Communications Specialist

About Manhattan Strategies, an Award-Winning & New-Age Consulting Firm

By 2035, the majority of CEOs and senior decision makers will be digital natives: Millennials whose expectations will reflect a digital and visual life experience.

At Manhattan Strategies, our mission is rooted in a simple hypothesis: if you communicate visually, you maximize your power to compel action. To do it, we combine an attentive communications agency and a boldly ambitious design studio. Our work spans challenges of every size and stage, from pre-seed startups to Fortune 100 companies and from political campaigns to product launches.

Manhattan Strategies has been recognized by ADWEEK among the fastest-growing agencies and by Inc Magazine as one of the fastest-growing companies in America and the best B2B public relations provider in the United States. The firm has also won dozens of awards for its design, web development, branding and video production.

About the Associate for Strategic Communications

Manhattan Strategies is seeking an Associate for Strategic Communications to join our team in New York City. This is a full-time, on-site role for a candidate who is available to start immediately.

This position is ideal for an early-career communications professional with at least one year of full time post-graduate experience (internships or school-based roles do not qualify). You will play a key role supporting executive level communications, media strategy, content development and client facing projects in a fast-paced environment.

The best fit candidate is an exceptional writer, highly organized, proactive and comfortable managing multiple priorities while collaborating with senior strategists, designers and multiple clients.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Content & Messaging: Draft and edit high-quality communications materials include social media content, blog posts, newsletters, client deliverables, press releases and strategy recommendations, supporting thought leadership and executive communications across industries.
• Media Relations & Outreach: Build and maintain targeted media lists, monitor press coverage and news cycles and assist with media strategy, pitching and briefing materials.
• Social & Digital Communications: Develop platform-specific social content and manage publishing schedules, engage with online audiences and track performance across channels and support integrated campaigns across earned, owned and digital media.
• Research, Reporting & Analysis: Conduct research on industry trends, competitors and target audiences, keeping your finger on the pulse of industry news across clients.
• Client & Team Support: Coordinate across multiple projects to ensure deadlines and deliverables are met, contribute to client meetings, presentations and internal strategy sessions, and provide day-to-day support to senior communications leads and company leadership.

Qualifications

Required

• 1-3 years of full-time professional experience in communications, PR, media, public affairs, politics or related fields (internships do not qualify)
• Based in New York City and able to work in our midtown office three days each week
• Available to start immediately (not an upcoming graduate)
• Outstanding writing, editing and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational ability and comfort working across multiple fast-moving projects

Preferred:

• Experience supporting executive communications or high-profile clients
• Familiarity with media monitoring tools, analytics platforms and digital storytelling
• Background in agency, consulting, politics or fast-paced communications environments

Benefits & Compensation

• Base salary range is $50,000 to $62,000 per year
• Benefits include bonus eligibility and 401(k) with company match
• Paid family leave
• Healthcare and dental insurance