--- title: 'Associate at Orchestra' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/associate-orchestra-boston-hk5666xmcqa8' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-04' --- # Associate at Orchestra - **Company:** Orchestra - **Location:** Boston, MA / Washington, DC - **Posted:** 2026-08-14 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-04 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/orchestra/jobs/8706251002 ## Job description ## ABOUT CIVITAS Civitas Public Affairs Group, an Orchestra company, is a values-based public affairs firm that delivers winning advocacy campaigns for our clients and the communities they serve. We enlist experts, leverage relationships, and build coalitions to address some of the most pressing political and societal challenges of our day, including conservation and clean energy, early care and family strengthening, contraceptive care and access, election modernization, and LGBTQ freedom. Our bipartisan firm brings proven experience developing innovative advocacy campaigns to win substantive policy change at the local, state, and national levels. With offices in Boston, New York City, and Washington DC, we work closely with the nation's leading philanthropists, non-profit organizations, and movements to build the cross-partisan coalitions that make lasting change possible. Some of our current and former clients include American Service Project, Bezos Earth Fund, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, Centerline Liberties, Inseparable, National Council for Mental Wellbeing, Project Right Side, Trust for Public Land, and Voices for Healthy Kids. We are seeking an Associate to join our Boston or Washington, DC team. This is a hybrid position that requires three days in the office per week and two days of remote work. ## ABOUT THIS ROLE This role provides day-to-day support to our client teams, with responsibility for research, written products, and project coordination across a portfolio of advocacy campaigns, and reports to the Principal or Director leading each client team. The Associate will help build and execute work plans, produce the memos, decks, and research that drive strategy, and serve as a reliable point of coordination across internal teams and external partners. Our campaigns win by assembling coalitions that reach well beyond any single party or ideology, and this role sits at the center of that work, engaging allies, validators, and stakeholders across the political spectrum. This requires curiosity, sound judgment, and a working knowledge of the tools and tactics that move decisionmakers. This is a role for someone early in their career who is versatile and steady under deadline, and who wants direct exposure to big-picture policy and strategy alongside some of the nation's top political, policy, and thought leaders. The ideal candidate will have experience in conservative advocacy, campaigns, coalition building, or communications/media. ## ACCOUNTABILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS - Support client teams in creating and implementing work plans, written documents, presentation materials, travel and research - Manage project deadlines and reporting requirements, and handle the administrative tasks that keep engagements on track - Coordinate and participate in internal and external client meetings and calls, and contribute substantive thinking to the work - Maintain an up-to-the-minute understanding of relevant news, legislation, and political developments, with a focus on the center-right, affecting client objectives - Proactively identify and flag opportunities and challenges for client leads - Build and maintain working relationships with conservative partner organizations, coalitions, and stakeholders representing a broad range of perspectives - Support logistics and execution for meetings, convenings, and partner engagements - Perform other duties as required and/or assigned. ## ESSENTIAL SKILLS - 2-4 years of experience in program strategy and execution across a mix of the following: state or federal advocacy; state legislative, regulatory, or executive branch; congressional, White House, or federal agencies; policy and political engagement; electoral campaigns - Experience working in Republican or center-right politics, policy, or advocacy, including relationships with conservative elected officials, organizations, or coalitions, is a strong plus - Demonstrated ability to work effectively with elected officials, organizations, and coalition partners across the political spectrum - Excellent written and verbal communication and analytic skills, including the ability to explain complex issues clearly and concisely - Impeccable attention to detail - Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to work with diverse groups of