Capital One

Financial Services

PolicyCommunicationsManager,PublicAffairs

$134–153k McLean, Virginia, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Policy Communications Manager, Public Affairs at Capital One. Skills: Policy communications, Campaign development, Strategic advising. Lead development of advocacy campaigns. Develop communications programs”

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Creative problem solving

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree or military experience, At least five years of communications experience, At least three years of public affairs experience

Nice to Have

At least three years of experience working with elected officials, regulatory agencies, political campaigns, or any combination of the three, At least three years of consulting experience in a corporate setting, such as a PR agency, trade association or in-house for a private sector business, At least three years of experience working in a highly regulated industry such as financial services, tech, healthcare, or pharmaceuticals, At least one year of experience working with members of the media, At least one year of experience integrating data and research into messaging and earned media plans, At least one year of experience designing, planning and executing events

What You'll Do.

Lead development of advocacy campaigns

Develop communications programs

Advance legislative priorities

Advance regulatory priorities

Draft high-impact messaging

Draft rapid response materials

Partner with industry associations

Partner with coalitions

Partner with peer groups

Conceptualize initiatives

Support reputation goals

Provide strategic counsel

Navigate policy environments

Align communications with business objectives

Cultivate reporter relationships

Provide strategic framing

Leverage Capital One data

Leverage proprietary research

Contextualize issues for policymakers

Support evidence-based storytelling

Stay abreast of trends

Mitigate reputational risk

Orchestrate programs across stakeholders

Ensure collaboration between Government Relations

Work as part of cross-functional team

Project manage programs

Coordinate programs across stakeholders

Ensure timely delivery of action plans

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional team; Multiple stakeholders

Communication Scope

Messaging; Talking points; Narratives

Process & Methodology

Project management, Coordination

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