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CRAFT | Media/Digital is a dynamic and rapidly growing public affairs, public relations, and corporate communications agency. CRAFT seeks highly motivated, resourceful individuals that are eager to take on complex public affairs campaigns, high profile policy debates, notable non-profit initiatives, and high-stakes corporate communications campaigns. The work we produce is a reflection of our clients’ views.

FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT

Reporting Relationship: This position reports to a Vice President.

Summary: A CRAFT Associate Media Director is an enthusiastic team-player who’s ready to tackle any campaign, big or small. The Associate Media Director is responsible for leading the day-to-day management of advertising campaigns, working with CRAFT’s account teams to plan, present, and execute a strategy. They can easily turn data into a campaign narrative, guiding their colleagues and clients throughout the marketing process. 

The Associate Media Director produces comprehensive advertising plans, coordinates real time ad performance dashboards, and compiles thoughtful post-campaign reports. They build strong vendor relationships and coordinate with them when needed. They’re excited to tackle federal and state policy issues, reach legislators, leverage influencers, and drive grassroots audiences to take advocacy action. 

You’ll know you have what it takes to join our team if:

• You are a digital strategist, able to manage every element of a digital advertising campaign. 
• You are an ad tech aficionado, able to navigate the “DSP, SSP, OTT, DMA” alphabet soup.
• You embody a commitment to client service, willing to communicate with and manage CRAFT’s diverse client base. 
• You are a project manager, capable of overseeing multiple campaigns and initiatives. 
• You are an enthusiast, eager to learn and implement the latest trends in digital. 
• You aspire to manage and are excited to onboard and oversee the work of junior-level, interns, and/or part time staff. 
• You are a student, ready to learn and understand our clients’ issues, challenges, and points of view.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with Leadership, Media, Digital, and Creative to formulate ad plans, memos, and ad reports.
• Directly manage effective, measurable, and successful ad campaigns.
• Ensure consistency and quality of campaigns.
• Communicate ad performance to clients and account teams effectively, translating the advertising alphabet soup into actionable insights.

DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES:

• Develop advertising plans that clearly outline budget allocation, channel utilization, selected markets, target audiences, and other ad variables. 
• Contribute to campaign strategy development and inform how advertising integrates with other account deliverables. 
• Execute traditional and digital advertising buys. (This includes initiating insertion orders and placing ads programmatically.) 
• Monitor campaign performance and communicate recommendations across the leadership, accounts, and client teams. 
• Compile mid-flight and post-campaign ad reports that capture key data points and tells a compelling narrative. 
• Serve as a client-facing source for campaign updates and other account-relevant contributions. 
• Build and maintain strong vendor relationships to ensure CRAFT has access to the latest and greatest ad tech and digital service offerings across the industry. 
• Contribute to the business development process when needed, including developing prospective ad strategies.

JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Understanding of the digital advertising ecosystem—a strong familiarity with digital advertising platforms and base knowledge of DSPs, SSPs, and ad exchanges is required. 
• Ability to multitask, prioritize projects, and meet deadlines. Execute high-quality work under tight deadlines with strong attention to detail. 
• Ability to work successfully in a team environment, as well as independently and exercise sound professional judgment. 
• Extensive experience with Excel or Google Sheets.
• Experience with some or all of the following: Facebook Business Manager, Google Ads Manager, Google Tag Manager, Twitter Ads, LinkedIn Campaign Manager, Snapchat Ads, Google Analytics.
• Experience with Google Data Studio, Supermetrics, Tableau, Power BI, or other data visualization software.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• Bachelor’s Degree and 3-5 years of relevant work experience required.
• Agency experience is preferred.
• Knowledge and understanding to work with clients’ government affairs teams on advocacy related issues strongly preferred.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Hybrid work model.
• Daily work performed Monday through Friday, 9.00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.; additional hours may be required on an as-needed basis.

TO APPLY

• Please submit your cover letter and resume, with salary requirements, in PDF format to digitaljobs@CRAFTdc.com.

CRAFT | Media/Digital is a dynamic and rapidly growing public affairs, public relations, and corporate communications agency. CRAFT seeks highly motivated, resourceful individuals that are eager to take on complex public affairs campaigns, high profile policy debates, notable non-profit initiatives, and high-stakes corporate communications campaigns. The work we produce is a reflection of our clients’ views.

