Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

WE ARE SEARCHING FOR A GOVERNMENT RELATIONS SPECIALIST, SOMEONE WHO IS OUTGOING AND ABLE TO WORK WELL INDEPENDENTLY. IN THIS POSITION, YOU WILL BE A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS TEAM WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY WILL INCLUDE RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, EVENT ATTENDANCE, AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. THIS ROLE WILL INVOLVE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE DALLAS COUNTY GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE.

RESPONSIBILITIES

· CULTIVATES AND MAINTAINS STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THEIR STAFF. REPRESENTS JBJ MANAGEMENT DURING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND COMMISSIONER’S COURT AND FACILITATES ALL ENGAGEMENT WITH MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, COMMISSIONERS, AND THEIR STAFF DURING THIS TIME.

· ORGANIZES ALL JBJ MANAGEMENT’S CLIENT SCHEDULING OF MEETINGS WITH EXECUTIVES AND LEGISLATIVE OFFICES. WRITES ALL THANK YOU NOTES AND FOLLOWS-UP ON ANY LEGISLATIVE REQUESTS

· PROVIDE DAILY STATUS REPORTS ON CLIENT SERVICES RENDERED AND EFFORTS MADE ON BEHALF OF JBJ MANAGEMENT.

· ATTEND ALL MEETINGS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND RESPONSIBLE FOR BUILDING NEW RELATIONSHIPS IN THE DALLAS COUNTY AREA.

QUALIFICATIONS

· BACHELOR’S DEGREE PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED.

· KNOWLEDGE DALLAS GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE. RELATIONSHIPS IN THE DALLAS AREA PREFERRED.

· 2 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE IN GOVERNMENT, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, OR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OR COMMENSURATE EDUCATION

Company Description

Company Profile JBJ Marketing, Inc. doing business as (DBA) JBJ Management (JBJ), founded in 1995. Since our inception 27 years ago, we have taken a lead role on many city, county, and public projects. JBJ is headquartered at 1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 2600 Dallas, Texas 75201. JBJ currently employs a staff of forty (40) marketing professionals in Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, Memphis, and Atlanta. We are a vibrant, innovative, and award-winning company who believes in connecting people to meaningful experiences that add value and provide a sense of empowerment to their lives and or businesses. We believe the success of this strategy creates a win-win for both the client and the consumer. We partner with our clients to initially understand their mission. We work with our clients to jointly develop and deliver customized selected services to include marketing strategies and deployment, branding strategies, print media solutions, social media solutions, crisis management, community outreach, political strategies, and public relations.