FTP is a full-service public affairs consultancy specializing in bipartisan federal and state government relations, strategic communications, grassroots and grasstops advocacy, issue campaigns, corporate development, and technology strategy.
Our seasoned team works together closely to consistently meet clients’ needs and expectations. At FTP, we have a special focus on executing high-profile, integrated campaigns at the national and local level and a proven record of generating positive results for our clients.
How to Apply
Interested parties should send their resume, cover letter, and one writing sample (three pages or less) to careers@forbes-tate.com with the subject line of the position and departments (i.e. Analyst, Public Affairs). Please save each attachment with your full name (first and last name) and document title. For example: John Smith Resume, John Smith Cover Letter, John Smith Writing Sample.
No calls, emails, or faxes please. Qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview. FTP is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and diverse work environment.
Employment Opportunities
Digital Media Buyer, Public Affairs
Position Description:
The Digital Media Buyer is a hands-on execution role on the Digital team, a department within the Public Affairs division at FTP. You will plan, build, traffic, and optimize paid media campaigns across programmatic, paid social, and paid search for the firm’s advocacy and public affairs clients. The work moves fast. Requests often land with same-day turnarounds, and you will own campaigns from setup through pacing, optimization, and reporting. You will operate across both managed-service and self-serve buying platforms, partner closely with Public Affairs account teams to turn client goals into media plans, and work alongside junior analysts on reporting and data pulls during active campaigns. This is a build moment for FTP. As the firm grows its digital practice, you will help shape how paid media is run, measured, and delivered, with real room to show what you can do.
As a Digital Media Buyer, you will:
- Plan, build, and traffic paid media campaigns across programmatic display, video, and connected TV, paid social, and paid search, on time and on budget.
- Manage day-to-day campaign execution including pacing, bid and budget management, audience targeting, creative trafficking, and mid-flight optimization.
- Operate fluently across managed-service and self-serve buying platforms, and bring a point of view on which channels and tactics fit each client’s goals.
- Turn Public Affairs account team objectives into concrete media plans, flighting, and budget recommendations.
- Build and manage campaign reporting, turning performance data into clear PowerPoint deliverables that account teams and clients can act on.
- Hold fast turnaround times without sacrificing accuracy. Same-day launches are routine here, not the exception.
- Partner with and help develop junior analysts on reporting, data pulls, and campaign support, so coverage never depends on a single person.
- Collaborate with Public Affairs account teams across sectors, from healthcare to technology to defense, to align paid media with broader client strategy.
- Manage media and data vendor relationships, and flag where the current stack helps or limits what FTP can deliver.
- Track platform changes, ad policy shifts, and emerging formats including creator and influencer, connected TV, and retail media, and bring recommendations back to the team.
- Help define how FTP runs paid media as the practice grows, including process, documentation, and operating standards.
- Perform other duties as necessary to achieve departmental goals.
To be successful, you will need:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or equivalent experience
- 3-5 years of hands-on paid media buying experience, ideally including advocacy, public affairs, political, or issue campaigns
- Hands-on experience with programmatic DSPs, paid social ad managers (Meta, LinkedIn, X, TikTok), and paid search platforms
- Strong command of audience targeting, pixel and conversion tracking, UTM discipline, and campaign measurement
- Comfort building campaign reports and translating performance data into clear PowerPoint deliverables
- Fluency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel for budget pacing and reconciliation
- Demonstrated ability to effectively and independently manage multiple projects
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Genuine interest in how paid media drives public policy and advocacy outcomes, not just clicks and impressions
- Independent, strategic thinking, and creative problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated capacity for teamwork, including the ability to effectively engage supervisors and subordinates under quick, tight deadlines within and across teams
- Proven ability to operate with integrity and ethics, and maintain the highest standards of confidentiality
- High level of detail and demonstrated work output with little/no errors
- Sense of urgency; willingness and ability to meet and exceed established deadlines
- Organizational agility
We prefer that you have:
- Experience working with managed-service media partners alongside self-serve programmatic platforms
- Experience with connected TV, online video, or creator and influencer campaigns
What We Offer:
- Generous PTO policy of 4 weeks per year
- Competitive coverage for employees and families Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
- 3 months paid Maternity/Paternity
- 401K plan with traditional and Roth options
- $80 monthly phone stipend
- Opportunities to enroll in Flexible Spending accounts and Commuting accounts
- Company paid basic life insurance of $50,000, long-term disability, and short-term disability coverage
- Company paid access to a wide range of health and well-being resources and services including telephonic counseling, legal advice, and other services
- Salary Range: ($110,503-$130,000)
Additional Information
While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to sit, walk, and stand; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to handle, feel, or operate standard office equipment; reach with hands and arms; and lift up to 25 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
FTP is an equal-opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. FTP does not discriminate based on disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected under federal, state, or local laws.
