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Vice President, Public Affairs

FleishmanHillard, Washington, DC, United States


Vice President, Public Affairs Year: Q1 2026 Location: DC Overview This position will work with senior leaders at the firm to build, support and manage communications and advocacy campaigns for clients across issue areas. A successful candidate will have experience supporting clients and/or multifaceted campaigns, excellent interpersonal skills and will possess strong project and team management skills. Experience creating and overseeing high-quality deliverables, ensuring the accuracy of details. Willingness to be an agile, flexible team player is a must. The ideal candidate will have a public affairs, public relations, nonprofit or political background and experience managing executive communications and positioning. The position will be based in Washington, DC, where our culture includes being in the office 3 days a week. VOX Global believes a diverse team brings a wider range of personal and professional experiences and perspectives. We recognize that diversity and inclusion benefit our agency, clients, and the communities in which we work and live. To that end, we strongly encourage applications from people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, veterans, and individuals with disabilities. Qualifications 8-10 years of experience in strategic communications, public relations, public affairs, social media, campaign or political communications. Experience managing a team of mid-level managers and junior staff under tight deadlines while displaying strong people skills and ensuring quality deliverables. Strong project management skills and ability to ensure teams are meeting established goals, timelines, and budgets. Experience interfacing directly with clients in a fast-paced environment and preparing and staffing senior executives. Experience with media relations and reporter engagement. Proven ability to develop and edit high quality written materials, including press releases, executive thought leadership, social media copy, talking points, executive briefing materials, analytical pieces, website/creative copy, and more. Account and budget management experience – familiarity with agency billing practices, scoping projects and managing budgets. Benefits and Compensation Anticipated salary range: $107,000 - $120,000. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off and/or other benefits. Equal Opportunity Statement VOX Global is committed to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. VOX Global does not discriminate in any aspect of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where VOX Global does business. Our policy is to employ, advance, and reasonably accommodate all qualified employees and applicants. #J-18808-Ljbffr