We are seeking a Public Affairs Analyst to join a Venable team of high-impact, high-capacity analysts who have served in front-line roles in government agencies, big tech, and various Fortune 100-500 companies. Venable’s analyst team provides a holistic approach to clients facing strategic, reputational, or operational challenges. Grounded by over 100 years of combined experience, we are subject-matter experts, not ‘learn as you go’ consultants, offering strategic, tactical, and actionable direction and execution in matters of online privacy, safety, security, human rights, intel, and crisis management. Whether clients need help operationalizing privacy solutions, navigating disruptive events, or responding to cyber threats, our team has addressed such challenges from every angle and is a one-stop shop for your cyber needs.
Responsibilities:
Engage with cross-functional stakeholders, including policy, legal, communications, product, and public relations teams, to understand outcome requirements, align on issues, build relationships, and provide key deliverables.
Collaborate with various teams to craft compelling narrative campaigns and engagement strategies for policy stakeholders in the privacy arena.
Spearhead various special projects, including partnering with clients to develop programs, processes and policies designed to better protect customer privacy and better educate external stakeholders on specific privacy issues.
Adapt to the fast-moving, exciting, changing, and evolving work environment.
Some onsite travel required.
Analyst Qualities:
Minimum 3-5 years of public affairs and project management experience.
Leadership experience a plus
Strong proficiency in Google Product Suite (Google Docs, Google Slides, and Google Sheets).
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Must be ‘client ready’ Must consider self to be high in intellectual capacity
Self-starter, willing to take the initiative and drive projects through to completion, overcoming roadblocks by driving alignment.
Fast learner, eager to learn new technologies, and intellectually curious.
Team player, who can easily adapt to changing needs and priorities and thrive in dynamic environments.
Strong organization skills and ability to multitask, and flow with shifting priorities
Venable offers full-service solutions to everything from routine to novel privacy and cybersecurity challenges. Our team brings to bear significant experience and industry knowledge to help clients satisfy data privacy and security laws and maximize their business potential. Fully immersed in all aspects of data privacy, cybersecurity, and information governance, Venable is unique among privacy and cybersecurity practices. We participate in legislative advocacy, rulemakings, and development of new legal standards. Our team advises organizations with regard to industry best practices and drafting codes of conduct and standards, helping them stay compliant with federal, state, international, and self-regulatory requirements.
We strengthen the integrity of our clients’ data, ecommerce security, and customer or user records; develop internal data collection and use practices; and ensure the creation of sound privacy policies and procedures.
Our privacy advisory supports clients by operationalizing privacy program management and regulatory requirements, as well as supporting responses to regulators.
For additional information about the eCommerce, Privacy, and Cybersecurity group see: https://www.venable.com/services/industries/privacy-and-data-security
Venable LLP is an American Lawyer Global 100 law firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in California, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, New York, and Virginia. Our lawyers and legislative advisors serve domestic and international clients in all areas of corporate and business law, complex litigation, intellectual property, regulatory matters, and government affairs. Additional information can be found at Venable.com
Venable LLP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, protected Veteran status and any other protected basis under applicable law.
Minimum 3-5 years of public affairs and project management experience
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