The Role:
Strategic Account Leadership: Lead a diverse roster of accounts across tech policy with total autonomy, ensuring corporate reputation efforts, regulatory communications, policy advocacy, and executive thought leadership programs are executed flawlessly.
Integrated Narrative Development: Architect 360-degree strategies that translate complex technologies and policy initiatives into compelling narratives across traditional media, digital platforms, and policy forums.
Proactive Client Counsel: Serve as a daily strategic partner for clients, providing unprompted fresh ideas and navigating stressful or complex situations with thoughtful, calm counsel.
Media Mastery: Leverage your extensive network of media contacts at outlets like TechCrunch, WIRED, Forbes, and CNBC to secure impactful placements that influence the bottom line. You are a strategist who still pitches and loves the win.
Content Excellence: Produce sharp, persuasive materials—from AI governance positioning and complex messaging frameworks to compelling pitch ideas.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with our internal experts in social media, brand integration, and design to deliver holistic campaigns that move at the speed of culture.
Mentorship & Team Coaching: Motivate and coach junior staff, providing the consistent feedback and guidance necessary to drive efficiency and develop the agency’s future leaders.
Growth & Business Development: Contribute to new business proposals and identify organic growth opportunities within your current account roster.
The Role:
The Tech & AI Policy Strategist: 10+ years of PR and communications experience with a deep understanding of AI developments, regulatory landscapes, tech policy, and the VC ecosystem.
The Nuanced Leader: You possess exceptional situational awareness and strong EQ. You have the executive presence to command a high-stakes meeting, but the humility and judgment to take a step back and empower your team or client to take the lead when necessary.
An Integrated Thinker: You understand policy nuances and know how to humanize complex topics for broader audiences. You’re also plugged into real-time conversation on platforms like X and quick to connect the dots between what’s trending and what it means for a client’s business.
A Skilled & Organized Project Manager: You excel at managing the backend of accounts—from results reporting and budget trackers to complex multi-project timelines—with meticulous detail.
The Player-Coach: You are as comfortable leading a senior-level brainstorm as you are rolling up your sleeves to staff a press event or finalize a media alert.
The High-Performer: You take pride in over-delivering and have an innate curiosity that drives you to explore new industries and creative concepts.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of technology and public policy public relations or communications experience
- 10+ years of public relations and communications experience
- Deep understanding of AI developments, regulatory landscapes, technology policy, and the venture capital ecosystem
- Established media relationships with outlets such as TechCrunch, WIRED, Forbes, and CNBC
- Experience leading high-profile technology, policy, advocacy, or corporate communications accounts
- Ability to develop integrated narratives and translate complex technology and policy topics for broad audiences
- Strong strategic client counsel, executive presence, situational awareness, and emotional intelligence
- Excellent writing and content development skills
- Project management skills, including results reporting, budget tracking, and managing complex timelines
- Experience mentoring and coaching junior communications staff
- Experience contributing to new business proposals and identifying account growth opportunities
What We Do
Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis is an independent full-service communications and narrative consulting firm. Our collective helps shape public image via earned, owned, and paid engagements across mediums and platforms. We’re built on the notion that good ideas have the power to change the world, shape our cultural conventions, and create new models of success in every industry. Benefits include; medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with matching, annual merit-based bonuses, PTO, fertility, FSA for medical, childcare, and commuter expenses. Additional perks include: a flexible work schedule, Work from Anywhere program, Summer Fridays, Wellness Days, and a 4-week sabbatical or trip to celebrate select anniversaries. We love to socialize so, we have collaborative workspaces, some offices even have rooftops, celebrations, networking opportunities, and community volunteering. We frequently mark opportunities to listen, learn and act throughout the year (Juneteenth, Election Day, International Women’s Day, etc.). From day one, employees are carefully matched with a mentor to guide them on their path to success. Training and mentoring are important to us and since we are into promoting from within, we are proud to offer training throughout the year on topics for professional growth as well as personal growth. We have also developed a series of teaching workshops that are structured for each level of the company. Sunshiners also take love to take advantage of the monthly Meet the Media series where media contacts provide valuable insider info for pitching them and their colleagues. SSM&L is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and ability. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, identity and expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
