Senior Associate - Postsecondary Communications

December 9, 2024

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Whiteboard Advisors

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Whiteboard Advisors is a strategy consulting, communications, and advocacy firm focused on helping change-making organizations and entrepreneurs in the education sector. With over twenty years of experience, they provide services in advocacy, communications, research, due diligence, and strategic consulting. Their expertise spans early childhood care and learning, K-12 education, postsecondary education, and workforce policy. Whiteboard Advisors helps organizations understand and navigate public policy, elevate their presence through public relations and marketing, and make informed decisions with their market research and analysis. They are known for their deep understanding of education trends and policy, making them a valuable resource for education leaders, investors, and entrepreneurs.

education technology • K-12 education • higher education • education innovation • investment

11 - 50 employees

📚 Education

🤝 B2B

💰 Funding Round on 2017-01

📋 Description

• Entrepreneurial communications professional supporting higher education and workforce clients • Providing excellent project management and client service in strategic communications and PR • Creating strong drafts of press releases, op-eds, and other written materials • Conceptualizing story ideas that resonate with the media

🎯 Requirements

• Approximately 3-5 years of professional experience • Strong preference for experience in a communications agency or similar role balancing multiple client projects • Demonstrated success in media relations • Strong project management skills with the ability to successfully manage multiple tasks at once • A track record of successful client or project management • Strong relationship-building and communication skills • Experience managing basic scheduling and administrative tasks • Willingness to learn new skills and develop subject matter expertise • Familiarity with education, workforce development, or social impact strongly preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Highly-competitive salaries and a firmwide performance-based incentive program • Hybrid working environment, with regular in-person touch points at W/A office in Washington’s historic Georgetown neighborhood • 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