people, organizations, and government agencies - Ability to manage multiple priorities, exercise sound judgment, and follow through consistently - Organized and able to multitask, determine priorities, and follow through in a fast-paced environment - Strong computer and technology skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite - Bachelor’s degree required The salary range for this position is $65,000-$85,000 per year, commensurate with experience. Civitas also offers opportunities for a bonus through an annual review process and an excellent benefits package including coverage for health, vision, and dental insurance premiums; paid parental leave; time off including vacation, holidays, and wellness days; 401(k) with an employer contribution and additional benefits. Civitas Public Affairs is committed to creating a dynamic, multicultural, and diverse work environment. Candidates of color and of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Civitas Public Affairs is an equal opportunity employer. ## #LI-KM1 #LI-Hybrid Orchestra is the first communications company built for today’s media landscape. Since 2022, it’s acquired nine firms, including: [BerlinRosen](https://www.berlinrosen.com/), [Civitas Public Affairs Group](https://www.civitaspublicaffairs.com/), [Derris](http://derris.com/), [Glen Echo Group](https://www.glenechogroup.com/), [Inkhouse](http://inkhouse.com/), [M18](http://m18pr.com/), [Message Lab](https://messagelab.com/), [Onward](https://thisisonward.com/) and [Small Girls PR](https://www.smallgirlspr.com/). It also launched [Brightmode](http://www.brightmode.com/), a talent acquisition firm for communication professionals. Learn more at: [www.orchestraco.com](http://www.orchestraco.com/). To ensure that applicants are matched with the job that best suits their qualifications and interests, information that you submit may be shared with our network agencies. By providing your information, you are consenting to allow us and our subsidiaries to keep your information on file and to contact you regarding job opportunities, recruitment events and other related updates. ## About Orchestra ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Orchestra is a strategic communications and marketing company that combines C-suite advisory, integrated strategy, and multichannel execution to help brands navigate today’s fragmented, fast-moving media landscape. - **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held – no disclosed funding rounds; formed through mergers and acquisitions) - **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States - **Founded**: 2024 (as Orchestra; constituent agencies such as BerlinRosen, Derris, Inkhouse have deeper histories) - **Key Leaders**: Jonathan Rosen (CEO), Jesse Derris (President), Ben Worthen (Chief Product Officer) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Public Relations and Communications Services (integrated marketing, earned media, public affairs, influencer, SEO, paid media, creative) - **Target customers**: B2B, enterprise, and high-profile organizations (C-suites, brands, nonprofits, policy stakeholders) that need coordinated, advisory-led communications - **Mission/purpose**: “We shape what’s next” – turning uncertainty into action by uniting advisory, strategy, and execution to earn and sustain the right kind of attention. ## Products & Services - **Strategic Advisory & C-Suite Counsel**: Working alongside senior leaders to diagnose problems, clarify what matters (customers, employees, policymakers, investors), and design integrated strategies. - **Integrated Communications Execution**: Coordinated delivery across earned media, content marketing, SEO, influencer, paid media, creative, and public affairs under a single “One Orchestra” model. - **Prompt Fuel 360 (Answer Engine Optimization)**: A repeatable product that optimizes brand visibility on generative AI platforms (e.g., ChatGPT) by combining earned media, technical SEO, owned content, influencer engagement, and analytics. - **Intelligence Infrastructure & AI Automation**: Systems that capture data from hundreds of client engagements, standardize delivery playbooks, and embed AI into workflows to make the entire offering smarter over time. