Junior Associate

About the Role

KRG Advisors is seeking a sharp, curious Junior Associate to join a small, senior-led team. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to building the firm while working on real client engagements from the start.

Key Responsibilities

• Client Support (75%)
• Support client teams with research, monitoring, and day-to-day engagement needs across corporate communications, public affairs, and issues management.
• Draft and edit materials such as talking points, briefing materials, and situation summaries for team review.
• Support media relations efforts, including building media lists, tracking coverage, and assisting with outreach.
• Support media monitoring, including tracking news and online conversations relevant to clients.
• Monitor geopolitical, regulatory, and media developments and flag items relevant to client accounts.
• Help with project coordination, including tracking timelines and deliverables.
• Firm Development (25%)
• Support business development through research and pitch preparation.
• Assist with KRG's thought leadership and external presence, including drafting content and social posts.
• Help document and improve internal processes and workflows.
• Provide ad hoc support across the team as needed.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• AI Tools: Basic proficiency with Claude tools, and comfort building basic skills and tasks in Claude for both client work and firm development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree completed, ideally in communications, journalism, public relations, political science, or a related field.
• Strong writing and editing skills, with comfort drafting on tight timelines.
• Interest in and some exposure to both media relations and digital/social media, through coursework, internships, student media, or personal projects.
• Curiosity about the geopolitical, regulatory, and media dynamics that shape reputational risk for companies and institutions.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to take direction, ask good questions, and manage multiple tasks at once.
• Prior communications, PR, or public affairs internship or work experience is a plus.

What You’ll Gain

• Practical experience supporting real client engagements, with mentorship from senior team members.
• Direct exposure to communications and strategy challenges facing companies, NGOs, and public figures.
• Close collaboration with 15+ senior practitioners.
• Experience across both media relations and digital/social media.
• Insight into how a growing advisory firm is built and run.