JOB DESCRIPTION 

FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT  

Reporting Relationship: This position reports to a Director of Accounts. 

Summary: Influential trade association clients. Industry-leading corporate clients. Notable non-profit clients.  They’ve all come to CRAFT for one reason: to win. That’s where you come in. A CRAFT Account Manager is a doer,  ready to understand their clients’ issues and create award-winning work.  

You’ll know you have what it takes to join our team if: 

• You are a gifted copywriter, able to draft, refine, and edit social and digital content.  • You embody a commitment to client service, willing to communicate with and manage CRAFT’s diverse  client base.  
• You are a project manager, capable of overseeing multiple client deliverables.  
• You are a digital strategist, eager to learn and implement the latest trends in digital media.  • You are a community manager, with a knowledge of how to monitor, maintain and optimize Facebook  pages, websites, and Twitter accounts.  
• You aspire to manage, and are excited to onboard and oversee the work of junior-level, interns, and/or  part time staff.  
• You are creative, working both in groups and independently, and are driven to make “good” content  “great.”  
• You are a student, ready to learn and understand our clients’ issues, challenges, and points of view. 

EDUCATION AND TRAINING 

• Bachelor’s Degree and 3-5 years of relevant work experience required. 
• Agency experience is preferred. 
• Knowledge and understanding to work with clients’ government affairs teams on advocacy related issues  strongly preferred. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

• Hybrid work model.  
• Daily work performed Monday through Friday, 9.00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.; additional hours may be required on an as-needed basis.

TO APPLY 

Does this sound like you? Awesome. Applying is easy — send these three things to accountjobs@CRAFTdc.com:  

• Your resume 
• A cover letter explaining how you embody the talents listed above (i.e., copywriter, commitment to client  service, project manager, digital strategist, community manager, intern manager, creative, and study)  • At least one creative writing sample 
• This is NOT a sales position

CRAFT | Media/Digital is a dynamic and rapidly growing public affairs, public relations, and corporate communications agency. CRAFT seeks highly motivated, resourceful individuals that are eager to take on complex public affairs campaigns, high profile policy debates, notable non-profit initiatives, and high-stakes corporate communications campaigns. The work we produce is a reflection of our clients’ views.

JOB DESCRIPTION

FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT

Reporting Relationship: This position reports to a Director of Accounts.

Summary: Influential trade association clients. Industry-leading corporate clients. Notable non-profit clients.
They’ve all come to CRAFT for one reason: to win. That’s where you come in. A CRAFT Account Executive is a doer,
ready to understand their clients’ issues and create award-winning work.

You’ll know you have what it takes to join our team if:

• You are a gifted copywriter, able to draft, refine, and edit social and digital content.
• You embody a commitment to client service, willing to communicate with and manage CRAFT’s diverse client base.
• You are a project manager, capable of overseeing multiple client deliverables.
• You are a digital strategist, eager to learn and implement the latest trends in digital media.
• You are a community manager, with a knowledge of how to monitor, maintain and optimize Facebook pages, websites, and Twitter accounts.
• You aspire to manage interns, and are excited to onboard and oversee the work of junior-level, and/or part time staff.
• You are creative, working both in groups and independently, and are driven to make “good” content “great.”
• You are a student, ready to learn and understand our clients’ issues, challenges, and points of view.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• Bachelor’s Degree and 1-3 years of relevant work experience required.
• Agency experience is preferred.
• Knowledge and understanding to work with clients’ government affairs teams on advocacy related issues
• strongly preferred.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Hybrid work model.
• Daily work performed Monday through Friday, 9.00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.; additional hours may be required on an as-needed basis.

TO APPLY

Does this sound like you? Awesome. Applying is easy — send these three things to accountjobs@CRAFTdc.com:

• Your resume
• A cover letter explaining how you embody the talents listed above (i.e., copywriter, commitment to client service, project manager, digital strategist, community manager, intern manager, creative, and study)
• At least one creative writing sample
• This is not a sales position

CRAFT | Media/Digital is a dynamic and rapidly growing public affairs, public relations, and corporate communications agency. CRAFT seeks highly motivated, resourceful individuals that are eager to take on complex public affairs campaigns, high profile policy debates, notable non-profit initiatives, and high-stakes corporate communications campaigns. The work we produce is a reflection of our clients’ views.

JOB DESCRIPTION

FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT

Reporting Relationship: This position reports to the Senior Art Director.

