Associate, Media Intelligence; Hybrid Rotating Shift

Description

Bullpen Strategy Group (BSG) is an insights-focused public affairs advocacy and strategic advisory firm specializing in analysis, communications strategy, and project management to help clients solve problems, grow, and manage risk.

With offices in Washington, D.C., Dallas, and London, BSG’s partners have spent years working at the center of the action where strategy, communications, and research merge. We’ve worked on some of the most high‑profile political, corporate, and public policy challenges of the past decade. Today, we bring that same collaborative, all‑hands approach to help our U.S. and international clients address challenges with unique, comprehensive, and results‑oriented strategies.

We are seeking a Associate to join our Media Intelligence practice. This position is an integral part of our team ensuring BSG’s client guarantee of round‑the‑clock monitoring service.

This role follows a hybrid rotation, combining in‑office work in Arlington, VA, and remote work Monday through Friday. Core hours alternate every two weeks between 8 AM–4 PM Eastern and 3 PM–11 PM Eastern. Our operation is constantly evolving, so these hours and in‑person requirements may be subject to change.

The ideal candidate possesses an insatiable curiosity, an unbiased perspective, a voracious appetite for current events and politics. Media Intelligence Associates are trained on the job by best‑in‑class mentors who will teach monitoring best practices and how to conduct thorough analysis. The successful Associate is eager to build their analytical skills; is creative, detail oriented, self‑motivated, highly organized, and resourceful.

• Using a variety of tools, continuously monitor all relevant forms of media, including traditional print, social, broadcast, and online news for breaking developments.
• Alert clients in real‑time to new developments using BSG’s proprietary Dashboard system.
• Compile news items into collections and distribute to clients and internal stakeholders at regular, predetermined intervals.
• Assist with the composition of analytical reports.
• Assist with back‑end data management.

• Strong interest in or experience with monitoring and/or analyzing world news and current affairs.
• Strong interest in or experience using media monitoring tools (Tweetdeck/XPro, TV Eyes/Critical Mention, Meltwater etc.)
• Ability to efficiently manage varied time constraints while maintaining accuracy and thoroughness.
• Experience with basic internet research tools (Google News, public records, government databases).
• Professional or internship experience in a political or news‑oriented field preferred.

To apply for the position, please email your resume to  with subject line “
Media Monitoring
Associate
.”