NOTE: Qualified candidates for this position must reside full-time within 50 miles of the California State Capitol OR within 25 miles of Vacaville, CA.

About Tripepi Smith

Tripepi Smith is a California-based marketing and public affairs firm revolutionizing communications and marketing in the local government world. We hire thoughtful people with diverse skills who can strategize and deliver on the communication needs of our clients. We are seeking an experienced communications professional to work with city clients. The ideal candidate will have experience with producing written content, social media engagement, community outreach and education, media relations and overall project management. You will lead project teams and interface directly with clients to produce high-quality deliverables in a timely manner. You will oversee internal teams of graphic designers, photographers and videographers. You will attend client and networking events on behalf of the firm. You should expect to quickly learn new technologies, skill sets and processes while meeting deadlines with minimal daily supervision.

Core Job Functions

• Project Leadership and Management - You will lead meetings with clients and Tripepi Smith teammates, and you will ensure project goals are met within applicable budgets and timeframes. You will clearly communicate expectations with teammates and delegate work as needed.
• Social Media Management - One of your primary roles may be to oversee our social media managers for multiple clients. You may help develop and manage the social media calendar, brainstorm content ideas, weigh in on social media strategy for the client, review & approve content, and advise on responding to messages & comments.
• Team Leadership - You will lead team calls upon occasion. You may lead a team of people in a particular practice area on regular training calls or give presentations at Team Days. 
• Quality Assurance - You will review draft deliverables and ensure the quality of materials being delivered to clients. You will provide timely constructive criticism to your peers and team when needed to address quality of delivery concerns.  If serving as the AM on the account, responsibility for all deliverables and deadlines belongs to you.
• Thought Leadership - You may be invited to lead practicums or otherwise participate in panel discussions or other industry presentations. You may be called upon to collaborate with TS team members and more senior resources to author articles about industry issues that showcase Tripepi Smith's expertise.
• Practice Area Leadership - You may contribute in the development and implementation of best practices within a particular practice area, such as policy areas that affect local government clients or in tools that TS uses to serve our clients.
• Training Others - You will spend time training Tripepi Smith teammates to teach them the ropes of new projects and/or skills needed to complete client assignments.
• Account Management - You will interface directly with clients to ensure strong relationships and assess their feedback on our work. You will also establish/renew project agreements and review account analytics on a regular basis to assess the financial health of accounts. You will manage budgets on projects and ensure completion of deliverables within those budgetary constraints. You will be responsible for coordinating with accounting on timely, accurate invoicing for your clients. You will be expected to regularly visit clients in person. Frequency of visits will depend upon size of engagement and client needs.
• Event Attendance - You will represent Tripepi Smith at events such as local government association meetings, industry conferences, etc. These meetings often take place in the evening and on weekends. You may shepherd more junior teammates, introducing them to clients and prospectives.
• Industry Connectivity - You will have built some good client relationships and attend conferences to get to know people. You will have comfort working a room and have a probability of knowing a few faces in the crowd and they will equally recognize you.
• Client Availability - You will, within reason, be available to clients to respond in times of crisis or need, outside of normal working days and hours unless on approved PTO. Such events are typically infrequent.
• Business Development - You will develop or assist in the development of price quotes and proposals for new and existing clients. These may be subject to review by a Director or Principal.
• Content Production - You will have ample opportunities to show off your writing skills by producing a range of content for clients. Content may include, but is not limited to: email memos, press releases, newsletter articles and website content. You will be aware of policy areas and political situations that ensure whether the content is appropriate.
• Metrics Reporting - You will provide quality assurance and relevance of metrics reports prepared by our team for high-level stakeholders. You will have an understanding of metrics for success on your accounts.
• Media Monitoring - You will advise teammates on when media mentions require action on the client's/our part, and what that action should be. As Account Manager, you will interface with clients to provide and discuss strategy. 

The preceding functions have been provided as examples of the types of work performed by team members in this job title.  Tripepi Smith reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of any company function in order to meet the needs of the company and its clients.

Salary Range

$95,000-$123,000 per year, commensurate with experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree. A degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, Journalism or English/Literature is preferred.
• 5-7 years of prior professional experience in a similar setting and/or with similar responsibilities.
• Public Relations and Local Government experience is desired. 
• Must be able to attend local networking events, which may include evenings and weekends.
• Position requires frequent travel within the local region; candidates must possess a reliable means of transportation.

Extra Consideration For

• Experience with content creation for social media platforms, including video hosting sites.
• Experience creating and/or managing digital advertising campaigns.
• Experience in the local government sector: civic engagement, public administration, public policy and/or civic technology.
• Fluency in a second language (especially Spanish) beyond just a conversational level: writing, reading, listening and speaking.