Associate Director, Communications & Public Affairs

Location: San Francisco - Hybrid

Bully Pulpit International is an outcomes agency made up of strategists, data scientists, and artists. We come from politics, brands, and government, communicate without barriers, and measure what matters. We have over 250 team members in six countries and ten offices — Berlin, Brussels, Chicago, D.C., Düsseldorf, London, New York, Oslo, San Francisco, and Zürich. We apply our unique expertise in strategic communications, public affairs, research, and digital marketing to create sophisticated and customized strategies that make change possible for American and European clients.

We are seeking a full-time Associate Director with strategic and digital communications experience to join our team in San Francisco, CA. This role will focus on crafting narratives, shaping public opinion, and driving communications strategy for clients in a range of industries.

You might be the perfect fit for this position if:

• You have proven experience communicating complex topics under public scrutiny.
• Your comfort zone is a mix of policy papers, Twitter threads, and media coverage.
• You can swiftly translate policy and business jargon into human language, without losing the nuances.
• You're a self-starter who can lead and keep cool under pressure.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage high-stakes communications and public affairs campaigns that operate at the intersection of business, technology, and policy.
• Help our Managing Director and clients shape public narratives through a range of media channels, from earned to owned to in-between.
• Produce high-caliber content like white papers, press statements, social media posts, and internal memos.

Experience Requirements

• 6+ years in a role straddling communications and public affairs, either in-house or agency-side, particularly with experience in high-stakes, high-scrutiny topics.
• Strong portfolio showcasing your ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and compellingly.
• Prior experience in assuming complete ownership of a specific component within a communications and public affairs campaign.

Preferred Skills

• In-depth understanding of both traditional and social media landscapes and skill to customize strategic approaches and tactics to meet specific client communication objectives.
• Proven capability in project management, adept at juggling multiple initiatives while leading a team to meet tight deadlines and maintain exceptional quality.
• Outstanding writing and editing skills, with the ability to adapt style and tone based on the audience.

BPI offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match up to 4%, generous time off for vacation, sick time, and 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents. BPI’s benefits prioritize employee wellness and progressive support to our diverse workforce.

BPI offers a comprehensive total compensation package for this role of $90,000-$130,000 with an annual discretionary bonus and generous benefits. Estimated starting base salary will be based on level of experience.

Bully Pulpit Interactive provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants for employment regardless of gender identity, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, marital status, family responsibilities, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship status, matriculation, personal appearance, genetic information, or other protected group status.

San Francisco applicants: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

• Note, Colorado Only: Disclosure as required by sb19-085(8-5-20)

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