want to collaborate?
J-Hy is short for Jan Hyland. I am J-Hy and J-Hy is me. But that doesn’t mean I work alone.
Most clients hire me to provide communications counsel and serve as their press secretary. I become part of their communications team.
My core competencies include:
- communications strategy, planning and implementation
- message and content development
- media relations
- grassroots/ally engagement
When there is an additional skill set needed, I collaborate with trusted colleagues and service providers.
I sometimes work on small projects. Other times, I work on multi-disciplined public affairs and issue advocacy campaigns that involve pollsters, ad agencies, grassroots firms, and dog trainers*.
*I just tossed that in to see if you were still reading. I have yet to work on a campaign that involved dog trainers, but I do need a good one for my neurotic beagle mutt, Chloe. PM-me if you have a recommendation.

“I’m not the smartest fellow in the world,
but I can sure pick smart colleagues.”
- Frankiln D. Roosevelt -