Manager, Corporate Communications & Reputation Management

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 profi