Vice President, National Public Affairs

Berlin Rosen is part of Orchestra, a strategic communications and marketing company built for today’s complex and fragmented world. From decoding audiences to designing bold strategies, Orchestra integrates people, platforms, and stories that stick to help clients build lasting influence. The company offers programs that span from the highest level strategic business counsel through to tactical execution. Orchestra brings together 700+ people with experience across consumer and lifestyle, technology, nonprofit and philanthropy, real estate, sports, travel, hospitality, and more.

Made up of leading firms Berlin Rosen, Civitas Public Affairs Group, Derris, Glen Echo Group, Inkhouse, M18, Message Lab, Onward and Small Girls PR. It also launched Brightmode, a talent acquisition firm for communications professionals, and Versus Media Group, a strategy‑first political media team. Learn more at  .

People of all backgrounds and abilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Orchestra is committed to building and maintaining a diverse staff, and recognizes that its continued success depends on hiring and retaining high‑quality creative professionals with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Opportunities for advancement exist, and we are committed to helping all staff develop and grow.

Berlin Rosen’s Public Affairs Practice comprises over 30 communications professionals who bring a unique campaign‑style approach to strategic communications. We work with visionary clients across the country on issues ranging from healthcare, energy, higher education, housing, and tech.

Berlin Rosen is seeking an experienced communications, media relations and public affairs strategist to join us as a Vice President. In this role, you will counsel clients across our practice through comprehensive communications strategies that engage stakeholders and public audiences across integrated communications channels—including earned, owned, and paid media—to drive policy changes at the state, local, and federal level, elevate organizations and their leaders, and build brand awareness.

Experience running communications campaigns across at the federal level or across multiple states is a plus.

You will work with a team of expert colleagues and lead the day‑to‑day account flow by managing junior staff and client relations. As a core leader of the team, you should thrive in a fast‑paced environment, demonstrate thoughtfulness in creating a collaborative culture, and have expertise in team capacity planning and business development.

This role is based in our New York, N.Y. or Washington D.C. office on a hybrid basis. The team is in‑office 3 days per week.

As a Vice President on the Public Affairs team, you will…

• Lead the development of integrated communications strategies including earned, owned, and paid media to meet clients’ objectives
• Drive high‑touch, daily client communications with the same client leads: brainstorming, flagging concerns and problem‑solving
• Manage a team of junior staff on each account you lead, strategically influencing deliverables’ quality and staff development by delegating, modeling smart practices and providing feedback
• Coordinate across internal and external teams to deploy integrated services (media relations, digital advertising, research) to meet your clients’ goals
• Drive new story angles and other media opportunities for clients, conceptualizing creative feature stories even when there is no news to announce and identify new targets across print, broadcast, radio and podcasts and trying new approaches until the story lands
• Lead thought leadership programs for executives, drafting persuasive and compelling pitches and op‑eds on behalf of a client; identify new opportunities to raise an executive’s visibility through awards or conferences
• Work closely with senior team leaders on capacity planning to ensure that the team is running efficiently
• Contribute to business development and growth efforts

• At least 8 years of experience in strategic communications in relevant industries, government, electoral…