Careers

Join The Team

Ready to do award-winning work that’s transforming the healthcare system?

Here’s what we look for in our CURAgeous team members:

  • A passion for improving healthcare and driving smart creative campaigns to achieve transformational change
  • Results-focused approach, and the ability to work closely with senior members of the team to manage and execute a campaign to success
  • A leader with a proactive, positive attitude toward client service and team management
  • Responsive, dependable and accountable to team members and clients, and willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done—someone who doesn’t take no for an answer
  • Enthusiasm about the unlimited growth opportunities that come with being a member of a fast-growing start-up firm and wants to stay for the long-term
  • Mission-minded and excited to join the CURA family, which works hard to do good work (and has fun doing it)
  • Not shy in sharing bold opinions, but respectful of the bipartisan nature of our firm
CURA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

We will extend equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. Our policy reflects and affirms CURA’s commitment to the principles of fair employment and the elimination of all discriminatory practices.

We are always looking for CURAgeous talent, so if you’re interested in working at CURA in a position not listed here, please send your resume and the professional opportunity you’re seeking to thyann.nguyen@curastrategies.com.

Current Openings

Financial Controller

6+ years
Overview
  • CURA Strategies is looking for an experienced Controller to oversee the financial operations of both the core business and the Every 100th Heart nonprofit initiative.
  • This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for maintaining the integrity of financial records, delivering timely reporting to management, and building the financial infrastructure to support the company’s growth. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in agency or professional services finance and thrives in an environment where they own the full accounting function.
  • Courageous, hardworking, positive people please apply.
Responsibilities

Financial Operations & Accounting

  • Manage all day-to-day accounting operations including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and expense management
  • Oversee bill paying, invoice collection and sending, and invoice review and approval
  • Maintain the general ledger and ensure timely, accurate monthly close processes
  • Manage two separate QuickBooks systems for CURA Strategies, LLC, and Every 100th Heart nonprofit
  • Coordinate with outsourced payroll/HR provider to ensure accurate processing and compliance
  • Liaise with outside tax accountant (CPA) to coordinate tax planning, compliance filings, and entity-level tax strategy
  • Manage and maintain accurate client-specific employee rates in time tracking system

Financial Reporting & Analysis

  • Prepare and deliver monthly financial statements with variance analysis and management commentary
  • Develop and maintain budget vs. actuals reporting on a monthly and quarterly basis
  • Produce quarterly profitability reporting by client and service line
  • Build and maintain monthly staff utilization and capacity models
  • Provide financial insights and recommendations to support management decision-making

Media Buying & Pass-Through Billing

  • Manage the accounting complexity associated with media buying and pass-through billing arrangements
  • Ensure accurate tracking, reconciliation, and reporting of client pass-through expenditures
  • Develop and maintain controls to distinguish fee revenue from pass-through activity in financial reporting

Dual-Entity Management

  • Oversee financial operations for both CURA Strategies (for-profit) and Every 100th Heart (nonprofit)
  • Ensure compliance with nonprofit accounting standards and reporting requirements
  • Maintain clear separation of financial records between entities while providing consolidated visibility to leadership
Qualifications

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
  • 6+ years of progressive accounting/finance experience, with meaningful time in a PR agency, advertising agency, digital marketing firm, or professional services environment
  • Strong working knowledge of QuickBooks and proficiency in Excel
  • Experience with media buying accounting and pass-through billing reconciliation
  • Demonstrated ability to manage full-cycle accounting operations independently
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate financial data into actionable business insights
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills

Preferred

  • CPA designation or progress toward CPA
  • Familiarity with agency financial metrics including utilization rates, client profitability, and revenue concentration
  • Experience with agency management platforms (e.g., Harvest)

Why Join CURA?

  • Work in a dynamic and collaborative environment dedicated to transforming health care.
  • Enjoy a flexible work-life balance with opportunities for career growth.
  • Be part of a team that values courage, positivity and hard work.

To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to:  thyann.nguyen@curastrategies.com

Executive Assistant

5+ years
Overview
  • If staying organized, checking off to-do lists, building systems and managing complex logistics are your ideas of fun…
  • If you enjoy helping leaders operate at their highest level while also keeping an office and team running smoothly…
  • If you are an intuitive, detail-oriented self-starter who desires to leverage your skills in a high impact role supporting a team on a mission to help transform health care…
    We want to talk to you.

CURA Strategies, a fast-growing, award-winning health care communications and public affairs agency, is seeking a highly organized, proactive Executive Assistant who can support senior leadership while also managing the operational details that keep the office and team running smoothly. The right candidate anticipates needs before they arise, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and enjoys solving logistical challenges that allow others to focus on delivering excellent client service. CURA has been awarded a best place to work in Washington, D.C., with high employee engagement marked by a friendly, collaborative, mission-driven culture, leadership and financial transparency.

