Associate Director, Client Partnerships (Local Advocacy & Public Affairs)

Location: Remote-optional within the United States, or based in Sacramento, Atlanta, or Austin. Travel to priority markets and relevant industry events is required.

Starting salary: $66,000–$87,000 annually, depending on location, experience, and skills, plus incremental variable compensation tied to sales targets.

Company

hirify.global is a media company providing trustworthy news content in an audience-first format, with advertising, custom content, and event solutions.

What you will do

• Identify, prospect, and secure advertising partnerships with organizations involved in state-level public affairs, issue advocacy, ballot initiatives, and legislative campaigns.
• Build relationships with political and public affairs agencies, trade associations, advocacy organizations, corporate government affairs teams, and coalitions.
• Identify priority markets, legislative calendars, ballot initiatives, and policy issues that create advertising opportunities.
• Develop integrated programs using hirify.global Local newsletters, digital advertising, custom content, and experiential opportunities.
• Lead prospecting, discovery, proposals, negotiations, closing, pipeline development, and long-term account growth.
• Collaborate with hirify.global Local, integrated marketing, advertising operations, and other internal teams while representing hirify.global at industry events.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in advertising sales, digital media, campaigns, political advertising, public affairs, or agency business development at the state level.
• Existing relationships with state-level political and public affairs agencies, advocacy organizations, trade associations, or other entities investing in state and local issue campaigns.
• Strong understanding of state legislative landscapes, ballot initiative campaigns, and state and local advocacy advertising.
• Proven experience in outbound sales, new business development, and managing the full sales cycle.
• Experience developing multi-market advertising campaigns or selling local and regional media.
• Familiarity with digital advertising, media planning, audience targeting, and integrated marketing solutions.
• Ability to identify opportunities around legislative sessions, elections, ballot measures, and other policy-driven moments.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and manage multiple priorities.
• Track record of meeting or exceeding revenue targets.

Culture & Benefits

• 401(k) with employer match, PPO and high-deductible health insurance, HSA contributions, dental and vision coverage.
• Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave, generous vacation, holidays, and one mental health day per quarter.
• Annual learning and development stipend, AI literacy development, and a $100 monthly work-from-home stipend.
• Tele-mental health, tele-health, personal health advocacy, fertility and family-forming benefits, and an employee support fund.
• Flexible support for parents and caretakers, virtual company-sponsored social events, and an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture.