Senior Account Executive, Impact

Senior Account Executive, Impact

BerlinRosen is seeking a Senior Account Executive to join our Impact Team to drive strategy and wins for account teams fighting and advancing justice in areas including, but not limited to, reproductive rights, labor and environmental justice. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to make a difference with impactful communications campaigns and mission-driven work. The Senior Account Executive will ideally have experience in earned media and/or digital outreach and know how to shape news. This person will be a team player who will keep accounts moving to help our clients achieve their goals. The ideal candidate will have a positive attitude, strong writing skills, a passion and hunger for news and a desire to drive winning communications campaigns.

Role location: This role is based in our New York, N.Y. or Washington, D.C. office on a hybrid basis. The Impact team is in-office at least 3 days per week.

Accountabilities and qualifications:

• Drive the day-to-day on projects and collaborate with colleagues to advance the communications strategy for multiple high-profile client accounts
• Implement integrated campaigns that leverage public affairs, media and digital tactics to reach key audiences and achieve client goals
• Engage and maintain strong relationships with key reporters across a myriad of advocacy issues
• Write and edit persuasive external and internal documents such as press releases, op-eds, fact sheets, talking points, editorial board memos and communications plans
• Identify and engage with new media platforms including independent journalists, news influencers, podcasts, YouTube shows and more

Essential skills:

• 3-4+ years of relevant work experience in strategic communications, media relations, advocacy, campaign politics, journalism or a related field
• Is an avid consumer of news, with a strong news sense and knowledge of the media, and experience engaging and maintaining strong relationships with key reporters covering the top issues of the day, from politics to racial and gender equity to healthcare, climate, philanthropy and more
• Strong written and oral communications skills
• Ability to multi-task easily, including handling multiple assignments at once, working quickly and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment while paying close attention to details
• Has a personal commitment to and knowledge of social justice
• Understands organizing and advocacy communications, including social media campaigning, writing for the web (website copy, social media posts, articles, etc.), local, state or national politics and how to engage with members of the media for both rapid response and long lead stories

Salary range (commensurate with experience and skills): $80,000-$83,000