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Hello Thursday would-be job-snatchers! Plenty to keep you busy here, we hope.

1-4) AARP

• External Engagement & Special Projects Director – $117k-$130k
• Writer/Editor – $108k-$120k – focus on Social Security
• Writer/Editor – $108k-$120k – focus on Medicare
• Campaigns Advocacy Outreach & Communications Intern – May-Dec. 2025 – $18-$28/hr

5) Adobe – Public Policy & Government Affairs – $87k-$165k

6) Airbus – Communications Manager – apply by Apr. 1

7) American Association of State Colleges & Universities – Senior Writer/Editor – $75k-$80k – apply by Mar. 13 – see also main career page 

8) American Beverage Association – Director, Communications – $100k-$125k

9) American Consumer Institute – Technology Policy Analyst – $50k-$65k – search managed by Talent Market 

10-11) American Petroleum Institute – searches managed by Shadow Search

• Director, Media Relations – $165k-$229k
• External Relations Manager – $106k-$135k

12) America’s Essential Hospitals – Director of Communications – see also main career page 

13) American Society of Clinical Oncology – State Advocacy Specialist 

14-15) American University

• Director of Development, School of International Service
• Major Gifts Officer, WAMU – $90k-$110k

16-19) Asia Group – familiarity with at least one Indo-Pacific language desired for last three – see also main career page

• Communications Director – $100k-$160k
• Associate Vice President, Geopolitics & Research
• Senior Associate, Geopolitics & Research – $78k-$105k
• Digital Policy Associate – $68k-$92k

20) Eno Center on Transportation – Policy Analyst – $65k-$85k – see also main career page 

21-22) Chesapeake Climate Action Network – see also main career page

• Central Maryland Grassroots Coordinator (pdf) – $61k-$66k – apply by Mar. 28
• Executive Operations Associate & Special Projects Coordinator (pdf) – %55k-$60k – apply by Mar. 28

23-25) Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington (scroll to find)

• Press Associate – $50k-$65k
• Policy Fellow – $75k
• Interns – Summer 2025 – legal, research, communications & policy specialties available

26) Dept. of Defense – Writer/Editor – $127k-$156k – Fort Meade, MD – apply by Mar. 17

27) DHS/Customs & Border Protection – Congressional Liaison Specialist – $57k-$90k – apply by Mar. 11

28-29) FleishmanHillard

• Managing Supervisor, Corporate Reputation/Technology – $71k-$125k
• Senior Account Exec, Health & Life Science Communications – $58k-$82k – DC or New York

30) FTI Consulting – Managing Director, Crisis Communications – $207k-$539k

31) GE Aerospace – Lead Communications Specialist – $116-$149k – DC or Evendale, OH – apply by Mar 10

32) Georgetown University – Development Associate, Medical Center – $41k-$65k

33) Meta – Public Policy Manager – $119k-$177k

34) Mystery employer – Government Affairs Admin Assistant – temporary position – $23-$25/hr – search managed by LHH 

35) Mystery strategic communications & consulting firm – Vice President. Food & Nutrition Communications – DC, New York, Chicago or Minneapolis – search managed by Paradigm Staffing 

36) Nature Conservancy – Communications Manager – $58k-$88k – New York

37) NEWCO Strategies – Senior Communications Director – $140k-$150k

38) Parkinson’s Foundation – Chief Public Policy Officer – $175k-$225k

39) PETA – Director of Outreach & Grassroots Activism – $57k-$73k – fully remote – see also main career page

40) Pew Charitable Trusts – Senior Associate, State Health Solutions State Campaign – $79k-$89k

41-43) Pew Research Center

• Vice President, Digital & Communications Strategy – $250k-$275k
• Research Associate, Internet & Technology – $93k
• Research Assistant, News & Information – $59k

44-45) Taxpayers for Common Sense (scroll to find)

• Communications & Outreach Associate
• Midwest Outreach Coordinator – based in region

46) United Nations – Public Information Assistant – DC-based – apply by Apr. 2

47-51) University of Maryland

• Graphics Art Designer – $53k-$75k – apply by Mar. 7
• Assistant Program Director of Donor Relations, Annual & Leadership Gifts – $88k-$100k – apply by Mar. 14
• Chief Development Officer, College of Arts & Humanities – $193k-$220k – apply by Mar. 17
• Assistant Director of Video Production, Athletics – $50k-$68k – apply by Mar. 18
• Health Communications Specialist – $60k-$73k – apply by Mar. 20

Best wishes for a cheerful & comfy weekend from your favorite™ public affairs jobs resource.

Somebody Wants You

A new job – with new co-workers, a fresh commute, novel challenges, hopefully a fatter paycheck – they await you; they want you. So hello Tuesday & get at it!

