Reddit, Discord, Meta Business Suite, LinkedIn Campaign Manager and social media platforms
  • Experience pitching media
  • Finds opportunities to deliver constructive feedback to senior team members
  • Seeks and is receptive to constructive feedback
  • Comfortable learning and adopting new tech platforms
  • Professional and mature demeanor in working with peers and more junior team members directly to solve problems, address issues, diffuse internal challenges

The salary range for this position is $88,300 - $127,200.

 

About CLYDE

Founded on the principle that CLYDE is the best agency to work with and the best agency to work for, we strive to impact our staff and clients in positive ways that leave a mark. Here to get things done, CLYDE builds programs and systems that achieve business goals today making it possible for our clients to make a difference tomorrow.

Bottom line, CLYDE impacts outcomes.

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