8+ years in a communications role, preferably in-house, government, or consultancy
Experience in managing strategic communications programs and sensitive communications issues
Established relationships with media outlets
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to multitask with multiple clients effectively
High attention to detail
Energetic and creative problem-solving approach
Responsibilities
Lead client relationships and manage multiple accounts single-handedly
Develop and oversee comprehensive content strategies and quality control
Create tailored digital strategies on various platforms
Drive insightful digital reporting to support client growth
Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to produce high-impact content
Mentor junior staff and provide actionable feedback to enhance their skills
Manage projects from start to finish while coordinating small teams
Benefits
Flexible hybrid remote/in-office work arrangement
Automatic 3% safe-harbor retirement contribution
Healthcare coverage with 90% of costs covered by the employer
Paid vacation and sick leave
Paid parental leave
Professional development stipend
Annual bonus opportunity
Full Job Description
Our team is seeking an Associate Vice President to join our Strategic Communications team in New York, NY or Washington DC executing cutting-edge communications strategy for clients ranging from nonprofits and advocacy groups to media start-ups and industry leaders.
What You Will Be Doing:
Client Management
Owns client relationships and serves as the day-to-day lead across multiple small accounts or large workstreams.
Manages timelines and deliverables for multiple clients with minimal oversight, proactively addresses issues, and builds trusted client partnerships.
Digital Specific:
Content Development: Owns content strategy across client accounts or campaign portfolios, ensuring content drives engagement, meets performance goals, and supports broader marketing and communications objectives. Leads the development of content frameworks, messaging hierarchies, and integrated content plans. Partners with clients and internal teams to define the role of content across the funnel and channels. Oversees content quality, performance, and innovation, and supports the growth and development of junior content team members. They identify gaps in the market, anticipate where the industry is heading, and translate those insights into actionable recommendations for Precision's specialties and service offerings.
Platform Skills: Create and run content production processes across a variety of systems. Develop platform-specific digital strategies and expertise within at least one platform specialty (email, social, web)
Reporting: Drive digital reporting that maximizes useful strategic insights and positions the client and Precision for further growth.
Collaboration
Effectively leads cross-functional collaboration across communications, data, creative, and paid media teams to deliver cohesive, high-impact work. Builds strong internal networks and plays a key role in fostering alignment on behalf of clients.
Leads productive internal and external meetings and tailors messaging to the audience. Communicates effectively up, down, and across teams.
Provides strategic guidance to junior staff, delivering clear, actionable feedback that sharpens thinking and strengthens execution. Actively mentors team members to support their growth and development.
Project & Time Management
Drives projects efficiently and independently, managing small teams and overseeing multiple initiatives from start to finish. Recognized by client leads, managers and overall client teams as a critical contributor.
Crafts clear work plans and delegates effectively.
Strategy
Drafts and oversees development of clear, strategic, and persuasive content across projects. Provides guidance and editorial oversight, elevating team outputs through thoughtful feedback and mentorship.
Leverages tools and sources to generate insights that shape strategy, applying seasoned judgment rooted in client and stakeholder priorities. Ensures deliverables drive long-term goals.
Anticipates gaps or misalignments before they arise, guides teams to course-correct, and ensures alignment with strategic objectives.
What We Are Looking For:
8+ years working in a communications role in an in-house, government, consultancy environment.
Experience managing strategic communications programs and sensitive communications issues.
Wide-ranging relationships with the media.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Creative and energetic approach to solving client issues.
Experience working with multiple clients at the same time.
Meticulous attention to detail.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Creativity, energy, detail-orientation, and an entrepreneurial spirit.
What We Will Give You:
Competitive salaries
Annual bonus opportunity
Flexible hybrid remote/in office plan
Retirement plan with automatic 3% safe-harbor contribution from Precision
Healthcare coverage - medical, dental and vision with 90% of costs covered by Precision
Paid vacation and sick leave
Paid parental leave
Professional development stipend
The salary range for this role is $105,000-130,000.
We are currently working in a hybrid model and require staff to work in the office 50% of working days per month.
