Federal Communications Director

Position Overview

Pinkston is seeking an experienced Federal Communications Director to lead strategic communications for a major federal client in the health sector. As the dedicated, on-the-ground client lead, this individual will serve as a trusted advisor to senior government stakeholders, guiding strategy, overseeing execution, and ensuring excellence across all projects.

This position will be fully dedicated to federal contracts, with responsibility for one or more accounts. The Director will serve as the day-to-day face of Pinkston, leveraging the agency’s centralized creative, digital, and technical teams to deliver integrated solutions that meet client needs.

Additional Details

• Status : Exempt-Salaried
• Travel : Work on-site at a federal agency as required.
• Location : Washington, D.C.
• Reports to : Vice President, Federal

Requirements

Role Responsibilities

Skills & Qualifications

Required

Who We Are

Pinkston is a full-service branding, marketing, and communications agency offering integrated public relations, creative, digital, and research services to transform companies and organizations. As an outcome-driven agency, Pinkston is committed to delivering customized, strategic solutions that drive real-world impact.

Benefits

Pinkston offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes company-sponsored health, dental, and vision plans accompanied by employer-funded life insurance, HRA, and short-term disability plan. Optional long-term disability and additional Life Insurance are also available. Pinkston provides a 401k retirement plan and contributes to each employee’s retirement annually regardless of employee participation.

At Pinkston, we believe great things happen when people come together and are committed to building a collaborative in-person work environment. Pinkston is also committed to a healthy work-life balance. We offer flexibility through an innovative hybrid work model that gives team members the opportunity to work from home up to 30% of the time. Pinkston provides generous holiday and vacation policies, paid parental leave, and an additional week of paid “volunteer time off” to encourage employees to invest time in a 501C non-profit of their choice.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Pinkston is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Pinkston makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.