Position Overview

This is a full-time role supporting CURA’s CEO and members of the executive team. The Executive Assistant will serve as a key operational partner to leadership—ensuring calendars, communications, travel, expenses, office logistics and events are coordinated efficiently and professionally.

This role requires strong organizational skills, excellent communication and the ability to manage multiple moving parts simultaneously while maintaining a high level of discretion and professionalism. The position is based in the Washington, D.C. area and requires coming into our office in Arlington, VA, 5 days a week, however, not all working hours need to be in office. We can be flexible on actual work hours and are open to accommodating parents who are working around schedules involving school-aged children.

Responsibilities

The Executive Assistant will provide high-level administrative support to CURA leadership while also managing key operational logistics for the office and team. Responsibilities include:

  • Manage complex executive calendars, coordinating meetings across internal teams, clients, partners and external stakeholders while ensuring priorities are reflected in leadership schedules.
  • Email inbox management including monitoring, prioritizing and flagging incoming emails, responding to routine emails when appropriate or drafting responses for executive review; tracking email follow-ups to ensure important conversations and requests do not fall through the cracks; organizing inbox folders and labels to keep communication streamlined.
  • Plan and manage executive and team members’ travel, including flights, hotels, itineraries and logistics for conferences, client meetings and advocacy events.
  • Support financial and operational processes, including executive and event expense tracking, receipt management, time entry and monitoring project or event budgets.
  • Oversee core office operations, including office vendor coordination, office supplies, mail and shipments, and general office organization.
  • Plan and execute internal events and retreats, including team meetings, offsites, and cultural events, ensuring seamless logistics and coordination.
  • Support conference and external event participation, including registrations, sponsorship logistics, materials coordination and scheduling meetings with partners and prospective clients.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree required.
  • At least 5 years supporting senior executives or working in an executive assistant, operations or administrative role.
  • Exceptional organizational and operational skills, with the ability to manage complex calendars, logistics, documents and competing priorities with precision.
  • Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to represent executives professionally and coordinate across internal teams and external partners.
  • Proactive and anticipatory mindset, able to stay several steps ahead of leadership by identifying needs, solving problems independently and removing operational friction.
  • High degree of discretion and professionalism, with experience handling confidential information and sensitive communications.
  • Technologically fluent and resourceful, comfortable learning new systems and leveraging tools such as Slack, Zoom, Box, Chat GPT, Harvest and Microsoft Office to keep work organized and moving efficiently.
  • Must have access to a car and ability to bend, reach and lift boxes and office supplies up to 30 lbs.

Why Join CURA?

  • Work in a dynamic and collaborative environment dedicated to transforming health care.
  • Enjoy a flexible work-life balance with opportunities for career growth.
  • Be part of a team that values courage, positivity and hard work.

To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to:  thyann.nguyen@curastrategies.com

Senior Manager, Public Affairs

5-7 years
Overview

CURA Strategies is looking for a self-starting Senior Manager of Public Affairs with experience in grassroots advocacy, congressional engagement and integrated communications to join our team. If you have a passion for working at the intersection of policy and communications, desire a highly visible position with lots of growth and leadership opportunities, and want to apply your skills to help transform health care, we want to talk to you.

At CURA, our aim is to transform health care through meaningful client work. Working with clients in the areas of maternal health, opioid addiction, mental health, cardiology, kidney disease and transplantation, and more, we pride ourselves in creating lasting results for clients – and we are looking for someone who shares our passion and believes in our mission.

Responsibilities
  • Manage grassroots advocacy/public affairs initiatives and communications campaigns across multiple clients and work closely with the senior team to seamlessly execute client activities.
  • Monitor news for legislative and regulatory developments to stay abreast of health care issues that are relevant to our clients.
  • Develop and maintain mailing lists of key stakeholders, including congressional staffers, third-party stakeholders, patient advocates, etc. utilizing digital grassroots advocacy software such as Quorum along with standard Microsoft/Google spreadsheet tools.
  • Draft statements, issue/policy briefs, talking points, fact sheets, legislative support letters, and other materials as necessary.
  • Attend/support in-person and virtual meetings, including meeting scheduling/logistics, developing agendas, taking notes and sending follow-up correspondence.
  • Support the development of strategic communications plans that shape policy and corporate/brand awareness, such as conducting research, identifying key stakeholders and offering creative ideas.
  • Develop relationships and coordinate correspondence with key external audiences: third party organizations, media, health care professionals, policymakers, etc.
  • Support other communications activities as needed, such as drafting social media posts, drafting bylines and press releases, pitching reporters, etc.
  • Assist with organizing activities that support the overall CURA culture.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree required. At least 5 years of public affairs experience, including but not limited to positions at congressional or state legislative offices, at public affairs or lobbying firms, within a federal or state agencies, or in-house at a non-profit or for-profit health care organization.
  • Strong knowledge and understanding of the legislative and regulatory processes with some expertise in health care policy.
  • Enthusiasm for building and cultivating key policy and stakeholder relationships to help achieve client advocacy goals.
  • Must have excellent writing and organizational skills, as well as a strong ability to multi-task.
  • Must be a strong project manager with a proactive and positive attitude toward client service.
  • Familiarity with digital advocacy tools (I.e. Quorum, VoterVoice, etc.) and social media engagement preferred.

