Independent Consultant - IP

EXPECTED HOURS PER WEEK:

20-30 hours per week.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

prior staffer from Capitol Hill or someone with government relations/lobbying experience, IP background preferred.

TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP:

Independent Contractor by mutual agreement.

DOMESTIC ADVOCACY

Assist Director of Government Relations in advocating association priorities regarding pending bills and new bills to be introduced into Congress, including:

Preparing one-pagers and other leave-behind materials

Drafting talking points for use with Members of Congress

Organizing members with similar objectives to form coalitions.

Draft speeches for Director of Government Relations

Liaise with Congressional staff, U.S. Government (USG) agency employees, and other associations to host events on behalf of the Congressional Trademark Caucus (CTC), including:

Developing new content for CTC events, with a focus on fresh angles not previously explored

Prepping speech writers in executive and legislative branches in advance of CTC events

Drafting articles to highlight CTC events.

Coordinate and host Members of Congress, USPTO, and other speakers for virtual and in-person “Trademarks 101” events, including:

Developing a base on association members to feature in local events.

Preparing association members and Congressional staff for the events

Locating local organizations to cohost events to ensure high participation by constituents.

INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY

Using the work of the Harmonization Free Trade Agreement (FTA) subcommittee, assist Director of Government Relations to advocate association’s priorities in international negotiations of FTAs, including:

· Streamlining massive data sets for targeted advocacy

· Ensuring consistency across jurisdictions in association’s advocacy

· Creating new opportunities for interaction with trade negotiators and other relevant stakeholders (such as

embassy personnel)

Draft media articles as necessary

INTA PAC

Assist with implementation of recommendations in the yearly Reports of the Association PAC Board of Governors

Using independent judgment, gather and analyze data, report findings, and then recommend specific strategies for targeted outreach to increase donations to Association's PAC.

Draft talking points, presentations, and written materials for Association's PAC and Capitol Club recruitments efforts.

Assist Director of Government Relations in all aspects of hosting world-class Association's PAC receptions, including:

Coordinating Congressional and corporate speakers for PAC receptions.

Preparing all written materials for Association's PAC receptions, such as invitations, updates, slide decks, run of show, and ensuring that Association's PAC Board of Governors and members of Capitol Club are timely updated on details.

Coordinate with political consultants to plan perks for Capitol Club members.

Other duties as assigned by the Director of Government Relations, and consistent with the independent contractor agreement.