Aristotle is seeking a Manager, Advocacy to support the execution of client advocacy campaigns across a fast-moving public affairs practice. This is not a passive support role. The right candidate writes clearly, manages details without losing sight of strategy, and is hungry to grow into a sharper advocacy professional.
Day to day, the Manager will help plan and coordinate campaign activity, track legislative and regulatory developments, support coalition and stakeholder engagement, and keep client work moving. We want someone who takes ownership of their work, asks good questions, and sees every campaign as a chance to learn how serious advocacy gets done.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities:
• Support federal, state, and local advocacy campaigns alongside senior team members and client account teams.
• Track issues, monitor legislative developments, and recommend updates to advocacy content, outreach plans, and position materials.
• Assist with fly-ins, lobby days, coalition meetings, stakeholder briefings, webinars, and other advocacy events.
• Draft and edit action alerts, newsletters, social content, talking points, leave-behinds, website copy, and client materials.
• Manage digital assets for social channels and websites, ensuring content is accurate, timely, and aligned with client objectives.
• Coordinate tasks across creative, data, digital, technology, and client service teams.
• Research policymakers, districts, agencies, committees, companies, coalitions, and stakeholder audiences to support strategy and outreach.
• Track campaign activity, prepare status updates, capture meeting follow-ups, and support reporting against client goals.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Communications, Public Policy, Public Affairs, a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 2 to 4 years of experience in advocacy, public affairs, government relations, campaigns, legislative work, account management, communications, or a related field.
• Working understanding of the legislative process and interest in lobbying, grassroots advocacy, stakeholder engagement, and public affairs campaigns.
• Strong writing, editing, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Comfort using digital advocacy tools, CRM systems, email platforms, social media tools, or similar technology.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced team environment.
Preferred Skills
• Prior Capitol Hill, campaign, association, corporate government affairs, public affairs, or agency experience.
• Experience coordinating events, lobby days, webinars, fly-ins, or stakeholder meetings.
• Experience with social media management, social listening, paid social coordination, project management tools, or stakeholder research.
Salary Range: $75k - $95k Base + Bonus
Benefits
All positions are Full-Time, with competitive compensation, medical benefits, paid vacation, 401k plan and stock options. Casual dress code and a non-corporate atmosphere make this a fun place to work and learn in a team environment. Please visit our website at .
One Company, One Solution.
Aristotle is recognized as the pioneer in political technology. Almost every occupant of the White House — Democrat and Republican — has been an Aristotle customer, as are most U.S. Senators, most members of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Democratic and Republican state party organizations. Year round, thousands of Americans involved in the political process — from grassroots organizers to Washington insiders — rely on Aristotle.
Our staff has worked for the Federal Election Commission, the DNC and the RNC, state parties and some of the top political consulting firms in the country. Many of us joined Aristotle after using the company’s products in hard fought campaigns, initiatives or PACs. We know politics, we know what works, and we understand what is expected.
Our experienced and skilled trainers conduct frequent complimentary trainings for all Aristotle customers throughout the year. In addition, we regularly hold open houses conveniently located at our office in Washington, DC on Capitol Hill. If you have specialized needs, you can also receive customized training on-site at your organization’s location.
Aristotle has every product and service you need to make your team a success. Whether it’s campaign software, voter data at VoterListsOnline.com, PAC and Grassroots software and services, or 24/7 customer support, Aristotle is your one-stop solution.
