Communications Associate
TL/DR
Lot Sixteen is a bipartisan lobbying and communications firm looking for a Communications Associate to join our team and help tell our clients’ stories.
The Firm
Lot Sixteen is looking for a Communications Associate to join our growing team of exceptional communications professionals. In this role, ownership of, and accountability for planning and executing work across a wide variety of functions is required.
We are a proactive bunch. We translate our words into actions. We insist on knowing what we are talking about. We view the identification of a problem or task as only the first of many steps required to get results. We prioritize creative solutions, develop detailed work plans, secure approval to execute those plans and get to work on implementation. We worry, so clients don’t have to. We’re proactive and resourceful. And we want this same approach from the person selected for this role.
We are building an agency that feels like home, a team of friends who support each other as much as they challenge each other, and a client base whose trust and confidence in us is earned every day. At Lot Sixteen, we prioritize quality, value smart thinking, and strive for a more diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment. Accordingly, we aim to meet or exceed all the standard work perks and expectations, including:
- Competitive salary
- Generous benefits, including:
- Health and Dental Plan
- Commuter Benefits
- Retirement Plan with company matching
- Free snacks & drinks
- Colleagues who welcome your family & friends and recognize that balancing both worlds is an essential ingredient to happiness
- A downtown Washington, D.C. office location on McPherson Square, near 15th & K St. NW
The Role
A Communications Associate at Lot Sixteen has a fairly diverse set of responsibilities, including:
- Developing first drafts of client memos, press releases, statements, media pitches and social media content
- Creating and editing content using basic design tools (Adobe creative suite, Canva)
- Media monitoring and presenting coverage reports to clients
- Building targeted media lists and conducting press outreach
- Monitoring news cycles, event announcements, award opportunities, public forums and hearings, and keeping internal teams and clients abreast of relevant developments and opportunities
- Leverage AI to enhance efficiency and accelerate problem-solving while always ensuring human expertise, judgment and authenticity guide the final output
- Coordinating team schedules, project timelines and deadlines for client deliverables
- Working with outside vendors including publishers, media buyers, and design teams
- Using tools like Slack and Google Drive to keep teams organized and informed
The Candidate
Did we just become best friends? Well... yeah... if you’re someone who:
- Knows how to balance competing demands with composure, smarts and confidence
- Enjoys writing, and is good at it (presentations, memos, media pitches, op-eds, general talking points, blog and social media posts and zinger txt msgs)
- Feels an obligation to keep people in the loop, rather than cut them out of it
- Prides him/herself in looking around corners, evaluating scenarios and being prepared
- Finds fulfillment in developing and implementing solutions to problems that feel unsolvable
- Likes to lend a hand when you see someone who needs help
- Finishes what you start, without anyone checking up on you
You are most likely to thrive in this role if you have a minimum of 1 - 2 years of professional work experience. We care less about where or how long you went to school than we do about how eager you are to continue learning. Experience in public service – on the Hill, in the military, at an agency or media organization or otherwise – would be outstanding. So would deep knowledge of, and curiosity about, the business implications of changes to public policy. Equally important: a willingness to admit what you don’t know and go find the answers.
The ideal candidate has knowledge of and abilities in the following:
- Authoring and editing written content with excellent grammar, formatting and tone
- Public affairs agency best practices, including those related to pitching reporters, finalizing project deliverables and keeping clients informed
- Developing, launching, monitoring and reporting of social media campaigns for Twitter and LinkedIn
- Writing for different audiences and in different formats, from slide decks to speeches
- Running MS Office Suite and Google Drive; graphic design software (e.g., Canva, InDesign or and Photoshop); WordPress; Slack; and/or SquareSpace
Compensation, Benefits and Additional Details:
The starting salary for this full-time, regular, exempt position is $60,000 per year. Full-time staff are also eligible for an annual bonus of up to 15% of their annual salary. Lot Sixteen offers generous company benefits, including 15 days of PTO per year; 11 paid holidays per year, plus our office is closed for the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day; 100% employer-paid medical and dental insurance, plus coverage for dependents; a 401(k) match and Metro or parking benefits.
Lot Sixteen operates with a hybrid office environment. Staff expected to work from the office 3 days per week, with the option to work remotely the other days. However, we encourage new and junior staff to take advantage of working in-person at the office in order to maximize learning opportunities and hands-on professional development.
Interested?
Please use the following link to fill out and submit your application:
Lot Sixteen Employment Application
If you have questions regarding the application process, please email us at careers@lotsixteen.com. We look forward to hearing from you!