Associate Public Affairs Content

Associate U.S. Public Affairs Content

Brunswick Group LLC Washington D.C.

Opportunity

Brunswick Group is seeking an Associate in Washington D.C with 710 years of experience to support the Public Affairs Regulation and Geopolitical practices development of political and policy intelligence content. In addition to this primary responsibility this individual will also spend a portion of their time supporting clients on campaign strategy communications and issues management.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

Content Development & Promotion

• Conduct policy research and analysis on matters related to issues facing Brunswicks clients across multiple industries
• Distill key elements of policy and political developments into concise content that provides Brunswick clients actionable insights
• Partner with Brunswicks subject matter experts to develop content and reflect their insights on specific policy developments
• Draft policy reports white papers and briefings.
• Develop and execute editorial strategy overseeing content planning creation and publication in partnership with practice managers and leadership
• Manage contributors deadlines and editorial calendars
• Ensure content quality accuracy and alignment with brand voice
• Collaborate with other departments (marketing design etc. to support content development
• Coordinate distribution and amplification of content to existing clients prospective clients and the broader Washington D.C. policy ecosystem

Client Contribution & Handling

• Serve as an expert to clients on public affairs communications and crisis situations across sectors
• Provide relevant insight guidance and advice to clients
• Manage the development of key client documents by playing a vital role in drafting editing and routing throughout the internal process and external delivery
• Plan and execute client announcements and events managing strategic communications plan development preparation of strategic communications documents including talking points Q&As dayof rollouts media backgrounders media handling and approach announcement or event logistics and organization of media meetings and logistics
• Manage and coach team members; work with partners and directors on the daytoday management of staff and client deliverables
• Take initiative in projects going beyond basic requirements to deliver exceptional results

Communications Skills

• Prepare wellwritten organized and thoughtful documents and correspondence
• Express a point of view in a thoughtful manner; analyze and distil complex information
• Use good judgment in deciding what information should be shared and what should not; exercise discretion

Networking

• Develop relationships with the policy and regulatory community to understand issues and priorities
• Proactively build a network locally to identify talent referrals new business prospects and contacts

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• 710 years of policy research copyediting and executivefocused writing experience
• Deep understanding of political and policy issues and how they may affect corporations
• Strong editorial judgment and writing/editing skills.
• Ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations.
• Strong relationships across D.C. including governmental branches lobbying shops and campaigns
• Ability to operate effectively in an entrepreneurial fastpaced environment
• Energetic team player with strong selfmotivation
• Ability to think strategically and creatively with strong problemsolving skills
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to multitask in highpressure situations
• Exhibit discretion with confidential client matters

The Firm

About Brunswick

Brunswick is a strategic advisory firm focused on critical issues and critical stakeholders. Our purpose is to help our clients play their role in the world successfully.

We advise on critical issues and critical stakeholders at the center of business politics and society and help our clients the leaders of large complex organizations understand and navigate these interconnected worlds.

Brunswick is one firm globally operating as a single profit center. This allows us to respond seamlessly and effectively to clients needs wherever they are in the world.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion Statement

Maintaining and strengthening a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace are pillars of Brunswicks culture and key to our future success. Valuing and supporting every colleague as an individual while helping them reach their full potential is critical to attracting and developing our greatest strength our people. By embracing our differences and diverse perspectives we create richer experiences within our firm and enhance the quality of the ideas and advice that we deliver to our clients.

Background

Founded in London in 1987 Brunswicks global partnership has grown organically to 27 offices in 18 countries. We began as a M&A and financial communications firm and over time expanded our capabilities to provide expert advice to our clients on a range of businesscritical issues. We invested in new offices sector teams and practice groups including investor engagement; shareholder activism; governance; regulatory and public affairs including geopolitical; crisis; litigation; social issues including climate change and diversity equity and inclusion; cybersecurity data and privacy; employee engagement; digital communications; opinion research and analysis and; creative services.

The Americas

In the U.S. we have offices in Chicago Dallas New York San Francisco and Washington D.C. In Brazil we have an office in Sao Paulo. We advise clients on among other things domestic and cross border M&A IPOs activism capital markets and investor relations public and regulatory affairs geopolitical issues litigation crisis cyber employee engagement digital opinion research and on broader reputation campaigns.

Colleagues in the U.S. are drawn from a variety of backgrounds and consist of indepth industry and sector experts from banking law accounting politics government journalism and the media consulting and elsewhere. Our U.S. CEO is Nik Deogun.

For more information on Brunswick including our offices and client offers please visit our website: www.brunswickgroup

Compensation

The applicant who is selected for this position will be eligible for the following compensation and benefits:

The range of base compensation will be: $125000 $155000.

If an offer is extended to an applicant in DC the applicant will be paid in line with this range and based on the applicants experience and qualifications. This range applies only to the DC position and salaries in other offices and regions will vary based on an applicants experience and qualifications as well as the competitive landscape.

Bonus Eligibility: Annual discretionary bonus contingent upon individual performance and the overall performance of the Firm.

Benefits: Medical Dental and Vision insurance. Disability insurance. Employee assistance program. Flexible spending account. Health savings account. Life insurance. Paid Time Off: Vacation and sick leave as well as paid Bank Holidays. Firmsponsored 401K Plan with 3 safe harbor contribution of base and bonus immediate vesting.