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🎉 Thrilled to announce two key leadership appointments that will strengthen our crisis communications and higher education expertise: Andrew Friedman is now the Managing Director of Crisis Communications at Orchestra. In this new role, Andrew will lead reputation management, scenario planning and rapid response work all of our companies and across a variety of spheres ranging from corporate and consumer to nonprofits and advocacy clients. He'll also continue to partner very closely on public affairs work with teams helping clients navigate policy, legislative and regulatory matters. Tess VandenDolder is now the EVP, Head of Higher Education at Orchestra. In her new role, Tess will continue to help our college and university clients weather the challenges of this current environment by leveraging multichannel strategies to clarify their purpose and strengthen their vision. Andrew and Tess both built practices previously at BerlinRosen, one of Orchestra’s strategic communications firms, and we can’t wait to see them continue making a big impact with more clients across our growing platform. Congratulations, Andrew and Tess! Noah Zuss of PRWeek got the full scoop on their new roles. Read the story at the link in comments.

We’re excited to announce that our Summer 2025 Internship Program applications are now live! Orchestra and BerlinRosen are #hiring Summer 2025 interns with a passion for communications to kickstart their careers while learning from our award-winning teams. Current students, recent graduates and those looking for a career change are encouraged to apply! Interested in learning more? Check out our internships below and apply: Business Development (https://lnkd.in/ghQ9WrE5): Application deadline: February 12, 2025   Strategy & Culture (https://lnkd.in/gFBa3yhd): Application deadline: February 18, 2025   Public Relations (https://lnkd.in/eMSa2fnY): Application deadline: February 18, 2025 #publicrelations #businessdevelopment #internship #internshipopportunity #internshipopportunities #internships #postgraduate #collegestudents #communications #marketing #recentgraduate

We are proud to be included on Observer’s PR Power List! 🎉 This list recognizes the most innovative, influential and culture-shaping agencies in the industry—and we’re honored to be among them! As Observer puts it, the agencies on this list are “setting the standard for what’s next in PR.” From game-changing brand campaigns to high-impact storytelling, our teams across BerlinRosen, Brightmode Talent, Civitas Public Affairs Group, Derris, Glen Echo Group, LLC, Inkhouse , M18 PR , Message Lab, Onward at BerlinRosen, and Small Girls PR continue to redefine the future of communications. Check out the full PR Power List here: https://lnkd.in/ejNwaTFe

It's a big weekend for the Washington Commanders! For the first time since the 1991 season, they’re headed to the #NFCChampionship, and we couldn’t be more excited to cheer them on! As the agency of record for the Commanders, Berlin Rosen—an Orchestra company—is honored to play a role in supporting this incredible team both on and off the field. Here’s to making history again. Let’s go, Commanders! 🏈✨

Save the date to hear from Lisa Frank, CEO of Derris, at this year’s #PerformanceSummit2025 by Launchmetrics. Joining an incredible lineup of speakers, Lisa will share her expertise in public relations and brand strategy and explore the trends shaping Fashion, Beauty, and Lifestyle in 2025. 📆 February 5, 2025 📍 Virtual and in-person options available ➡️ Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eXvy8_QR #Leadership #PR #Derris

🎉 Thrilled to announce that Josh Isay, co-founder and former CEO of SKDK, is joining Orchestra as a partner! Josh will be building and scaling our C-suite advisory practice from our New York office, bringing decades of experience in strategic communications and leadership counsel. He has an incredible track record of success with public affairs campaigns for high-profile leaders and major companies and we’re looking forward to the impact Josh will make in helping Orchestra’s clients. Read the details of his background and new role in Diana Bradley’s PRWeek article: https://shorturl.at/fEWGy 

A powerhouse week for BerlinRosen’s Cities team! We’re proud to have supported our clients in earning standout coverage across The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, CNBC, The New York Times, and Commercial Observer. Their bold visions and transformative projects are helping to redefine cities, housing, and communities. ✨ SL Green Realty Corp. shared their impressive year ahead of their annual Investor Conference. ✨ TF Cornerstone (Alta) announced a $1B investment into office-to-residential conversions on CNBC. ✨ Cain International's redevelopment of the iconic Delano Hotels was featured in Bloomberg. ✨ Enterprise Community Partners CEO Shaun Donovan discussed critical housing supply solutions with The New York Times. Swipe through to see the week’s highlights! #RealEstate #PRLeadership #ClientSuccess

Exciting day for Databricks and our team! Looking forward to this next chapter of innovation and growth. 🚀

🎉 Incredibly proud of our team’s support around this moment and a huge congrats to ServiceTitan! What an amazing growth story!

Our go-to crisis comms expert, Andrew Friedman, shares his perspective on Trump's troubled nominees in Ben Mathis-Lilley's latest piece for Slate 👇 https://lnkd.in/d94U84d2