Public Affairs Vice President

J Strategies has multiple public affairs positions open. Job responsibilities center around client service for media relations, brand reputation management, legislative policy, and advocacy. Projects are focused on local/state media markets and public policy initiatives at the state and federal levels. These positions require a two-year commitment. All employees are expected to be on internal career growth tracks.

To Apply: Email resume, cover letter, and three references directly to info@jstrategiesinc.com

About J Strategies

J Strategies takes an innovative approach to advocacy, combining traditional, digital, and emerging media strategies with ally development and government affairs. What sets us apart is our specialty in forging strategic alliances to connect with communities and governments. Our work spans a multitude of issues, servicing clients in a variety of industries, including health care, energy, tech, and more. JS fosters professional growth and encourages the JS team to better the communities in which they work and live.

Core Values: Agility, Collaboration, Diligence, Insight, Purpose

Inclusion: We embrace various backgrounds and experiences within our workforce. Fostering leadership in a polycultural world is essential. JS values an inclusive environment where we learn from one another. We embrace people across various races, religions, political perspectives, gender identities, LGBQ+ and TGNC+ statuses, abilities, ages, and nationalities.

Position Title: Public Affairs Vice President

Total Compensation: $122,000 - $168,000

Breakdown:

Salary Range (*includes health insurance, bonus, retirement, etc.): $95,000 - $135,000

Fringe Benets (*includes health insurance, bonus, retirement, etc.): $28,000 - $33,000

Commission (*based on percentage of new accounts signed): 10% - 20% in addition to total compensation

Duties:

• Serve as account lead
• Draft policy position papers, strategy memos, media materials, and social media posts
• Communicate with elected officials offices, media, and key opinion influencers
• Educate and organize advocates to support client policy initiatives.
• Support senior management on accounts
• Manage multiple support staff to execute client initiatives
• Engage in business development

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in advocacy, public affairs, government affairs, and/or politics
• Professional maturity and strategic insight to lead high-demand client accounts
• Understanding of state and federal government and legislative processes is required
• Following and being able to discuss politics, government, and current events is essential
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Creativity and adaptability in tackling obstacles
• Must be proficient in internet research, Google Business Suite, Microsoft Teams/Word/Excel/PowerPoint, Zoom, social media platforms
• Quickly able to learn new technology such as bill tracking, media tracking, and contacts database
• Education: Bachelors degree or higher

Hours: Monday Friday 9:00am 5:30pm. Employees must be available to clients and JS staff during these hours. Employee will periodically be expected to be responsive to client and management requests outside of these hours. Employee must be flexible to work on nights and weekends as occasionally needed.

Travel: Local and interstate travel for meetings and conferences

Location: Majority work from home (WFH). Candidates preferred who are based in NY, NJ, MA.

WFH Policy: Employee working from home must conform to regular business hours without any restrictions. This includes working at ones computer and availability for all in-person requests. Employee is expected to respond to all work-related communications promptly and fully participate in conference calls and video meetings in a professional home setting. When working from home or at the office, boundaries between work and personal communications/tasks should be kept. Changes may be requested in advance and are not guaranteed. Approval is determined based upon, but not limited to, seniority, professional reliability, accommodations for health/caregiving, ADA compliance, and other legally protected employee rights. Any employee who cannot work full-time will be subject to a corresponding salary adjustment.