Are you…a risk taker? A dream maker? A fun seeker? Passionate? Respectful? Curious about… well everything? Then perhaps you’re just our TYPE.

CRAFT is seeking a Graphic Designer to join our growing creative team. If you want to create memorable creative for some of the most prestigious clients in the business, this may be the place for you.

This position works closely with our Senior Art Director, Designers, Account teams and CRAFT’s Leadership to help concept and create designs. The ideal candidate will have a top-notch portfolio displaying a wide range of capabilities and creativity. You must be hard-working, team-oriented and capable of working in a fast-paced environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with CRAFT team members to produce, collaborate and concept designs for clients
• Create designs from concept to completion, including but not limited to, websites, landing pages, emails, digital advertising, social media, promotional materials, new business proposals and CRAFT marketing materials
• Handle typography, formatting and layout
• Manage time to meet deadlines and provide high-quality deliverables
• Other projects, duties and tasks as assigned

JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Proficiency in the Adobe Creative Cloud suite (specifically Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign)
• Ability to learn quickly and eagerness to take on new challenges
• Aptitude to multitask and prioritize projects while executing high-quality work under tight deadlines
• Ability to use problem-solving techniques to identify and resolve obstacles
• Experience with digital design and traditional advertising
• Strong attention to detail and organization
• Ability to work successfully in a team environment, as well as self-motivated to do what it takes to get the job done
• Professional manner and excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
• Ability to handle a variety of tasks and projects simultaneously in a fast-paced creative environment
• Commitment to responsiveness, high quality work, confidentiality and customer service

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or related study
• 1-4 years of relevant work experience
• Basic knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, HTML, CSS

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Hybrid work model.
• Daily work performed Monday through Friday, 9.00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.; additional hours may be required on an as-needed basis.

TO APPLY

Please submit your cover letter and resume, with salary requirements and a link to your portfolio, in PDF format to creativejobs@craftdc.com. Only applications with portfolios will be considered.

CRAFT | Media/Digital is a dynamic and rapidly growing public affairs, public relations, and corporate communications agency. CRAFT seeks highly motivated, resourceful individuals that are eager to take on complex public affairs campaigns, high profile policy debates, notable non-profit initiatives, and high-stakes corporate communications campaigns. The work we produce is a reflection of our clients’ views.

JOB DESCRIPTION

FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT

Reporting Relationship: This position reports to the Senior Vice President of Public Affairs.

Summary: The Director, Public Affairs is responsible for developing and implementing multi-faceted public affairs and communication strategies to effectively engage in policy debates, shape public awareness and opinion, and impact media coverage on behalf of corporate, association and nonprofit clients.

The successful Director thrives on tackling complex issues, developing creative solutions to difficult problems, and developing compelling messages and arguments that cut through and win.

The Director can move seamlessly across a mix of work that may include: state and federal legislative advocacy campaigns, industry reputation campaigns, crisis communications, ally development and coalition building, and grassroots engagement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead day-to-day execution of client projects and oversee implementation of all elements of client
  strategies and deliverables.
• Develop effective communications and public affairs strategies and advise client teams on strategic
  approaches and the most appropriate mix of communications and public affairs tactics for a given issue.
• Develop and manage work plans and budgets to ensure client objectives are met with high-quality, on-
  time, and on-budget deliverables.
• Draft compelling issue narratives, messages, and supporting communications materials.
• Translate complex issues into understandable messages and arguments that resonate with key audiences
  and stakeholders.
• Lead calls and team meetings to ensure regular, proactive communications.
• Manage and grow junior team members through coaching, regular feedback, and effective delegation.
• Provide regular, proactive communications and guidance to clients and internal teams.
• Manage an internal team and ensure high-quality work product and clear direction.
• Actively participate in business development by writing high-quality proposals, developing presentations,
  and taking part in pitches.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Qualified candidates will have:

• A minimum of 6-8 years of directly relevant public affairs experience with specific experience in issue advocacy and complex issue/reputation campaigns
• A minimum of 4 years of experience at a public affairs firm
• A proven track record of successfully managing public affairs clients and accounts
• Experience managing internal project teams
• Experience with coalition-building, alliance development and grassroots engagement strategies
• A solid understanding of digital, traditional, and paid media
• Outstanding writing skills across a variety of formats including messaging, persuasive writing, op-eds, media materials and strategy documents
• Outstanding verbal communications and presentation skills
• Excellent client relationship management skills, and a proven ability to manage up
• A proven, self-starter mentality with a comfort level for working in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to multitask, prioritize projects, and meet deadlines
• Ability to execute high quality work under tight deadlines with strong attention to detail

