Senior Director, Public Affairs Marketing & Digital Communications

Bully Pulpit International is an outcomes agency made up of strategists, data scientists, and artists. We come from politics, brands, and government and we communicate without barriers and measure what matters. We have more than 350 team members in six countries and thirteen offices - Berlin, Brussels, Chicago, D.C., London, Los Angeles, New York, Oslo, San Francisco, and Zürich. We apply our unique expertise across strategic communications, public affairs, research, and digital marketing to create sophisticated and customized strategies that make change possible for both American and European clients.

• Starting Salary Range: $150,000 - $165,000
• Location: Expectation to work from DC, New York, Chicago, SF or LA offices at least 3 days a week

What the Day-to-Day Looks Like

You will lead the strategy, planning, and execution of tech public affairs communications campaigns designed to protect and enhance corporate reputation, influence regulatory and legislative outcomes, and shape public and stakeholder perception. You bring deep expertise in public affairs message development + paid digital strategy. This includes advanced understanding of the tech political landscape, audience segmentation, issue framing, message testing, and integrated digital communications. You will translate policy analysis, research, and stakeholder insights into persuasive, risk-aware marketing strategies and partner closely with strategists, creatives, and analytics teams to deploy integrated campaigns across paid, owned, and earned channels.

Regulatory Communications & Issue-Based Digital Strategy

You will oversee the development of issue-driven messaging and digital content tailored to policymakers, regulators, business leaders, employees, investors, and other key stakeholders. This includes guiding creative strategy and reviewing digital advertising, rapid-response content, executive communications, and thought leadership assets to ensure messaging is accurate, defensible, and aligned with regulatory realities. You will stay closely attuned to legislative, regulatory, and enforcement developments and adjust marketing strategy in real time to address emerging risks, misinformation, and reputational threats.

Client & Account Management

You will serve as a primary day-to-day client lead, responsible for driving corporate reputation and regulatory communications strategy and managing the execution of complex public affairs programs. Supporting BPI's Partners and Executive Leadership team, you will oversee client communications, campaign planning, and delivery. You will advise senior executives on how paid media and digital communications can support government affairs, regulatory engagement, crisis preparedness, and long-term reputation management.

Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

You will manage, mentor, and develop team members, helping to build the next generation of agency leaders. You will coach teams on regulatory communications best practices, crisis communications and risk mitigation in advertising environments. You will collaborate closely with cross-office and cross-department partners-including public affairs, corporate communications, creative, analytics, and media teams-to ensure alignment on strategy, timelines, and reputation outcomes.