Account Supervisor, Media Relations (Washington)

About Us

RH Strategic is a well-established public relations agency with a robust client portfolio across technology, cybersecurity, healthcare, government, sustainability, and education industries. Since our founding in 2008, we’ve worked with leaders advancing technology, healthcare, sustainability, education and the public sector—organizations reshaping the world we’ll hand to future generations. We understand the assignment: Make their stories impossible to ignore.

Role Overview

We are seeking an Account Supervisor, Media Relations to join RH Strategic in Washington, D.C. Qualified candidates bring deep experience operating within the media ecosystem and brings an extensive, active network of established relationships across top-tier national, policy, business, trade, and broadcast media. They are already trusted contacts to reporters, editors, producers, and other influential media professionals and can immediately leverage those relationships to create meaningful opportunities for clients. Successful candidates have a proven track record of using their media network, strong news judgment, and pitching instincts to consistently secure high-impact coverage across print, digital, broadcast, and emerging media platforms.

This is a full-time role based in Washington, D.C., requiring an in-office presence of at least three days per week. To be qualified, candidates must currently reside in the DMV metro area.

Responsibilities:

• Lead earned media strategies that advance client business, policy, and reputation objectives and position clients within influential national conversations.
• Leverage an established network of top-tier national, policy, business, trade, and broadcast media contacts to create opportunities, open doors, and secure high-impact coverage for clients.
• Develop compelling storylines, creative pitch angles, and timely media hooks that break through a crowded news environment and capture the attention of influential journalists.
• Cultivate and expand trusted relationships with reporters, editors, producers, and other influential media contacts, while helping teams strengthen their own media networks and outreach capabilities.
• Serve as a senior media advisor to clients, providing strategic counsel on positioning, newsworthiness, timing, media targets, spokesperson strategy, and opportunities to influence key conversations.
• Proactively identify and capitalize on breaking news, policy developments, industry trends, and cultural moments to insert clients into relevant national and policy conversations.
• Lead media engagement around high-profile, sensitive, and rapidly evolving issues, including executive visibility, rapid response, reputation management, and crisis communications.
• Advance RH Strategic’s earned media capabilities by identifying emerging journalists, platforms, formats, and channels and applying insights from media performance to continuously strengthen client strategy and results.

Basic Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience leading earned media strategies, with a demonstrated track record of securing top-tier, high-impact national coverage across print, digital, broadcast, and emerging platforms.
• Recent public relations or communications agency experience advising and managing multiple clients across complex, fast-moving accounts.
• Extensive, active network of established relationships with top-tier national reporters, editors, producers, and other influential media contacts, with the ability to leverage those relationships immediately on behalf of clients.
• Strong understanding of the national media landscape and how to identify, shape, and capitalize on timely opportunities that elevate client visibility and influence.
• Strong leadership skills, with experience leading integrated media programs, mentoring team members, and driving high-quality execution in fast-paced environments.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to build credibility and trusted relationships with clients, journalists, executives, and internal stakeholders.
• Sound judgment and the ability to navigate sensitive, high-profile, and rapidly evolving issues with professionalism and strategic perspective.
• Demonstrated experience supporting clients in technology and/or education, with familiarity with the media, issues, and trends shaping those sectors.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Existing relationships with media covering technology, education, workforce, policy, and related sectors.
• Experience integrating earned media with broader stakeholder engagement, advocacy, digital, thought leadership, or executive visibility programs.
• Team management experience, including direct supervision, coaching, and development.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: $95,000-$120,000 annually.

This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. The Company may, in its discretion, also offer an annual bonus in an amount, if any, to be determined by the Company. Bonuses are not guaranteed.

Benefits:

For this role, the Company offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Insurance: 100% paid base premium for the employee’s medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurances.
• Transportation Subsidy: $100 per month.
• Paid Time Off: 16 days of annual PTO, 12 firm holidays, 1 floating day off, and 1 paid day of service.
• Retirement Plan: 401(k) plan with automatic, fully vested match.
• Stipends: Professional development and wellness.

RH Strategic is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We will not be able to respond to every submission. No calls, recruiters, or offers for contract work, please.