Public Affairs, Senior Director

PLUS Communications; Arlington (TX); Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401k

Parental leave

Paid vacation

Paid sick leave

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

PLUS Communications in Arlington, VA seeks a Senior Director to drive strategic public affairs efforts for a major healthcare client. You will advise on day-to-day communications, shape long-term strategies, and manage large-scale campaigns with cross-functional teams and external partners.

Responsibilities include creating compelling messaging, supervising media materials, and handling account administration while building trusted client relationships.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in public affairs or PR, ideally in an agency, corporate communications, or Capitol Hill setting.

Responsibilities

• Serve as key advisor to the client, providing counsel on daily communications and long-term strategy.
• Drive workflow of a large-scale client campaign.
• Distill complex policy information into clear messaging for diverse audiences.
• Oversee development of media and messaging materials (press releases, talking points, statements, op-eds).
• Liaise between internal teams, the client, partners, and vendors.
• Manage account administration, including billing and contracting.

Skills

Project management

Public affairs

Strategic planning

Relationship management

Policy synthesis

AP Style

Media relations

Budgeting

Tools

Writing & editing tools

Job description

PLUS Communications is a full-service communications firm based in Arlington, Virginia. PLUS Communications leads award-winning campaigns integrating public affairs, corporate communications, digital, advertising and media buying. PLUS means more!

PLUS Communications is looking for a Senior Director to provide project management support, strategic planning, and build client relationships for a large-scale client in the healthcare industry.

Your day in this position includes:

• Serving as a key advisor to the client – providing counsel on day-to-day communications efforts and long-term strategies.
• Driving the workflow of a large-scale client campaign.
• Crafting narratives by distilling complex policy and regulatory information into tangible messaging for a variety of audiences.
• Overseeing the development of media and messaging materials (such as press releases, talking points, media statements, opinion pieces, fact sheets).
• Serving as a liaison between PLUS’ internal team, the client, other agency partners and external vendors.
• Managing administrative procedures for the account – including billing and contracting.

This job may be for you, if you:

• Can build trusted relationships and navigate difficult situations diplomatically.
• Have strong organizational skills and ability to manage several projects simultaneously to ensure nothing falls through the cracks.
• Have experience synthesizing complex policy issues and/or regulatory affairs at the federal or state level.
• Have a solutions-oriented mindset.
• Can balance a high-volume workload while maintaining attention to the details.
• Can motivate a team to deliver high-quality results in challenging situations.
• Are willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done, no matter the time commitment.

What we require:

• 8-10 years of relevant experience in public affairs or PR, ideally in a PR agency, corporate communications function or Capitol Hill/administration setting.
• Interest in public affairs and policy issues; ability to synthesize technical content.
• Experience managing comprehensive communications campaigns.
• Understanding of the communications landscape and how various communications channels work (i.e. digital, print, social, broadcast).
• Proven experience in writing and editing materials and working with the press.
• Strong understanding of AP Style.

The budgeted salary is $120,000 and there is an opportunity for a year-end bonus.

• Medical, dental, vision, 401k, and life insurance.
• We also offer a paid parental leave program, paid vacation and paid sick leave.
• In addition, we have a work from home hybrid environment.

PLUS Communications is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer.