Director Of Public Affairs & Media Relations

Bakersfield, CA Posted 9/17/2026 Leaves the board in 2 days
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Providence Strategic Consulting is hiring a Director of Public Affairs & Media Relations to step into the firm's most complex client accounts, which the founder has personally handled until now. This person reports directly to the founder, leads the project managers on those accounts, and becomes the firm's main point of contact for high-stakes government affairs, media, and crisis situations.

Providence works across public affairs, government relations, media relations, issue advocacy, coalition building, grassroots mobilization, and marketing and PR support for businesses, organizations, development projects, and public agencies. Clients span agriculture, water, energy, oil and gas, transportation, and healthcare throughout California's Central Valley.

WHO BELONGS HERE

  • Treats integrity as a baseline, not a talking point; clients and officials are relying on your word

  • Communicates directly and transparently with clients and officials, even when the message is hard to deliver

  • Takes ownership of problems and tasks outside a defined job description

  • Gets judged by measurable results delivered for the client (permits secured, coverage earned, crises managed) rather than hours logged

  • Builds a strategy specific to each client and situation instead of reusing a standard playbook

WHY PROVIDENCE STRATEGIC CONSULTING

  • Output-based culture; the firm does not track hours or require set desk time

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance

  • 401(k)

  • Paid time off

  • Hybrid flexibility when appropriate