Global public affairs, communications and reputation advisory firm
APCO is a Washington, DC–based advisory firm working on public affairs, government relations, issues management and crisis communication for organizations worldwide. Its stack pairs a heavy Adobe and Figma creative suite with media-monitoring tools (Brandwatch, Meltwater, Talkwalker) and an ML layer (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, OpenAI API). That combination points to data-driven reputation work, and accelerating, intern-heavy hiring across the Gulf, Europe and Asia suggests expanding regional benches.
Notable leadership hires: Art Director, Associate Director, Associate Director, Public Affairs
APCO is a privately held advisory and advocacy firm founded in 1984 and headquartered in Washington, DC, with 1,001–5,000 employees. It advises organizations on public affairs, corporate and executive communication, government relations, opinion research, corporate responsibility, issues management, and crisis and litigation support. Its work spans creative, digital and research services. Hiring activity covers the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, China and Indonesia. Internal operations run on Deltek Maconomy, SAP, Oracle, Jira, Confluence and ClickUp.
APCO uses Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, Brandwatch, Meltwater, Talkwalker, Google Analytics 4, Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, OpenAI API, Deltek Maconomy, SAP, Oracle, Jira and Confluence.
APCO hires in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, China and Indonesia, with hiring velocity currently accelerating.
Yes. Marketing is APCO's most active hiring area, followed by design, with additional openings in legal, finance, research, sales and data, and a strong emphasis on intern-level roles.
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