Senior Communications Associate

Feldman Strategies; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive communications firm is hiring a Senior Communications Associate in Washington, DC. The role involves media relations, drafting communication strategies, and managing client relationships in a fast-paced environment. Candidates should have 3-4 years of relevant experience. The salary ranges from $62,500 to $75,000, accompanied by excellent benefits including health coverage and a generous PTO policy.

Benefits

Competitive PTO policy

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Paid family leave

401k retirement plan with employer contribution

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of media relations experience in a firm/agency setting or related positions.
• Can manage multiple assignments with varying deadlines simultaneously.
• Experience managing interns or mentoring preferred.

Responsibilities

• Draft media pitches and pitch stories to the press.
• Cultivate relationships with reporters and editors.
• Provide strategic communication guidance to clients.

Skills

Media relations experience

Excellent writing and grammar skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Experience with media pitching

Project management

Ability to manage up

Collaborative mindset

Job description

Overview

Feldman Strategies is hiring a Senior Communications Associate to join our team!

Join a fast-moving, progressive communications firm that is working with leading labor unions, Democratic state parties in battleground states, voting rights organizations, health care advocacy groups, gender and sexuality equity groups, and other progressive and political organizations to support our team. As a boutique firm, we pride ourselves on our hands-on approach that puts an unparalleled focus on the success and results of our clients.

Responsibilities

• Contribute directly to delivering strategic communications results for clients by drafting media pitches and pitching stories to the press; drafting and pitching op-eds and LTEs; drafting memos; leading message development and supporting media trainings; managing client relationships; and more.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with national and local reporters, columnists, and editors, as well as bookers and producers from across a wide variety of media, print, digital, television, streaming, radio, and podcasts. Regularly meet with reporters to maintain relationships and pitch stories.
• Work independently on major communication deliverables, from inception to completion, for a wide variety of different clients and their principals, including labor unions, voting rights organizations, those fighting for reproductive freedom, Democratic state parties, and a wide variety of other progressive political organizations.
• Regularly staff clients and their principals, as well as workers, storytellers, and impacted individuals, on media interviews, with confidence to redirect conversation or tricky questions as needed.
• Provide consistent sound strategic communication guidance and messaging strategy to clients and their principals during meetings, interview prep, interview staffing, and one-off conversations.
• Work closely with the senior leadership team to support client relations and team management. This may include playing a lead role on facilitating client calls, developing one-on-one relationships with client contacts, ensuring junior staff are taking detailed notes, consistently ensuring all action items are captured and reflected in internal work plans, and collaborating with the project leads to make sure work is moving efficiently throughout the day.
• Track reporters changing beats and outlets, and changes in TV schedules, as well as monitor the 24-hour news cycle and proactively identify opportunities to elevate clients’ expertise into the media.
• Manage fellowship program with other Senior Associate level staff, including being their assigned day-to-day supervisor and responsible for their professional development. Take a lead role in first reviews of fellows’ and other junior staff's work product, providing edits and assisting with professional development.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of media relations experience in a firm/agency setting, or related positions on campaigns, Capitol Hill, organizations, or news agencies.
• Excellent writing and grammar skills.
• Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills.
• Excitement and experience with media pitching and coordinating interviews with reporters and/or bookers.
• Excels at multitasking and managing multiple assignments with varying deadlines at once.
• Strong ability to manage up.
• Can seamlessly own project management of assigned workstreams. Experience with owning projects from inception to completion.
• Passion for communications, politics, progressive advocacy, and the 24-hour news cycle.
• Have a passion for working, learning, and asking questions in a collaborative, fast-paced, results-oriented environment.
• Experience managing interns/fellows, or experience with peer-to-peer mentorship preferred.

Salary and Benefits

Salary negotiable based on experience, with a salary range of $62,500-$75,000.

Feldman Strategies offers excellent benefits, including a competitive PTO policy and paid holidays, health, dental, and vision coverage, paid family leave, cell phone reimbursement, and 401k retirement plan with a 3% employer contribution with no match required.

Location and Application

This is a position with a central office in Washington, DC., with work-from-home flexibility. Candidates based in the Washington, DC area heavily preferred.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to [e-mail] by October 24, 2025.