Account Coordinator, Public Affairs
Position Description:
The Account Coordinator plays a key role in the Public Affairs team through conducting research, organizing files and databases, and coordinating client correspondence. The Public Affairs team specializes in crafting strong and compelling messages, devising smart communications and advocacy strategies, engaging the right audiences, and influencing public opinion to deliver results for our clients across various industries (health care, financial services, telecommunications, trade, defense, agriculture, etc.). The ideal candidate will be a team player that thrives in a collaborative environment and has a natural curiosity for the industry.
As an Account Coordinator, you will:
- Develop and maintain general knowledge of legislation, public policy, and current events relevant to clients.
- Assist in drafting content including press releases, one-pagers, case studies, op-eds, website copy, social media, grassroots action alerts, and client reports.
- Assist in developing social media campaigns (organic and paid).
- Coordinate with state field teams on specific client projects.
- Provide support for client events including event planning, vendor outreach, logistics, and event staffing.
- Organize trackers, tools, and databases to organize information gathered in client calls.
- Attend client meetings to take diligent notes, update agendas, and coordinate follow-ups.
- Simultaneously support client-facing projects as well as internal projects for FTP.
- Perform other duties as necessary to achieve departmental goals.
To be successful, you will need:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
- Minimum 1-year professional experience (internship experience is welcomed)
- Organizational skills and responsiveness while juggling multiple priorities
- Familiarity with technological platforms including Microsoft Office Suite and major social media services
- An eye for design and understanding of design tools, such as Canva
- Strong research, writing, and editing skills including attention to grammatical detail, clarity, speed, and accuracy
- Desire to continuously learn and develop skills in writing and critical analysis
- Ability to leverage social media platforms to advance key causes, issues, and advocacy initiatives
- Proven ability to operate with integrity and ethics, and maintain the highest standards of confidentiality
- High level of detail and demonstrated work output with little/no errors
- Sense of urgency; willingness and ability to meet and exceed established deadlines without sacrificing quality
- Organizational agility
We prefer that you have:
- Major in political science, public policy, government, or related
- Industry specific experience, such as work on political campaigns, in private sector communications, on Capitol Hill, within the executive branch, or for trade associations
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills
- Proficiency with data and media analysis tools or data metric analysis
What We Offer:
- Generous PTO policy of 4 weeks per year
- Competitive coverage for employees and families Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
- 3 months paid Maternity/Paternity
- 401K plan with traditional and Roth options
- $80 monthly phone stipend
- Summer Fridays
- Opportunities to enroll in Flexible Spending accounts and Commuting accounts
- Company paid basic life insurance of $50,000, long-term disability, and short-term disability coverage
- Company paid access to a wide range of health and well-being resources and services including telephonic counseling, legal advice, and other services
- Salary Range: ($49,031-$65,000)
Additional Information
While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to sit, walk, and stand; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to handle, feel, or operate standard office equipment; reach with hands and arms; and lift up to 25 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
FTP is an equal-opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. FTP does not discriminate based on disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected under federal, state, or local laws.
Internship Opportunities
The FTP Internship Program offers students and recent graduates substantive, practical, and hands-on experience working at the nexus between the public and private sectors. Our program exposes interns to the daily workings of a highly reputable government relations and public affairs firm and affords them the opportunity to work specifically with our Insights, Public Affairs, Research and Policy Analysis, or State Government Relations Teams.
Insights
Interns contribute to the development of media analysis, survey design, and focus groups. Interns should be excited about digging deeper into the nuts and bolts of data generation and analysis. Please click here for the Insights Intern application.
Public Affairs (PA)
Interns conduct research, write analyses, draft media content (including social media posts), prepare memos for meetings, and assist principals with client-facing projects. Please click here for the PA Intern application.
Research and Policy Analysis (RPA)
Interns conduct legislative and policy analyses, attend and report on congressional hearings and briefings, and draft a broad array of research memoranda on issues including health care, tax, energy, natural resources, financial services, and more. Please click here for the RPA Intern application.
State Government Relations
Interns conduct policy research, track client deliverables, analyze state legislation and regulations, track state political and issue dynamics, write analyses, and assist principals with client-facing projects. Interns should have an interest in state government policy and politics across all 50 states. Please click here for the State Intern application.
FTP hires paid interns each spring, summer, and fall semesters. Interns are paid $17.95/hour. Interested applicants can send a resume, cover letter, and two professional writing samples to internprogram@forbes-tate.com. Writing samples should be no more than 3 pages in length. Items should be sent as an attachment labeled with your name (ex. John Smith Resume) with the subject line Internship Program – Summer 2026.
Please note that applications are only accepted during the dates listed. Session dates, application availability and deadlines are below:
2026 Internship Sessions
| Spring Semester | Summer Semester | Fall Semester |
| January 5 – May 15 | May 18 – August 7 | September 8 – December 18 |
| Applications Accepted: October 6 – November 14, 2025 | Applications Accepted: March 9 – April 10, 2026 | Applications Accepted: June 15 – July 17, 2026 |
FTP is an equal-opportunity employer.