Your Pre-Labor-Day-Holiday Slide Can Begin After These

Here's one more August set to get you through the week; still some great jobs out there for those of you who are still at it. Check back Thursday for our annual Festival Season compendium of beerfests & other entertainments throughout the Fall.

1-2) Accelerate Change – remote-based – see also main career page

• Content & Engagement Director, civicIQ – $75k-$84k
• Impact Campaigns Manager – $69k-$79k

3-6) American University

• Senior Director of Marketing & Brand Engagement, WAMU – $161k-$188k
• Director of Strategic Internal Communications & Engagement – $115k-$125k
• Advancement & Marketing Writer, WAMU – $73k-$77k
• Communications Specialist – $65k-$75k

7) Association of Clinicians for the Underserved – Membership & Communications Manager – $62k-$67k – apply by Sept. 19

8) Atlantic Council – Program Assistant supporting the Eurasia Center – $53k-$56k – apply today, Aug. 26 for priority consideration

9) The Atlantic – Producer, Video Podcasts – $85k-$100k – DC or New York

10) Collaborative Communications Group – Project Manager/Digital Media Specialist 

11-12) Delegation of the European Union to U.S.

• Press & Public Diplomacy Officer – $92k-$96k – apply by Sept. 8
• Digital Communications & Public Diplomacy Officer – $92k-$96k – apply by Sept. 8

13-14) Edelman PR

• Senior Account Supervisor, Crisis & Risk – $94k-$115k – DC., New York, Chicago or Atlanta
• Senior Account Exec, Health – $60k-$78k – DC, New York or Chicago

15) Educare DC – Public Affairs Specialist – $60k-$70k – see also main career page 

16) Education Trust – Chief Development Officer – $200k-$225k – search managed by Isaacson, Miller 

17) Exelon – Senior Manager, Advocacy Communications – $132k-$181k

18-20) EWTN News/Catholic News Agency

• Political Correspondent
• Digital Media Specialist
• more production, editor & support roles available

21) Fox News – Politics Editor 

22) Frost Brown Todd – Director of Marketing & Communications – $190k-$215k – DC, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Louisville or Nashville – see also main career page 

23) Georgetown University – Director of Outreach supporting the Huntington's Disease Care, Education, & Research Center – $47k-$87k

24-25) Girl Scouts of the USA – New York – see also main career page

• Manager, Issues Communications – $80k-$100k
• Manager, Major Gifts – $61k-$100k

26) Hailstone Communications – Vice President for Public Relations & Communications – $150k+ –labor union client focus – remote-based

27-32) Highwire – DC, Boston, Charlotte, Detroit, Miami, New Haven, Philadelphia, or Raleigh, except as otherwise noted – see also main career page

• Vice President, Content
• Vice President, Integrated Marketing
• Vice President, Health PR
• Account Director, B2B Technology/Cybersecurity/Financial Services
• Vice President, Cybersecurity/Financial Services PR
• Insights Analyst – DC, Baltimore, Richmond, Philadelphia or New Haven

33) Howard University – Director of Annual Giving – $115k-$121k

34-35) Humane World for Animals

• Media Relations Coordinator – $21-$29/hr
• Media Relations Intern – Fall 2025 – $18/hr – remote-based

36) International Republican Institute – External Affairs & Communications Manager – $70k-$105k – see also main career page 

37) LMI – Strategic Communications Analyst – $67k-$116k – see also main career page 

38) Mercy Corps – Social Media Coordinator – Portland, OR or remote-based

39) Minnesota DFL Senate Caucus – Campaigns Director (pdf) – $100k – MN-based, of course – this is where we found it 

40) Montgomery County Parks – Assistant Director for Advancement supporting Brookside Gardens – $73k-$132k – apply by Sept. 8

41) Mystery asset management group – Communications Director – $90k – search managed by the Ford Agency 

42) National Automobile Dealers Association – Director, Legislative Affairs – $155k-$175k

43-44) National Multi-Family Housing Council

• Lobbyist/Government Affairs Professional
• PAC Lead

45) National Society of Professional Engineers – Communications Associate – $65k

46) Novartis – Manager, Policy Communications – $98k-$183k

47) POLITICO – White House Reporter 

48) Small Business Administration – Public Affairs Specialist – temporary/on-call position supporting local disaster recovery for the 2025 hurricane season – $73k-$96k – apply by Sept. 5

49-51) Smithsonian Institution

• Public Affairs Specialist, National Museum of Asian Art – $84k-$109k – apply by Aug. 27
• Assistant Digital Editor, Science & Innovation (pdf) for Smithsonian Magazine – $60k-$65k – apply by Aug. 28
• Donor Relations Specialist, National Air & Space Museum – $120k-$156k – apply by Aug. 29

52) Wall Street Journal – DC Deputy Coverage Chief – $210k-$250k

53-54) Washington Post

• Opinions Newsletter Strategy Editor – $85k-$127k
• Justice & Immigration Editor – $154k-$256k – apply by Sept. 2 for priority consideration

55) Wilderness Society – Senior Research Analyst, Giving & Impact – $80k-$92k – apply by Aug. 31

56) … and finally: we hope you ultimately top the leader board in the Augusta National Golf Club’s search for a Director, Community Development with significant experience developing, organizing, and executing community relations programs, initiatives, campaigns & events – Augusta, GA – see also main career page

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Best wishes for enjoying these particularly pleasant August days & the weekend from your favorite™ public affairs jobs resource. And don't forget that DC Jazzfest kicks off on the DC Wharf starting tomorrow (Aug. 27) through Sunday.