Director of People & Culture

Raben is a public policy, strategic communications and organizational consulting firm. We were founded with a lofty goal and an audacious spirit: to make our nation greater by helping to shift public policy in a sensible, humane direction. We work intimately with policymakers and influencers in the nonprofit, corporate, foundation, and government sectors to identify shared interests, forge new connections, tackle our country’s most intractable problems, and uplift new generations of leaders and activists.

Now 100+ strong with offices across the country, we are proudly majority-minority, majority women, with a significant LGBTQ+ cohort. We are immigrants, we are disabled, and we are religious minorities. We bring our full selves to our work, and our varying backgrounds and experiences allow us to offer a unique and often untold perspective to public policy, imbuing us with the fierce urgency of now – we know why this work matters.

Spend time with us and you will quickly learn we value smarts, creativity, and audaciousness in just about all we do… and a sense of humor is a contractual must. Learn more at raben.co

We seek a Senior Associate to join our Media & Communications practice in our LA office. Senior Associates at our firm bring hands-on expertise, contextual knowledge, and strong project management abilities to our client engagements. Specifically, candidates who join our Media & Communications practice will have a track record of success in media relations. Add to that a high degree of initiative, personal resilience, attention to detail, plain old smarts, a little swagger, a lot of creativity, and a concierge-like approach to client services.

This position is located in our LA office and follows a hybrid schedule with at least two days per week in office.

-Serve as a specialist on designated client teams, contributing to the creation, implementation, and monitoring of strategic and tactical communications plans. Engage directly with clients regarding strategy, approach and priorities.

-Drive on tactical execution within a range of media and communications needs, in particular serving as a media liaison (maintain relationships with journalists, manage press lists, develop media collateral, engage in targeted pitching).

-Track and assess analytics; prepare summative reports, memoranda, etc. Identify options for ongoing improvement and strengthening of target metrics.

-Assist in the planning, coordination, and staffing of media events, convenings, conference calls, trainings, panels, etc., including venue logistics, registrations, and on-site support.

-Hold responsibility for overall task and project management on assigned project teams.

-Contribute to the organizational goals of the firm’s Media & Communications practice area.

-Other duties as assigned.

-2 - 3 years media relations experience required. Experience in a political or public policy setting is a strong plus.

-Nuanced understanding of the national as well as your local/regional media landscape

-Experience developing and directly executing communications plans.

-Exemplary oral and written communication skills required. Candidates must have the demonstrable ability to quickly produce clear, compelling written collateral.

-Ability to thrive and manage shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.

-Demonstrable project management skills across multiple assignments with many moving parts.