Former Pritzker comms directors start new strategy firm

CHICAGO — Two of Gov. JB Pritzker’s top staffers have opened their own communications strategies firm.

Jordan Abudayyeh and Jason Rubin have announced the launch of Abudayyeh Rubin Communications Strategies (ARC Strategies) to help companies and organizations raise their profiles, message targeted audiences and perform crisis navigation and management.

ARC Strategies offers services including crisis communications, public relations, media training and speechwriting. Abudayyeh and Rubin bring experience in media, government, and national and state politics and believe they can provide tailored solutions clients’ needs.

“Building on a record of success in reshaping the communications narrative for the state of Illinois, we are thrilled to launch ARC Strategies and ready to get to work on behalf of businesses and organizations of all sizes,” Abudayyeh and Rubin said in a press release. “We’re excited to utilize our extensive skillsets, homegrown in one of the toughest political environments in the nation, to provide strategic counsel to clients. From driving a successful message in Springfield, to navigating through a crisis, to carrying a message in a high-profile interview, ARC Strategies will be a full-service communications partner, helping clients tell their stories.”

Abudayyeh and Rubin have more than 20 years of combined experience working in politics, government, and media. They most recently served as deputy chiefs of staff for communications in Pritzker’s office where they were part of his first campaign for governor and have been with his office in leadership roles with the governor’s communications team since he won election to his first term in 2018.