Senior Director

LSG, an impact agency specializing in brand building, corporate reputation management, and public affairs, is seeking a senior director to join our Houston-area office in The Woodlands, TX. This role will serve as a media strategist and communications leader for a portfolio of clients expanding in scope and scale.

We're looking for a highly responsive communicator and leader with a sharp understanding of political and media landscapes - someone with exceptional attention to detail who can operate as a trusted strategic advisor to client teams, anticipate needs, and elevate the impact of the work, while also inspiring and leading junior staff. This is a high-visibility opportunity to build, innovate, and establish yourself as a leader.

Ideal candidates have strong experience in integrated corporate communications campaigns, pitching reporters and news outlets, growing relationships across the media and political ecosystems, and a sharp understanding of today’s media and political dynamics. Prior experience on clients in the energy and technology spaces is preferred.

This is a hybrid role based in our office in the Woodlands, TX, Monday-Thursday, with remote work available on Fridays. The position requires occasional travel.

Strategic Leadership

• Drive strategic integration across client workstreams, identifying opportunities to scale and evolve the work in real time, and champion innovation in communications tactics, including new approaches to stakeholder engagement, content, influencers, communications, and media relations
• Cultivate relationships with media outlets, producers, editors, journalists, and influencers, including demonstrated experience pitching and engaging reporters nationally and locally.
• Support media relations strategy for clients navigating policy, regulatory, and reputational challenges.
• Secure earned media placements and help shape narratives that resonate with priority audiences.
• Oversee client workstreams and content development, including thought leadership pieces and interviews to advance the client goals.

Client Relationship & Counsel

• Serve as a senior thought partner and day-to-day client contact, offering forward-looking counsel grounded in political insight, stakeholder dynamics, and campaign performance, while staying responsive to client needs and nurturing and growing the client relationship to support broader business goals, objectives, and processes.
• Build and foster strong working relationships with client counterparts and external partners to ensure seamless coordination and execution, including staffing client events that sometimes require travel, providing logistical and on-the-ground support.
• Help identify and cultivate new growth opportunities within the client account, contributing to its long-term expansion.
• Maintain high client satisfaction by anticipating needs and producing tangible results.

Team & Business Development

• Mentor junior staff to support strong execution and professional growth.
• Contribute to LSG's media service offerings by identifying best practices and operational improvements.
• Support business development through proposal writing, pitching, brainstorming, and identifying new opportunities

Deliverables & Reporting

• Establish and maintain best-in-class standards for responsiveness, quality control, and attention to detail across all deliverables and team outputs, including the development of high-quality communications materials — messaging documents, talking points, lawmaker letters, ad copy, and press materials such as press releases, op-eds, LTEs, social media content, etc.
• Lead the development and delivery of client reporting (written and verbal), including the management of weekly reports, key metrics, and client presentations.

• 8-10 years of experience in communications working in corporate communications, issue advocacy, corporate campaign/coalition management, or public affairs
• Prior experience working in an agency setting is a plus.
•  An understanding of federal and state legislative and political landscapes, particularly in energy and technology, is a plus.
• Proven writing and editing capabilities to support the development of various high-quality materials, including proposals, PowerPoints, messaging materials, talking points, letters, op-eds/LTEs, social media content, media advisories, press releases, and corporate statements.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft sharp, persuasive messaging.
• Demonstrated ability to think critically and creatively, ensuring work product is relevant, inspiring, and impactful.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple projects and deliverables efficiently through systems and proper communication.

Why You'll Love Working at LSG

• Base salary plus annual performance bonus eligibility
• Fully covered employee health, dental, and vision insurance — no cost to you, seriously
• Flexible time off policy — take the time you need; we trust you to manage it
• $40K/year family planning support for adoption, infertility, or surrogacy (because building a family shouldn't break the bank)
• Pet insurance on us — we cover premiums for up to 2 pets
• $500/year wellness reimbursement — gym, yoga, hiking gear, whatever keeps you moving
• Work from anywhere the week of July 4th and the week between Christmas and New Year's
• Snacks on snacks — the kitchen is stocked and yes, we take requests

We work with corporations, trade associations, and nonprofits to change hearts and minds, move public opinion, and help brands connect to the public conscience in a rapidly changing environment. Our experts in brand building, corporate reputation management, and public affairs help solve the most complex communications challenges. With practices in strategic insights, stakeholder engagement, public relations, and community marketing, we are leaders in engaging diverse audiences in the U.S. and around the world to drive results and deliver impact. Founded in 2008, LSG is headquartered in Washington, DC and has offices in Boston, Denver, Houston, Portland, Louisiana, and New York. Learn more at teamlsg.com.

LSG is committed to attracting and hiring a diverse staff, one that honors employees’ experience, perspectives, and unique identity. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.