Responsibilities
- Serve as the media relations lead of projects/campaigns, as well as counsel colleagues of media engagement best practices to advance client service and business development across the business.
- Manage the day-to-day of projects/campaigns with a focus on problem solving, quality delivery, relationship management, and client satisfaction.
- Coordinate and implement events, such as media briefings and media tours.
- Play a role in creation of communications plans and goals, especially around earned, social and paid media; manage against them.
- Serve as a daily client contact and act as client lead when appropriate; address client issues thoughtfully and effectively by understanding their business and counseling appropriately, especially related to media engagement.
- Develop high quality client- and public-ready content across a broad range of owned and earned media and content channels.
- Supervise staff by motivating, coaching, consistently providing feedback.
- Support budget management and financial planning for client work.
- Support planning and new business development efforts, including preparation of RFPs.
Job Requirements
- Ability to leverage expertise of the media landscape to advance clients’ media relations and public affairs goals.
- Strong project management skills, including ability to work under deadline, attention to detail and being process-oriented.
- Exceptional writing and verbal communication skills.
- Experience functioning as a daily client contact.
- A demonstrated ability to manage up, delegate and edit the work of others.
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, including active, creative brainstorming in group and team meetings.
- Ability to collaborate internally and across external partners and clients with a high level of professionalism.
- Ability to juggle multiple projects and brands without sacrificing the quality of the deliverables.
- BA/BS degree.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Real-word experience managing and executing media relations for communications and/or public affairs campaigns.
- Solid examples of media placement and understanding of the media landscape.
- Relationships with national and/or DC-based media; a plus if also within the health sector.
- Experience in content development and distribution across media channels (owned, earned, paid).
Salary and Benefits
To Apply
Please submit a resume and cover letter to info@reservoircg.com.
Reservoir Communications Group is seeking an Associate/Senior Associate, supporting our reputation, positioning, messaging, advocacy and alliance development projects for an array of large corporations, trade associations and nonprofits.
Reservoir’s collaborative, one-team approach brings the best people and ideas to bear on our clients’ most significant challenges and opportunities in the areas of advocacy, reputation, and brand strategy. We believe in the power of data to provide strategic insights, sharpen tactics and create efficiency in the way we communicate.
Reservoir is a flat organization: we value the insights and contributions of team members at every level within the organization and believe the key to success is treating each other and our clients with genuine respect and appreciation. Maintaining and strengthening company culture is the responsibility of every team member.
At Reservoir, we strive to be the best and recognize that each opportunity we are given is a chance to do something better than it has ever been done before.
Successful candidates will be energetic, focused and entrepreneurial, with strong written and verbal communications skills and demonstrated ability to think creatively about complex topics. Previous health policy experience and strong working knowledge of key national policy debates, including drug pricing, health insurance reform, and care delivery reform highly preferred
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support projects with a focus on problem solving, quality, thorough and timely delivery, relationship management, and client satisfaction.
- Research and analyze policies, positions and data and distill into messaging and communications that advance clients’ businesses.
- Develop client- and public-ready content across a broad range of owned and earned media and content channels. This could include policy papers and briefs, blog posts, tweets, media materials, video scripts and more.
- Manage project-related logistics according to timelines.
- Support planning and new business development efforts, including preparation of RFPs.
REQUIREMENTS
Applicants should have at least 1-3 years of relevant work experience and possess:
- Exceptional writing skills
- Experience writing, editing and crafting policy-related content for a range of audiences (e.g., thought leaders, public)
- Experience researching, analyzing and distilling complex health policy topics and the relevant stakeholders involved in these debates
- A strong client-service ethos, including ability to work under deadline
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
- Ability to collaborate internally and across external partners and clients with a high level of professionalism
- BA/BS degree
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Real-word experience supporting, especially creating content for, policy-related communications and public affairs campaigns.
- Real-world experience researching, analyzing and distilling complex policy issues.
- Familiarity of the media and communications landscape.
- Knowledge of the health care advocacy landscape a plus.
SALARY AND BENEFITS
An employee’s pay position within the salary range of $60,000-$77,500 will be based on several factors such as skills, experience, qualifications, specific title/role and other factors. This range is just one component of compensation, exclusive of bonus and other benefits such as healthcare, dental and vision coverage, paid time off and more.
TO APPLY
Please submit a resume and cover letter to info@reservoircg.com if you are interested in the role. Know that we are currently processing resumes already received and will review as soon as possible. Thank you!
Reservoir is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Reservoir Communications Group is seeking an Associate/Senior Associate, supporting our reputation, positioning, messaging, advocacy and alliance development projects for an array of large corporations, trade associations and nonprofits.
Reservoir’s collaborative, one-team approach brings the best people and ideas to bear on our clients’ most significant challenges and opportunities in the areas of advocacy, reputation, and brand strategy. We believe in the power of data to provide strategic insights, sharpen tactics and create efficiency in the way we communicate.
Reservoir is a flat organization: we value the insights and contributions of team members at every level within the organization and believe the key to success is treating each other and our clients with genuine respect and appreciation. Maintaining and strengthening company culture is the responsibility of every team member.
At Reservoir, we strive to be the best and recognize that each opportunity we are given is a chance to do something better than it has ever been done before.
Successful candidates will be energetic, focused and entrepreneurial, with strong written and verbal communications skills and demonstrated ability to think creatively about complex topics. Previous health policy experience and strong working knowledge of key national policy debates, including drug pricing, health insurance reform, and care delivery reform highly preferred
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support projects with a focus on problem solving, quality, thorough and timely delivery, relationship management, and client satisfaction.
- Research and analyze policies, positions and data and distill into messaging and communications that advance clients’ businesses.
- Develop client- and public-ready content across a broad range of owned and earned media and content channels. This could include policy papers and briefs, blog posts, tweets, media materials, video scripts and more.
- Manage project-related logistics according to timelines.
- Support planning and new business development efforts, including preparation of RFPs.
REQUIREMENTS
Applicants should have at least 1-3 years of relevant work experience and possess:
- Exceptional writing skills
- Experience writing, editing and crafting policy-related content for a range of audiences (e.g., thought leaders, public)
- Experience researching, analyzing and distilling complex health policy topics and the relevant stakeholders involved in these debates
- A strong client-service ethos, including ability to work under deadline
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
- Ability to collaborate internally and across external partners and clients with a high level of professionalism
- BA/BS degree
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Real-word experience supporting, especially creating content for, policy-related communications and public affairs campaigns.
- Real-world experience researching, analyzing and distilling complex policy issues.
- Familiarity of the media and communications landscape.
- Knowledge of the health care advocacy landscape a plus.
SALARY AND BENEFITS
An employee’s pay position within the salary range of $60,000-$77,500 will be based on several factors such as skills, experience, qualifications, specific title/role and other factors. This range is just one component of compensation, exclusive of bonus and other benefits such as healthcare, dental and vision coverage, paid time off and more.
TO APPLY
Please submit a resume and cover letter to info@reservoircg.com if you are interested in the role. Know that we are currently processing resumes already received and will review as soon as possible. Thank you!
Reservoir is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