1) Amazon – Regulatory Communications Specialist supporting Project Kuiper – $106k-$185k – Arlington, Va. or Bellvue, WA

2) American Cleaning Institute – Director, Issue Communications – $80k-$100k

3-5) American Enterprise Institute

• Media Relations Assistant, Foreign & Defense Policy – $50k-$54k
• Research Assistant, Foreign & Defense Policy/International Organizations & the UN – $50k-$54k
• Research Assistant, Social, Cultural & Constitutional Studies – $50k-$54k

6) American Financial Services Association – Federal Government Affairs Coordinator – $60k-$70k

7) American Gastroenterological Association – Communications & Design Coordinator – $45k-$55k

8) American Rivers – Director of Philanthropy, Northeast & Mid-Atlantic – $95k-$125k

9-10) American Trucking Associations – see also main career page

• Senior Director, Policy Communications & Media Relations – $125k-$135k
• Communications Manager – $70k-$75k

11) Anacostia Watershed Society – Director of Development & Communications (pdf) – $110k-$125k – see also main career page 

12) Armentum – Strategic Communications Specialist supporting the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health

13) Caterpillar – Government Affairs & PAC Associate – $95k-$143k – apply by Mar. 11

14) Children’s Defense Fund – Policy Manager – $93k-$112k – New York – see also main career page 

15-16) Children's National Health System

• Media Relations Specialist – $52k-$87k
• Assistant Director of Development, Employee & Annual Giving – $52k-$97k

17) DECA – Director of Marketing + Communications (pdf) – non-profit educational group HQ’d in Reston – see also main career page

18) Edelman PR – Public & Government Affairs Intern – Summer 2025 – $21/hr – apply by Apr. 4 – additional Intern opportunities in DC & other major cities

19-20) Elizabeth Dole Foundation for Military Families – see also main career page

• Vice President of Marketing & Communications (pdf) – search managed by PLB Search
• Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations (pdf) – $85k-$100k

21) Fairfax County Park Authority – Communications Specialist – $85k-$142k – apply by Mar. 14

22) General Motors – Policy Research & Intelligence Analyst

23-24) George Mason University

• Senior Director of Development, Business School – apply by Mar. 24
• Constituent Giving & Strategic Initiatives Coordinator – part-time – apply by Mar. 14

25-26) Georgetown University

• Communications & Marketing Manager, Grad Student Communications – $54k-$100k
• Digital Marketing Associate supporting the Institute for Health Law – $47k-$87k

27) George Washington University – Multimedia Producer, GW Libraries – $51k-$84k

28-33) Gravity Research

• Director of Market Strategy & Executive Communications – 490k-$100k
• Government Affairs Research Analyst – $60k-$65k
• Public Policy Research Analyst – $60k-$65k
• Health Policy Research Analyst – $60k-$65k
• Social Impact & Reputational Risk Analyst – $60k-$65k
• Government Affairs Business Associate – $60k-$65k

34) McKesson – Senior Director, External Communications – $150k-$250k – DC or Irving, TX

) Microsoft – Senior Director of Government Affairs – $154k-$273k – apply by Mar. 5

35) Mystery nursing education group – Marketing & Outreach Manager (scroll to find; listed at top) – $65k-$75k – search managed by The Choice 

36) National Academy for State Health Policy – Events & Communications Associate – $56k-$68k – DC or Portland, ME

37) National Association of Independent Colleges & Universities – Director of Communications – $130k-$160k – search managed by Staffing Advisors 

38) National Restaurant Association – Vice President of Communications 

39-40) Northrop Grumman

• Director of International Government Relations – $197k-$296k
• Principal Brand Advertising Lead – $87k-$136k – Falls Church, Va., Linthicum, MD, New York or IL & CA locations

41) Physician Assistant Education Association – State Advocacy & External Affairs Manager – $70k-$75k 

42) POLITICO – Weekend Audience Editor 

43) Population Institute – Communications Associate – $60k-$71k – apply by Mar. 31

44) U.S. Air Force – Principal Deputy Director, Public Affairs – $183k-$207k – apply by Mar. 17

45-46) Vertex Pharmaceuticals

• Senior Director, Federal Government Affairs – $248k-$372k
• Senior Director, Regulatory Strategy – DC or Boston, MA

47) Wall Street Journal – National Security Reporter – $160k-$210k

48) William & Flora Hewlett Foundation – Communications Officer – $165k-$205k – focus on U.S. Democracy Program and Economy & Society Initiative – Menlo Park, CA – search managed by Chaloner 

49) … and finally: since you could never divine from the name that Xylem is in the innovative technology solutions transforming water usage, conservation, and re-use game (our first guess was pharma), we’ll give their Media & Public Relations Manager opportunity a little extra visibility – $107k-$192k – plus, we liked the very clear expectation-setting in their job description – see also main career page

50) … and finally, part 2: this Visitor & Convention Services Manager role with Arlington County probably falls outside what most people would think of as a public affairs role, but perhaps someone in the DCPA+CJ readership has the background in sales, marketing, customer service, or communications at a destination marketing, visitors bureau, or other hospitality/tourism/promotional experience they seek – $68k-$105k – apply by Mar. 7