Associate, Strategic Comms / Communication Focused
At a glance
Entry-level Communications role at Precision. Washington · full-time · $58,500–$60,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Keep client account materials, timelines, and trackers accurate and easy to access
- Own assigned deliverables and help move client projects from planning through completion
- Draft releases, pitches, op-eds, thought leadership, presentations, emails, and social content
- Support media outreach by building lists, contacting reporters, tracking coverage, and coordinating interviews
- Research audiences, messages, and media trends to strengthen client strategy
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, English, political science, or a related field
- At least one year in communications across in-house, agency, political, government, or consulting settings; internships count
- Adaptable writing and speaking skills, plus sound research and source-evaluation judgment
- Strong organization, attention to detail, and the ability to manage shifting deadlines
- Experience or interest in corporate, advocacy, political campaign, press relations, messaging, or strategic planning
Who this fits
You’ll suit this junior client-services role if you enjoy communications work spanning corporate leaders, advocacy groups, politics, and media. You’ll need to work from New York, NY or Washington, D.C., under a hybrid schedule that requires office work on half of the working days each month. The role also calls for creativity, energy, initiative, and comfort collaborating across teams.
From the employer
About The Company
Precision is an award-winning integrated strategy and marketing agency based in Washington, DC and New York, NY. Powered by data, we bring world-class experts in each of our service areas to conceive, develop, and run campaigns that help our clients seize opportunities and solve their biggest challenges.
We’re at the center of today’s biggest debates and defining moments, inside the Beltway, across New York’s media and financial worlds, and in state capitals across the country. Our work sits at the intersection of politics, business, and culture, helping leaders and organizations make an impact when it matters most. We hire people who are the best at what they do, and who like to have fun doing it; we don’t just break through. We break new ground.
About The Position
Our team is seeking an Associate to join our Strategic Communications team in New York, NY or Washington, D.C. to execute communication strategies for clients ranging from corporate leaders to advocacy groups.
What You’ll Do
Client Management
- Manage the day-to-day operational needs of client accounts, ensuring materials (e.g., agenda, notes, clips), timelines, and information (e.g., project trackers) are accurate and accessible.
- Support the execution of client projects and work streams, own defined deliverables from start to finish.
Strategic Communications Specialty Specific
- Produce high-quality first drafts of communications materials, including press releases, pitches, op-eds, and thought leadership content.
- Maintain current knowledge of media industry trends, emerging platforms, and the evolving media landscape.
- Support media relations efforts, including media list development, reporter outreach, coverage tracking, and interview coordination.
- Research and draft messaging and narratives that reflect a clear understanding of the client's vision, voice, and audience.
Collaboration
- Work effectively across internal teams and functions to move client work forward.
- Communicate clearly with peers, client leads, and small audiences, including through internal presentations.
- Share knowledge with the team and support the onboarding and development of newer staff or interns.
Project & Time Management
- Deliver assigned work on time and to a quality standard that requires minimal rework.
- Keep documents, trackers, and shared resources organized and current for team use.
Strategy
- Understand how individual tasks connect to broader account and client goals.
- Produce first-draft content — presentations, emails, client materials, social content — that is largely error-free and requires limited revision.
- Apply feedback to improve future work products.
- Conduct research that informs client strategy and problem-solving; escalate issues to senior staff when necessary.
What You’ll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English, Political Science, or a related field.
- 1+ year of experience in a communications role either in-house, agency, political campaign, government or consultancy environment. Internship experience considered.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt tone and voice across formats and audiences.
- Solid research and information-gathering skills, with sound judgment about source credibility.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience and/or interest in corporate, advocacy or political campaign environment
- Experience and/or interest in press relations, message development and strategic planning.
- Creativity, energy, and an entrepreneurial spirit.
What You’ll Receive
- Competitive salary
- Annual bonus opportunity
- Flexible hybrid remote/in office plan
- Retirement plan with automatic 3% safe-harbor contribution from Precision
- Healthcare coverage - medical, dental and vision with 90% of costs covered by Precision
- Paid vacation and sick leave
- Paid parental leave
- Floating holidays
- Professional development stipend
We are currently working in a hybrid model and require staff to work in the office 50% of the working days in the month.
The salary range for this role is $58,500-60,000.
Precision is committed to building a diverse team that will positively and authentically impact the communities we serve. Centering our strategies around the authentic voices and cultures of the communities we are engaging with is paramount to our work – and our work can only be as inclusive as our team is representative. We strongly encourage women, Black, Latino, Hispanic, AAPI, and Indigenous people, LGBTQ+, gender expansive or GNC folks, people of all ages, disabled people, and veterans to apply.
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