Public Affairs Associate

CIVIL · Virtual or Hybrid · $60,000 · 1–2 Years Experience

CIVIL is a strategy firm built to help clients win. We sit where policy, politics, culture and communications collide, and we move fast. Our clients include corporations and brands, nonprofits and foundations, campaigns and candidates, and trade associations and coalitions. We deliver strategic communications, public affairs and advocacy, culture and brand campaigns, and reputation and crisis management. Our work is sharp, our ideas are bold, and we like doing things nobody else is doing. If you want a seat at the table early in your career, this is it.

The Role

The Public Affairs Associate is the engine behind our client work. You'll research, write, pitch and build the campaigns that shape conversations and move decision-makers, and you'll work directly alongside our principal to keep the firm running at full speed.

  • Draft messaging, talking points, op-eds, press materials and social content that cut through

  • Research policy, political landscapes, stakeholders and cultural trends to sharpen strategy

  • Build media lists, pitch reporters and track coverage

  • Support coalition building, stakeholder outreach and events

  • Provide executive support to the principal: manage calendars, prep briefings, track priorities, coordinate travel and keep follow-ups moving

  • Help develop client pitches, strategy decks and reports

  • Spot opportunities early and bring fresh ideas to the team

What You Bring

  • 1–3 years in public affairs, communications, politics, government, advocacy or a related field

  • Excellent writing: fast, clean and persuasive

  • A strong read on news, politics and culture, and how they connect

  • Highly organized, with sound judgment and discretion handling an executive's schedule and sensitive information

  • Self-starter energy: you take ownership and don't wait to be told

  • Comfort juggling multiple clients and deadlines in a fast-moving environment

  • Bonus: campaign, Hill, agency, media or digital content experience

Why CIVIL

  • $60,000 salary

  • Virtual or hybrid

  • Generous PTO: we work hard and we mean it when we say recharge

  • Startup energy: small team, real responsibility, direct access to leadership and room to grow fast

  • Cultural edge: high-profile clients, creative projects and work that's actually cool

Apply

Submit your name, email, and resume below. Applicant screening will begin in December 2026 with a target hire date of January 11, 2027.