Account Supervisor, Public Affairs

FHIUS Fleishman Hillard Inc; United States; Hybrid; USD 61,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

FleishmanHillard's Washington office seeks a versatile public affairs professional with at least six years of agency experience to join the Public Affairs practice as an Account Supervisor. You will work on campaigns that support clients navigating complex policy environments, manage high-stakes issues, and engage policymakers and media.

Ideal candidates have strong writing, media relations experience, and the ability to lead project streams while collaborating with senior colleagues across

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree with a minimum of 6 years of agency experience in public affairs.
• Demonstrated knowledge of legislative and regulatory processes (federal and state)
• Understanding of public affairs media, trends, and channels to reach PA audiences.
• Proven experience and success securing earned media coverage in a wide array of outlets.
• Consumer media experience and success is a bonus.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and clients while demonstrating strong interpersonal skills and the judgment to work independently.
• High attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple ongoing activities and competing deadlines.
• Creative thinker with excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Energetic, self‑starter and resourceful problem solver – gets things moving and keeps them on track.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple ongoing activities, meet deadlines, and coordinate across teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and familiarity with communications and research tools.

Responsibilities

• Work with senior members of the team to implement public affairs campaigns and client needs – including messaging, materials, content, media outreach, research on reporters and stakeholders, issue tracking, analysis and insights, interview support and more.
• Develop high-quality, client‑ready materials including talking points, press releases, pitches, background materials, landscape analyses, and fact sheets that distill complex information and deliver clear, compelling writing.
• Support and manage work streams and projects (project management).
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues and clients.
• Support the development of strategic communications plans and bring ideas.
• Build slides and presentations.
• Develop pitches/stories and secure interest from all types of media outlets.
• Staff client events as needed.
• Support issue management and rapid response efforts, including tracking policy shifts, analyzing implications for clients, developing messaging and conducting outreach to journalists.
• Conduct legislative and regulatory research and analysis; monitor policy developments and brief clients on strategic implications and government landscape shifts.
• Contribute to new business proposals.

Skills

Public affairs

Writing

Media relations

Campaign management

Interpersonal skills

AI awareness

Pitching consumer media

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Research tools

Job description

Agency: FleishmanHillard Job Function: Consulting Job Subfunction: Business and Change Consulting Job Description: FleishmanHillard's Washington office is seeking a versatile public affairs professional with at least six (6) years of experience to join the firm's Public Affairs practice as an Account Supervisor. In this role, you will work in a fast-paced environment on a wide range of public affairs and external communications efforts supporting clients that are navigating complex policy environments, managing high-stakes issues, and engaging with policymakers, policy influencers and other stakeholders. Candidates must have agency public affairs experience; understand how to reach and motivate public affairs audiences; strong writing skills; experience working with influential media outlets; and the ability to work well with senior team members and clients. The ideal candidate will be curious and knowledgeable about news media, current events and public policy; take initiative and have excellent judgement; have experience leading parts of campaigns and supporting different industries with their public affairs needs; understand opportunities to use AI. Bonus: Candidates who have experience pitching consumer media.

FleishmanHillard values the importance of impact and inclusion to strengthen the bonds between us, grow our people and create spaces for everyone to thrive. We stay true to our commitment to our people and the communities in which we live and work. As part of our ongoing effort to be the world's most inclusive agency, we are committed to seeking candidates who possess and demonstrate a profound interest in furthering our impact and inclusion goals.

Responsibilities

• Work with senior members of the team to implement public affairs campaigns and client needs – including messaging, materials, content, media outreach, research on reporters and stakeholders, issue tracking, analysis and insights, interview support and more.
• Develop high-quality, client‑ready materials including talking points, press releases, pitches, background materials, landscape analyses, and fact sheets that distill complex information and deliver clear, compelling writing.
• Support and manage work streams and projects (project management).
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues and clients.
• Support the development of strategic communications plans and bring ideas.
• Build slides and presentations.
• Develop pitches/stories and secure interest from all types of media outlets.
• Staff client events as needed.
• Support issue management and rapid response efforts, including tracking policy shifts, analyzing implications for clients, developing messaging and conducting outreach to journalists.
• Conduct legislative and regulatory research and analysis; monitor policy developments and brief clients on strategic implications and government landscape shifts.
• Contribute to new business proposals.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree with a minimum of 6 years of agency experience in public affairs.
• Demonstrated knowledge of legislative and regulatory processes (federal and state)
• Understanding of public affairs media, trends, and channels to reach PA audiences.
• Proven experience and success securing earned media coverage in a wide array of outlets.
• Consumer media experience and success is a bonus.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and clients while demonstrating strong interpersonal skills and the judgment to work independently.
• High attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple ongoing activities and competing deadlines.
• Creative thinker with excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Energetic, self‑starter and resourceful problem solver – gets things moving and keeps them on track.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple ongoing activities, meet deadlines, and coordinate across teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and familiarity with communications and research tools.
• Proficiency in all Microsoft office packages including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Our Story

FleishmanHillard specializes in public relations, reputation management, public affairs, brand marketing, digital strategy, social engagement and content strategy. FleishmanHillard was named 2020, 2021 and 2022 Campaign Global PR Agency of the Year; 2023 ICCO Large Agency of the Year – The Americas; 2022 and 2023 PRWeek U.S. Agency of the Year; 2022 and 2023 PRWeek U.S. Outstanding Extra-Large Agency of the Year; 2023 Campaign US PR Agency of the Year; 2021 PRovoke APAC Consultancy of the Year; and 2021 PRWeek UK Large Consultancy of the Year. FleishmanHillard is part of Omnicom PR Group and has nearly 80 offices in more than 30 countries, plus affiliates in 45 countries.

FleishmanHillard offers a hybrid work model, and seeks employees who are comfortable working in the office for a portion of their workweek. We value the collaboration and camaraderie that in-person interactions provide, but also understand the importance of flexibility and balance in our employees' lives. As such, we are open to discuss various work arrangements that accommodate individual needs and circumstances, including flexible scheduling and alternative work arrangements. Our goal is to foster a productive and inclusive work environment where all employees can thrive, both in and out of the office.

FleishmanHillard is an Equal Opportunity and Affi… (Note: This line corrected to "FleishmanHillard is an Equal Opportunity andAffirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, alienage, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected class under federal, state or local laws.)

The anticipated salary range for the Account Supervisor level is $61,000- $94,000. Salary is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job‑related qualifications and geography.

• A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off and/or other benefits also are available.

Omnicom's policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom's corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance. Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we're focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you.

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