Associate, Strategic Communications (Financial Services Policy)

FGS Global is a leading stakeholder strategy firm seeking a full-time Associate to join their Strategic Communications' Financial Services Policy team. The role involves developing research, writing, and media skills while assisting with client communications and media outreach efforts.

Responsibilities

• Show up to work with an eagerness and desire to learn
• Monitor and/or compile daily press clips for a diverse roster of financial services industry client accounts and/or sub-projects with focus on financial services policy
• Assist client teams in prep for meetings/pitches
• Basic writing and research tasks (including emails, meeting agendas, messaging documents, press materials, client documents, owned media content, etc.)
• Build and maintain press lists
• Prepare briefing documents, talking points, etc
• Develop pitches and engage in media outreach across print, online and broadcast media
• Provide administrative support to 1-2 Partners as well as client teams, including managing calendars and scheduling, preparing and submitting expense reports, booking travel, and filtering internal and external requests
• Grow sophisticated project-management skills
• Write and edit work with a superior understanding of correct grammar and punctuation
• Contribute to firm's new business process and efforts

Skills

• Bachelor's degree required
• Strong interest in or prior experience in strategic communications, with specific familiarity/experience in financial services policy issues
• A quick learner with innate curiosity
• Consistent reliability, professionalism and maturity
• Outstanding writing skills, including excellent proofreading skills
• Exceptional organizational and multitasking skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work diligently in dynamic and fast-moving situations
• A collaborative spirit and eagerness to jump in at a moment's notice
• An ability to work well in teams
• Advanced verbal communication skills
• Solid research abilities and analytical skills
• An interest in business and news
• Well-rounded and adaptable, and comfortable working through challenges
• This position requires the availability to work outside of normal office hours, including nights and weekends, when business needs arise
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. and not require work authorization sponsorship now or in the future

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, commensurate with experience
• Annual profit-sharing model, aka annual performance bonus
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k)-plan with a generous company match
• Generous paid time off
• A collaborative group of smart, passionate and highly motivated people
• Team-oriented work environment structured to provide opportunities for professional growth and development

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