Communications Manager
Purple Strategies - Virginia, Minnesota, United States, 55792![Purple Strategies](/api/image?src=https%3A%2F%2Fgeneral-board-default.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdesk-360x180.webp&w=640&q=75&f=webp)
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Overview
Purple Strategies is a corporate reputation and strategy firm that combines the creativity and discipline of brand communications with the speed and strategy of political campaigns to help leverage or reduce pressure on a business, brand, or issue. We help build and defend reputation and brand value and serve Fortune 500 companies, associations, nonprofits, and some of the most recognizable brands in the world.
Purple helps the world’s most important organizations address their toughest challenges. We operate in a highly collaborative environment and apply integrated, team-based approaches to help clients:
ANTICIPATE
reputation challenges and opportunities;
COMPEL
change through business actions and transformation; and
NAVIGATE
reputation issues, acute crises, key business choices, and policy/regulatory changes to inform decision-making.
About The Position
This is a full-time position in Purple Strategies’ Communications Expertise Group. The purpose of the Communications EG is to shape what’s said when our clients talk and when the world talks about them. Priorities of this EG include:
Delivering consistent communications plans, audience-facing deliverables, and media materials
Providing strategic counsel to internal teams and clients and coaching for client executives
Providing expertise and materials needed to activate campaign plans
The Manager is responsible for working closely with a client team to support the development and implementation of successful communications strategies to achieve campaign objectives. This is a great position for a candidate who considers themselves a communications professional, regardless of whether their experience is with speechwriting, earned media, digital content creation, or even internal and executive comms. The perfect candidate is an excellent writer who has media savviness and experience to write compelling content that is newsworthy and lives across channels.
In This Position, You Will
Support the crafting and delivery of persuasive messaging and related collateral materials from unique, insights-informed strategy.
Support strategic communications planning initiatives that incorporate traditional and digital communications channels and platforms and third-party engagement.
Take the pen on high-quality written deliverables, such as talking points & Q&As, speeches, op-eds, press releases, blog posts, client memos, and presentations (often) under tight timelines.
Support the creation and maintenance of editorial calendars to guide a client’s communications strategy.
Support the delivery of client’s rapid response content needs during urgent news events.
Research and draft potential pitch stories and targets to drive coverage around campaigns and initiatives.
Research media outlets and journalists and support the process of preparing key stakeholders for interviews.
Engage with or conduct media monitoring to ensure all key internal and client stakeholders are aware of coverage and news cycles, to identify risks and opportunities in the news cycle and assist in drafting and coordinating responses as required.
Qualifications and Experience You Need To Be Successful In This Role
Bachelor’s degree and recommended 5+ years of communications experience with political/issue advocacy campaigns and federal, state, or local government, and/or public affairs or public relations agency, and/or corporate communications team.
Exceptional writing skills and unrelenting attention to accuracy and detail.
Appetite for news and ability to deconstruct and shape stories; eagerness to work with media.
Self-starter eager to take on projects and deliver work under tight deadlines.
Ability to work effectively, independently and in a team environment.
Embodiment of Purple’s values: Adaptable, Collaborative, Curious, Innovative, Industrious, Respectful.
Work Location
This is a full-time position based in either our Alexandria, VA headquarters or our Chicago office. Purple Strategies offers a hybrid model and seeks employees who are comfortable working in the office for a portion of their workweek. Purple values the camaraderie, connection, inclusion, and professional development that in-person interactions provide, yet still recognizes the importance of flexibility and balance in our employees’ lives.
How To Apply
Please submit your resume and cover letter online at
purplestrategies.com/join-our-team/
Purple is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, age, or other legally protected characteristics.
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