Associate, Communications

🕒 April 12

🏛️ District of Columbia, Washington – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $60k - $70k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

🗣️ Communications

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Whiteboard Advisors

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2009

📚 Education

🤝 B2B

📱 Media

💰 Undisclosed on 2017-02

Education • B2B • Media

Whiteboard Advisors is a strategy consulting, communications, and advocacy firm that provides market research, policy analysis, public affairs, and strategic counsel to education-focused organizations, entrepreneurs, investors, and nonprofit clients. The firm specializes in early childhood, K–12, higher education, and workforce policy and practice, offering services including advocacy, communications and marketing, research and due diligence, and strategy for product, organizational, and policy decisions.

📋 Description

• Develop and execute communications strategies in collaboration with senior team members • Produce strong first drafts across a range of formats: press releases, op-eds, media pitches, talking points, event proposals, and blogs • Conceptualize story ideas and angles that resonate with journalists and move in the current media environment • Support and manage media relations, building relationships with reporters across education and policy beats • Manage client engagements: run meetings, set agendas, track action items, and ensure timely execution • Conduct quick, accurate research to inform communications strategy and written deliverables • Operate with speed and precision across multiple client accounts simultaneously • Contribute to a team culture that values candid feedback, continuous learning, and shared accountability

🎯 Requirements

• 1–3 years of professional experience, ideally in a communications agency, PR firm, or similar environment managing multiple clients or projects • Demonstrated success in media relations, including placing stories, building reporter relationships, or supporting earned media campaigns • Strong writing skills with the ability to produce clean, compelling first drafts across formats • Proven project management ability: organized, deadline-driven, and comfortable juggling competing priorities • Strong interpersonal skills and a client-first mindset • Familiarity with education, workforce development, or social impact strongly preferred — though intellectual curiosity and a willingness to build subject matter expertise matter more than a pre-existing background

🏖️ Benefits

• 401(k) retirement plan with generous employer match • Paid health, dental and vision insurance benefits for employees (100% paid premium for employees and 50% premium subsidization for dependents) • Company-paid basic term life insurance equal to two times your annual salary • Company-paid long term disability insurance • Unlimited/flexible vacation plan • Extensive paid time off including 14 paid annual holidays and two week-long company recesses in July and December. • Monthly phone/data reimbursement • Pre-tax employee payroll contributions for commuter transit benefits • Monthly health and wellness stipend • Professional Association and Licensing Fees reimbursement with manager approval