The ideal candidate will have:

• Prior experience with state and federal legislative advocacy campaigns
• Sound understanding of state and federal legislative and regulatory processes
• Experience with crisis or litigation communications
• Experience with political campaigns, ballot measures and/or superPACs
• Fluency in digital engagement strategies
• Familiarity with paid advertising and creative services

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Hybrid work model.  
• Daily work performed Monday through Friday, 9.00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.; additional hours may be required on an as-needed basis.

TO APPLY
Please submit your cover letter and resume, with salary requirements, in PDF format to accountjobs@craftdc.com.

CRAFT | Media/Digital is a dynamic and rapidly growing public affairs, public relations, and corporate communications agency. CRAFT seeks highly motivated, resourceful individuals that are eager to take on complex public affairs campaigns, high profile policy debates, notable non-profit initiatives, and high-stakes corporate communications campaigns. The work we produce is a reflection of our clients’ views.

JOB DESCRIPTION

FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT

Reporting Relationship: This position reports to a Vice President.

Summary: A CRAFT Advertising & Media Strategist is an enthusiastic team player who’s ready to tackle anycampaign, big or small. The Advertising & Media Strategist is responsible for assisting with the day-to-daymanagement of advertising campaigns, working with the account team and CRAFT’s vertical teams to plan,present, and execute a strategy. They can easily turn data into a campaign narrative, guiding their colleagues andclients throughout the marketing process.

The Advertising & Media Strategist produces comprehensive advertising plans, develops real time ad performancedashboards, and compiles thoughtful post-campaign reports. They build strong vendor relationships andcoordinate with them when needed. They’re excited to tackle federal and state policy issues, reach legislators,leverage influencers, and drive grassroots audiences to take advocacy action.

You’ll know you have what it takes to join our team if:

• You are a digital strategist, able to manage every element of a digital advertising campaign.
• You are an ad tech aficionado, able to navigate the “DSP, SSP, OTT, DMA” alphabet soup.
• You embody a commitment to client service, willing to communicate with and manage CRAFT’s diverse client base.
• You are a project manager, capable of overseeing multiple campaigns and initiatives.
• You are an enthusiast, eager to learn and implement the latest trends in digital.
• You aspire to manage and are excited to onboard and oversee the work of junior-level and/or part time staff.
• You are a student, ready to learn and understand our clients’ issues, challenges, and points of view.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with Leadership, Media, Digital, and Creative to formulate ad plans, memos, and ad reports.
• Directly build and manage effective, measurable, and successful ad campaigns.
• Communicate ad performance to clients and account teams effectively, translating the advertising alphabet soup into actionable insights.

DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES:

• Develop advertising plans that clearly outline budget allocation, channel utilization, selected markets, target audiences, and other ad variables.
• Contribute to campaign strategy development and inform how advertising integrates with other account deliverables.
• Execute traditional and digital advertising buys. (This includes initiating insertion orders and placing ads programmatically.)
• Monitor campaign performance and communicate recommendations across the leadership, accounts, and client teams.
• Compile mid-flight and post-campaign ad reports that capture key data points and tell a compelling narrative.
• Serve as a client-facing source for campaign updates and other account-relevant contributions.
• Build and maintain strong vendor relationships to ensure CRAFT has access to the latest and greatest ad tech and digital service offerings across the industry.
• Contribute to the business development process when needed, including developing prospective ad strategies.

JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Understanding of the digital advertising ecosystem—a strong familiarity with digital advertising platforms and base knowledge of DSPs, SSPs, and ad exchanges is required.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize projects, and meet deadlines. Execute high-quality work under tight deadlines with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work successfully in a team environment, as well as independently and exercise sound professional judgment.
• Extensive experience with Excel or Google Sheets.
• Experience with some or all of the following: Facebook Business Manager, Google Ads Manager, Google
• Tag Manager, Twitter Ads, LinkedIn Campaign Manager, Snapchat Ads, Google Analytics.
• Experience with Google Data Studio, Supermetrics, Tableau, Power BI, or other data visualization software.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• Bachelor’s Degree and 3-8 years of relevant work experience required. (This position can be at the Strategist, Senior Strategist, or Manager level, depending on the candidate’s experience.)
• Agency experience is preferred.
• Knowledge and understanding to work with clients’ government affairs teams on advocacy related issues strongly preferred.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Hybrid work model.  
• Daily work performed Monday through Friday, 9.00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.; additional hours may be required on an as-needed basis.