Why Join CURA?

  • Work in a dynamic and collaborative environment dedicated to transforming health care.
  • Enjoy a flexible work-life balance with opportunities for career growth.
  • Be part of a team that values courage, positivity and hard work.

To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to:  thyann.nguyen@curastrategies.com

CURA Internship (Digital Marketing, Public Affairs, Communications)

0-1 Years
Overview
  • CURA Strategies is looking for an ambitious, self-starter to join our team as an intern. Our paid interns are fully integrated members of our team and key players in helping us do great work for our incredible clients.
  • This isn’t a “get our coffee” internship — interns gain extensive hands-on experience working on a variety of tasks across multiple accounts.
  • We are especially interested in candidates with experience or strong interest in digital marketing, as well as candidates with experience in public affairs and/or communications.
  • This is a paid position of $17.00/hour. In limited cases, we have adjusted for graduate students with more extensive experience.

This position is open to recent grads, graduate students, and seniors studying public relations, communications, digital marketing, journalism, political science, or a related major with an interest in health care communications. Prior communications, public relations, public affairs or digital marketing experience is preferred. Strong preference will be given to applicants who can work onsite in our Crystal City office every day.

Responsibilities

Digital Marketing Intern

  • Support digital marketing efforts across multiple client accounts, including organic social media, paid campaigns, website updates and campaign reporting
  • Assist in the execution of digital campaigns across platforms, including LinkedIn Ads, Meta, Google Search, Reddit and other emerging channels
  • Assist in building and maintaining performance reports and dashboards across client work, including organic social media, paid media, web and SEO-related efforts
  • Assist in analyzing campaign, website and user behavior data to identify trends, performance drivers and opportunities
  • Help translate data into clear insights and actionable recommendations for clients
  • Support website content updates and management across platforms such as WordPress and Webflow
  • Assist with CRM workflows and campaign performance tracking
  • Collaborate with account teams in brainstorming, campaign ideation and integrated client work
  • Contribute to reporting and analysis for CURA’s own marketing performance and planning

Public Affairs / Communications Intern

  • Assist with traditional media relations activities, including building media lists and crafting newsworthy pitches
  • Assist with client social media efforts, including drafting content, creating graphics and monitoring for engagement opportunities
  • Draft written content, such as newsletters, blog posts, press releases, client presentations and measurement reports
  • Support public affairs, strategic communications and stakeholder engagement activities across client accounts
  • Conduct research on policy, advocacy, health care and industry issues to support client work and new business efforts
  • Provide support for various virtual or in-person client events
  • Attend and capture action items from internal and client meetings/conference calls
  • Participate in new business brainstorms and research
  • Other projects and duties as requested, directed or assigned
  • Assist with administrative tasks as needed
Qualifications
  • Has an appetite and drive to always do more
  • Is thorough and detail-oriented, particularly with spelling and grammar
  • Has excellent writing, analytical and oral skills
  • Has a professional demeanor and is a team player
  • Works well under pressure in a fast-paced environment, juggling multiple projects at once while meeting deadlines
  • Is extremely organized and able to manage time well
  • Approaches projects with a can-do mindset, but will ask questions when they’ve exhausted other options
  • Has a working knowledge of social media strategy for business
  • Is curious, tech-savvy and comfortable learning new tools and platforms
  • Is interested in digital marketing, communications, public affairs and/or health care
  • Is proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Bonus points if you have:

  • Graphic design experience and working knowledge of the Adobe Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro)
  • Government relations and public affairs experience
  • Experience with digital marketing platforms and tools such as LinkedIn Ads, Meta, Google Search, Google Analytics 4, Looker Studio, Power BI, Hotjar, Brandwatch, ActiveCampaign, WordPress or Webflow
  • Familiarity with AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude or similar platforms

Why Join CURA?

  • Work in a dynamic and collaborative environment dedicated to transforming health care.
  • Enjoy a flexible work-life balance with opportunities for career growth.
  • Be part of a team that values courage, positivity and hard work.

To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to:  thyann.nguyen@curastrategies.com