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About the Bay Area Council
The Bay Area Council is one of California’s most influential public policy and advocacy organizations, working to maintain the Bay Area as the global center of innovation. Our almost 400 members include many of the region’s largest and most prominent companies. Through public policy and advocacy, we focus on advancing the region’s technology and innovation leadership, improving the overall business climate, building more housing, increasing investment in transportation, eliminating homelessness, enhancing public safety, modernizing our workforce, creating a more inclusive economy, and deepening our climate resilience, among other key initiatives. We consistently achieve results by bringing together top business, government and community leaders and implementing bold and actionable solutions.
Our San Francisco office is located on the Historic Klamath. The Bay Area Council transformed this mighty 100-year old ferry into not only into our headquarters but a floating symbol of our region’s deep connection with the Bay and the powerful spirit of innovation and creative thinking that has long defined the Bay Area. Your new office has stunning views, incredible architecture, gorgeous gardens, cutting edge technology, and stories upon stories to tell.
Our Mission
We engage business and civic-minded leaders to solve the most challenging regional issues to ensure the Bay Area is the most innovative, sustainable, inclusive and globally competitive place in the world.
Open Positions
Senior Associate, Communications, Marketing and Events
Policy Associate, Workforce
SENIOR ASSOCIATE, COMMUNICATIONS, MARKETING AND EVENTS
The Communications, Marketing & Events Senior Associate is integral to growing the Bay Area Council’s visibility, influence, effectiveness and membership through the creation and delivery of compelling communications, events and digital content. You’ll be part of a dynamic team of passionate, smart and fun leaders committed to making the Bay Area the greatest region on the planet. You’ll support the organization in all aspects of communications, event planning, marketing, media/public relations, advocacy, public policy work and member engagement.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Media/Communications (40%)
- Lead and support activities that deepen and expand the Council’s social media presence, and grow our audience with focus on key policy and organizational goals
- Develop all variety of content (graphic, digital, video, written, etc.) for weekly newsletter, monthly events calendar, invitations, social media and website
- Perform media relations work, including drafting press releases, statements and advisories and serving as spokesperson for the organization, as necessary
- Maintain and update website content
- Manage organization’s internal Editorial Calendar
- Support development of governance meeting presentations and meeting materials
Events (35%)
- Lead and support planning, marketing, programming and logistics for two major annual events: Annual Dinner and Bay Area Silicon Valley Summit
- Manage budgets and vendor relationships
- Coordinate day-to-day logistics with event producer and develop detailed project timelines
- Lead and support production and delivery of in-person meetings, webinars and other digital forums
Marketing (25%)
- Design and deploy digital marketing campaigns that build brand awareness and/or help achieve fundraising and meeting/event attendance goals
- Develop creative artwork and messaging for a wide variety of marketing collateral, including policy program initiatives, print/digital advertisements, membership pitch materials, social media campaigns, e-blasts, and major executive presentations
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE
- Minimum of two years of experience in positions whose primary responsibilities include general marketing/communications, media relations, event planning.
- Associate or Bachelor’s degree, with emphasis on communications and marketing.
- Strong ability to produce clear, compelling and persuasive writing for a range of audiences.
- Demonstrated experience using social media tools in creative and interactive ways to achieve business, communications and/or advocacy objectives.
SKILLS
- Proactive self-starter who is organized, responsible and exceptional team player, able to initiate and work with minimal supervision on multiple simultaneous assignments and meet short deadlines with high quality and attention to detail.
- Proficiency in visual/graphic design and/or video production.
- Proficiency with wide range of software applications for both PC and Mac, including Excel, Outlook, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Keynote, video editing, etc.
- Familiarity/proficiency with Hubspot, WordPress, MailChimp, Bitly and other relevant platforms.
- Familiarity/proficiency using AI tools for research and content creation.
- Strong writer and editor.
- Confident oral communicator and public speaker, comfortable and persuasive when discussing complex subjects with individuals and groups, including public officials and senior business executives.
- High degree of professionalism in dealing with diverse groups of people, including board members, senior executives, elected officials, staff, community leaders, donors and funder partners.
- Strong ability to execute with a diversity, equity and inclusion lens.
- Ability to adhere to and meet deadlines.
Compensation and Benefits
- Salary: $80,000 – $85,000, commensurate with experience.
- Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, and retirement contributions.
- Potential for annual performance-based bonuses
- Professional development support and opportunities for growth within the Bay Area Council.
- Hybrid work environment.
How to Apply
Please submit a cover letter, resume and 1-2 real-world work samples that best demonstrate your writing, design, video and/or other content creation skills. Include them in a single PDF e-mail attachment with your last name and “Senior Associate” in the file name (LASTNAME_Senior Associate). Under the subject line “Senior Associate,” please email to:
Rufus Jeffris
Senior Vice President, Communications, Media Relations and Major Events
rjeffris@bayareacouncil.org
Applicants who use AI to create a cover letter will be disqualified. Accepting applications until position is filled.