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: Headcount ~700+ (website claim includes all collective team members; LinkedIn reports 156 employees under the parent entity, with a -68.6% YoY headcount change – likely reflecting restructuring after acquisitions) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: No outside funding disclosed; orchestrated through acquisitions of Civitas Public Affairs Group (Sep 2024) and Small Girls PR (Oct 2024). Constituent agencies include BerlinRosen, Derris, Inkhouse, Glen Echo Group, Brightmode Talent, Antenna Group. - **Growth Signals**: - 35 active job postings (up 3,400% YoY, but down 30% quarterly) - Launch of product organization and Chief Product Officer role (Ben Worthen) - Prompt Fuel 360 already in use across consumer and B2B engagements - Active in 6 countries (USA, Serbia, Spain, UK, Canada, Colombia) - LinkedIn followers: 10,112 (130.8% yearly growth) ## Competitive Advantages - **Integrated “One Orchestra” model**: Breaks down silos between earned, owned, paid, and creative – a structure that competing agencies typically cannot offer within a single P&L. - **Product-driven approach**: Codifying repeatable playbooks and measurement frameworks (e.g., Prompt Fuel 360) that compound knowledge with every engagement, making delivery consistent and scalable. - **AI-first infrastructure**: Process standardized before automation; each automated workflow feeds data back into intelligence systems, creating a learning loop that gets stronger over time. - **Depth of talent**: 700+ advisors, strategists, and storytellers from a diverse set of acquired agencies, covering public affairs, consumer PR, creative, and digital. ## Strategic Focus - **Building the Product organization**: Scaling standardized, repeatable offerings that integrate all disciplines (earned, owned, paid, creative, AI). - **Embedding AI into client delivery**: Moving from foundation-building (AI tools & training) to embedding AI directly into how work is done – with a focus on automation, intelligence, and compound learning. - **Expanding Prompt Fuel 360**: Taking the Answer Engine Optimization product to more clients and refining its measurement framework. - **M&A integration**: Continuing to unify acquired agencies under one operational and cultural umbrella (“One Orchestra”). ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Positions itself as a place for “changemakers” – people energized by complexity and collaboration across disciplines. Emphasizes curiosity, transparency, and a forward-looking mindset. - **Work model**: Headquarters in New York with offices across North America and Europe. Likely hybrid in-office presence given client-facing nature. Not remote-only but flexible locations. - **Engineering/product culture**: Rapidly building a product organization that values standardization, data, and AI. Offers role of “Account Director, Product” and other innovation-focused positions. - **Perks & environment**: Not detailed explicitly; however, the blog post highlights an “AI-forward” culture where learning and experimentation are encouraged. Large agency network provides exposure to high-profile clients and complex challenges. - **Growth trajectory**: Despite headcount fluctuations, the company is investing in product, AI, and integrated delivery – a signal of ambition to lead the next generation of communications. ## Sources 1. [orchestraco.com](https://www.orchestraco.com/) 2. [orchestraco.com/careers](https://www.orchestraco.com/careers) 3. [linkedin.com/company/orchestraco](https://www.linkedin.com/company/orchestraco) 4. [orchestraco.com/leadership](https://www.orchestraco.com/leadership) 5. [orchestraco.com/insights/what-it-means-to-be-a-product-driven-communications-firm](https://www.orchestraco.com/insights/what-it-means-to-be-a-product-driven-communications-firm) ## Other roles at Orchestra - [Senior Account Executive, Tech & Lifestyle](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-account-executive-tech-lifestyle-orchestra-new-york-0v1wghbxaes3) — New York, NY - [Account Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/account-manager-orchestra-san-francisco-aqajj8zd01ya) — San Francisco, CA / Seattle, WA / OR San Diego, CA - [Vice President, Arts & Culture](https://feeny.ai/job/vice-president-arts-culture-orchestra-new-york-bbpvn1cbmh41) — New York, NY - [Account Coordinator, Travel & Hospitality](https://feeny.ai/job/account-coordinator-travel-hospitality-orchestra-new-york-anarnxy9zxy3) — New York, NY - [Director, Internal Operations, Consumer](https://feeny.ai/job/director-internal-operations-consumer-orchestra-new-york-3qm7tkerg76a) — New York, NY - [Account Coordinator, Real Estate](https://feeny.ai/job/account-coordinator-real-estate-orchestra-new-york-v0x4b1x0k44b) — New York, NY - [Account Director, Public Relations](https://feeny.ai/job/account-director-public-relations-orchestra-seattle-ta98gtsxnn7e) — Seattle, WA - [Account Executive, Crisis & Reputation Management](https://feeny.ai/job/account-executive-crisis-reputation-management-orchestra-new-york-e9hjzcah11y5) — New York, NY - [Associate](https://feeny.ai/job/associate-orchestra-washington-6t0wpkdavw38) — Washington, DC - [Director, Influencer Marketing](https://feeny.ai/job/director-influencer-marketing-orchestra-new-york-ny-or-los-angeles-de6n33zaxv8k) — New York NY OR Los Angeles, CA