Senior Account Executive, Associate Practice (Brand)

About the Role Senior Account Executives (SAEs) are strong communicators who serve as trusted connectors between clients, teams, and media or stakeholder networks. They show emerging leadership by anticipating needs, solving problems proactively, and influencing both internal and external stakeholders with clarity and confidence. SAEs demonstrate ownership of workstreams, contribute to strategic planning, and provide coaching and quality oversight for junior staff. As they continue to build their expertise, SAEs may begin to specialize in a particular practice area based on their skills, experience, and professional goals. In this role, you will primarily support one of the largest consumer credit and retail banking organizations in the U.S. Media relations, including exhibiting the ability to build a network of media and industry influencer contacts Proactively developing and offering fresh story angles to internal account teams and clients Researching, outlining, writing, editing, and proofreading materials, including media lists, media strategies, press materials, pitches, fact sheets, and more Assisting with research, including analysis of media coverage and online conversations Proactively sharing social trends and cultural happenings to identify opportunities for clients to take part in the conversation Providing client service administration, including preparing client status and activity reports, attending meetings and conference calls, compiling media and competitor coverage, coordinating schedules and other logistics Key Responsibilities Client Leadership: Serve as day-to-day contact for clients on assigned projects, managing deliverables and ensuring alignment with objectives. Lead client calls, provide tactical counsel, and proactively flag issues, risks, or opportunities. Build strong relationships rooted in reliability, responsiveness, and trust. Strategic Planning & Program Management: Lead elements of strategy development, message framing, and campaign planning. Oversee integrated program execution across functions, ensuring alignment with goals, timelines, and budgets. Collaborate with creative, digital, and analytics partners to deliver seamless, multi-channel campaigns. Content & Storytelling: Write and edit high-quality materials such as press releases, op-eds, briefings, and stakeholder or policy documents. Translate insights into clear, persuasive narratives that connect to business and reputation outcomes. Review and refine content from junior team members to ensure quality and consistency. Media & Stakeholder Relations: Lead proactive outreach to journalists, influencers, and policymakers; secure earned media and stakeholder engagement results. Monitor trends and provide recommendations that shape client strategy and response. Develop and maintain strong relationships across media, policy, and industry networks. Leadership & Team Development: Provide guidance, feedback, and mentoring to junior team members. Model professionalism, collaboration, and inclusion; support performance and development conversations. Contribute to new business initiatives through research, insights, or pitch participation. Basic Qualifications Minimum of 2 years of professional experience in communications, public affairs, or a related discipline. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required. Preferred Qualifications Proven ability to lead and manage multiple small or medium-sized projects simultaneously. Clear understanding of the clients’ businesses and their missions, as well as their key stakeholders: consumers, employees, investors, regulators, media, vendors, partners, other businesses/organizations, etc. Demonstrated ability to help develop communication programming and plans, implement integrated tactics and impart knowledge to junior account team members. Able to perform well under pressure and be a team player. Strong research, writing and editing skills, as well as the ability to interact with clients professionally and maintain relationships with media members. $60,000 - $77,000 a year Benefits DJ EH offers a wide range of benefits: medical and dental insurance, vision, 401K, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, travel assistance and wellness programing. DJ EH is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and believes in diversity, equity, and inclusion. We seek applications from all qualified candidates without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, military and veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. If you require a reasonable accommodation in any part of the employment process, please let us know. #J-18808-Ljbffr US001 Daniel J. Edelman, Inc.