Director

Washington, DC | Full-time | Hybrid In-Person

Beam Strategy Group, a boutique strategy and advisory firm, is building a small, high-caliber team and seeks an Associate to help drive client work across a broad and evolving portfolio.

Our work spans corporate communications, public affairs, management and strategy consulting, political and campaign strategy, and executive advisory.

This is a role for a self-starter with sharp, discerning judgment who is ready to support the work we do for clients and grow. On this team everyone does the work directly – Associates and Senior Directors alike. This is a firm where collaboration and teamwork are key in order to be most effective in addressing client work.

The work sits at the intersection of business, reputation, policy, culture, and influence, because that is where the most consequential decisions are tested. We help leaders find clarity in complexity, see around corners, and turn bold ideas into action, and we believe the best advisors are close enough to understand and independent enough to challenge.

This is a hybrid in-person role based in the Washington, DC area. Client assignments are directed by firm leadership, so comfort moving across industries, issues, and client types is essential. The position requires periodic travel to support client engagements and events.

Capabilities

The Director leads and executes public affairs and communications work across the firm's portfolio, shaping the right mix of tactics for each client and owning workstreams from strategy through delivery. We are looking for someone with fluency in one or two of the below areas, with working familiarity across the rest:

• Public affairs strategy: diagnosing the policy, political, and reputational landscape around a client's goals and designing integrated campaigns to move it.
• Government relations and advocacy: advancing client priorities with Congress, the Administration, regulators, and state and local officials.
• Coalitions and third-party validators: identifying, building, and managing coalitions and allied voices that lend credibility and reach to a client's position.
• Grassroots and grasstops mobilization: recruiting and activating advocates, local leaders, and influential constituents in the states and districts that matter most.
• Policy and political intelligence: tracking legislative, regulatory, and political developments and translating them into clear implications and options for clients.
• Communications savvy: bringing a working knowledge of key communications tactics and tools, and eager to grow their skills in this area.
• Executive counsel: advising senior leaders on how to navigate high-stakes policy and political decisions.

The best candidates see the full policy and political landscape, anticipate how decision-makers and stakeholders will respond, and lead the team in executing quickly and with precision to deliver results.

Responsibilities

Public Affairs Strategy & Execution

• Support public affairs strategy for clients navigating policy, regulatory, and reputational challenges.
• Provide counsel and rapid response support during high-profile or politically sensitive media moments.
• Draft op-eds, LTEs, and thought leadership pieces to advance client goals.
• Manage field operatives specializing in government affairs, grassroots mobilization, and media relations for client projects, tracking client deliverables and driving field operatives to meet client needs, including guiding state strategy, advocate recruitment and engagement, etc.

Client Relationship & Counsel

• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, working alongside senior team members.
• Translate policy, corporate, and advocacy priorities into compelling media strategies.
• Contribute to integrated campaigns in coordination with digital, grassroots, and policy teams.
• Maintain high client satisfaction by anticipating needs and producing tangible results.

Team & Business Development

• Mentor junior staff in support of strong execution and professional growth.
• Contribute to Beam's public affairs offerings by identifying best practices and operational improvements.
• Support business development through proposal writing, pitching, and identifying new opportunities.

Experience & Qualifications

• At least 3-5 years of experience in political strategy, public affairs, communications or media relations.
• Prior public affairs and/or communications experience inside the Beltway, such as on Capitol Hill, at the White House, or with other relevant entities in Washington (e.g., press secretary, deputy communications director, or senior press staff).
• Experience contributing to account teams and campaign execution, with familiarity in advocacy, public affairs, or policy campaigns.
• Proven project management skills and the ability to juggle multiple client accounts and competing deadlines simultaneously.
• Prior experience working at a public affairs/communications firm or agency setting a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to execute proactive public affairs strategies in politically charged, fast-moving environments, with sound judgment.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft sharp, persuasive messaging

Required Competencies

• Strong execution paired with sharp, discerning judgment about what matters and where to focus.
• Solid project management skills, with the ability to keep several workstreams organized without dropping details.
• Versatility across issues, industries, and client types.
• Clear, effective writing and the ability to synthesize information quickly.
• Sound judgment and discretion, particularly on sensitive or confidential engagements.

Personal Attributes

• Entrepreneurial and scrappy, energized by building something rather than inheriting it.
• A self-starter who takes ownership and moves, comfortable running with priorities and working with the team without waiting to be told how.
• Happy to roll up their sleeves for any client and any task, with no job too small.
• Coachable and eager to grow, taking direction and feedback from senior leadership well.
• Collaborative and genuinely invested in the team's success.

What We Offer

• Compensation: $90,000 - $130,000 per year, commensurate with experience, with bonus eligibility to be confirmed.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with company matching.
• Wellness stipend.
• The opportunity to help build a firm from its early days, working shoulder-to-shoulder with senior leadership, with real room to grow.
  

BSG is committed to attracting and hiring a diverse staff, one that honors employees' experience, perspectives, and unique identity. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.