TO APPLY

• Please submit your cover letter and resume, with salary requirements, in PDF format to digitaljobs@CRAFTdc.com.

CRAFT | Media/Digital is a dynamic and rapidly growing public affairs, public relations, and corporate communications agency. CRAFT seeks highly motivated, resourceful individuals that are eager to take on complex public affairs campaigns, high profile policy debates, notable non-profit initiatives, and high-stakes corporate communications campaigns. The work we produce is a reflection of our clients’ views.

Summary:  CRAFT’s Public Affairs internship provides a unique, hands-on experience to contribute to exciting projects for CRAFT’s clients.  Responsibilities include client research, monitoring and producing content for client social media communities, data entry, and assisting Account teams with client projects. The Public Affairs intern will also work collaboratively across channels with other firm employees to coordinate project goals and work duties.

Responsibilities of the Public Affairs Intern will include, but are not limited to: 

• Conducting research and analysis as directed.
• Drafting social and digital content.
• Monitoring news and pulling daily news clips.
• Participating in internal and external meetings.
• Gathering assets for digital creative. 
• Participating in company marketing and business development strategy.
• Using computer applications such as spreadsheets, word processing, Internet browsers, calendar, e-mail and database software in performing work assignments.
• General administrative tasks.
• Other projects and duties as requested, directed or assigned.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Hybrid work model.  
• Daily work performed Monday through Friday, 9.00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.; additional hours may be required on an as-needed basis.

TO APPLY

To apply, send your resume and cover letter as PDF documents to internships@craftdc.com

CRAFT | Media/Digital is a dynamic and rapidly growing public affairs, public relations, and corporate communications agency. CRAFT seeks highly motivated, resourceful individuals that are eager to take on complex public affairs campaigns, high profile policy debates, notable non-profit initiatives, and high-stakes corporate communications campaigns. The work we produce is a reflection of our clients’ views.

Job Description

The Computer Programmer at CRAFT | Media/Digital has responsibilities across functional lines in the design, development, testing, and deployment of software systems and/or applications. Computer Programmer will also work closely with the digital team to build and maintain websites in various content management systems.

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

Salary and Benefits: Salary commensurate with experience. Full benefits package offered.

Responsibilities

• Write, modify and maintain online systems and programs to improve performance and increase operating efficiency;
• Build repeatable infrastructure and develop processes, quickly building (e.g. landing pages) across all business units;
• Conduct trial runs of websites and software systems to make sure they function as per requirements and work across platforms and devices;
• Write code to integrate front-end web/UI interface with back end server technologies and software systems;
• Write and contribute to detailed instructions or manuals to serve as a guides to end users for upkeep and management of online applications and systems;
• Write clean, modular, and well documented code, and various software products that are easy to scale and maintain;
• Perform quality assurance tasks for content management systems to ensure products are error-free and built with best coding practices;
• Ensure cross-browser, cross-platform, and multiple device type compatibility for all web solutions;
• Develop, manage, and implement a website optimization and SEO road map, management, testing, optimization, and reporting;
• Contribute towards online system migrations and rebuilding tasks; Develop HTML/CSS newsletters, emails, and other assets;
• Partner with Project Stakeholders, Designers, and Account Managers to understand the needs of our clients and build a product that addresses those needs, identifying problems and solutions throughout the process;
• Develop, update and maintain a variety of web properties and software programs within custom content management systems.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Experience and competency with HTML 5, CSS 3, and other emergent standards
• Proficient in DOM manipulation
• Ability to write JavaScript functions as well as understand jQuery and popular libraries
• Experience implementing responsive design
• Database knowledge (MySQL/MSSQL)

Education and Training

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field. Foreign equivalent degree acceptable; and
• Minimum 2 yrs exp. in computer programming or software development or related field.

Physical Demands

• Required to sit for extended periods of time

Work Environment

• Hybrid work model.  
• Daily work performed Monday through Friday, 9.00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.; additional hours may be required on an as-needed basis.

To Apply

Please submit your cover letter and resume, with salary requirements, in PDF format to ileichtman@CRAFTdc.com.