POLICY ASSOCIATE, WORKFORCE
Workforce of the Future Committee & Policy Area
The strength of the Bay Area’s economy is directly tied to the effectiveness of our workforce and the alignment of talent pipelines with regional employer needs. In response to growing member interest and support, the Bay Area Council re-launched its Workforce of the Future portfolio in 2025. This portfolio is anchored by two core focus areas as shown below:
Workforce of the Future Committee: The committee plays a unique role, bringing businesses, educators, skills trainers and policy makers to the table to focus on three pillars impacting our region’s workforce and economy:
- AI and the Future of work: Including our flagship AI For All, AI Literacy Program
- Education to Employment Pathways: Including our Employer Talent Taskforce
- Alternative Workforce & Labor Solutions: Beyond the 4-year degree: Developing programs including Tear the Paper Ceiling initiative, AI in Healthcare Workforce Initiative, Apprenticeships and beyond.
Leading the Northern California Apprentice Network (NCAN):
Apprenticeships continue to be a key priority as a globally proven, viable career pathway for historically overlooked candidates that create skilled talent pipelines to vital roles. BAC is a founding member of NCAN and now leads the community of practice, 100+ members strong, working as a bridge to the employer partners we serve with latent apprenticeship potential.
Position Overview
The Associate will play a central role in supporting both the Workforce Committee and NCAN program. This is a unique opportunity for a professional with both experience and deep interest in the Future of Work, AI’s impact on our workforce and the potential to shape policy and programming nationwide starting in the Bay Area. The Associate will work with cross-sector leaders regularly, including Fortune 500 executives, heads of universities, non-profit leaders and Bay Area Mayoral teams.
The Associate will also play a central role in helping lead our Apprenticeship work, steering committee meetings, organizing quarterly events and execute on employer engagement activities.
A keen understanding of the Bay Area’s workforce development ecosystem and an obsession with improving them is key to success in this role.
The position will involve significant in-person work around the Bay Area. The employee will be in either the SF or San Jose office twice per week, with additional travel to meetings, events and conferences.
You May Like This Job If….
- You have some workforce experience and a deep understanding of levers that make it work well
- You have a growth mindset, like learning new tools, and leveraging existing tools in novel ways
- You enjoy getting creative with limited resources to achieve lofty goals
- You are an ideas person who also enjoys being in the weeds and doing the hard work
- You see the value in being detail oriented, while moving quickly and keeping big-picture, strategic goals in mind
- Building your network and brand in a meaningful way early in your career is a priority
- You get excited to solve complex, systematic problems with creative solutions
- You enjoy working with a variety of leaders and meeting new people on a weekly basis
- You thrive in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities and programs running in parallel
- You are passionate about bringing more family-sustaining wage roles and meaningful work to the Bay Area across demographics and ethnic groups
- You like finding ways around things that other people see as roadblocks
Qualifications – Preferred
We encourage applicants to clearly articulate, with examples, how your background fits with the preferred qualifications in a cover letter. We also encourage you to highlight where you are not a fit presently and how your trajectory aligns with the scope of the role.
- Minimum of 2-4 years of professional experience with significant exposure to and experience in workforce development, apprenticeship programming, vocational training, policy, local government, philanthropic or nonprofit project management. A deep understanding of AI and the Future of Work.
- Experience managing ambiguity and leveraging critical thinking and strategic reasoning skills to make quick, effective decisions with multiple stakeholders in mind
- Excellent Professional writing and communication.
- Excellent organizational and project management abilities, including managing multiple priorities.
- Ability to communicate concerns, risks and challenges effectively – very comfortable managing and owning projects autonomously, but know when to ask for help
- Excellent relationship development and stakeholder management skills
- Comfort engaging with diverse stakeholders (elected officials, community leaders, technical experts).
- Demonstrated interest in workforce development, apprenticeships, economic development, public policy, program design and management, fundraising, business development and creative problem solving.
Compensation and Benefits
- Salary: $75,000 – $85,000, commensurate with experience
- Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, significant retirement match contributions and maternity leave as supported by CA PFL and SDI
- Annual performance-based bonuses
- Professional development support and opportunities for growth within BAC
- Hybrid work environment (San Jose and San Francisco offices roughly 2x/ week to be specified in hiring process)
How to Apply
Please submit your materials HERE, including your resume, cover letter and references.
NB: Your cover letter will help us understand your unique communication style, which you will use every day on the job. Feel free to leverage AI for support in doing so, but we encourage you to let your unique (human) writing style shine.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Bay Area Council is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive work environment and to building a team that reflects the rich diversity of our community. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender differences or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. Answers to application questions will be used for applicable, job-related reasons only.
