Senior Account Executive

Washington, DC, United States

What matters to you? Do you want a job that lets you fight for those things?

Good jobs let you apply your skills. Great jobs feed your sense of purpose.

If you want to feed your sense of purpose, come join the sharp, passionate communicators at GMMB who spend every day using their skills to try to make a difference in the world. We get great candidates elected. We fight to keep kids from getting addicted to tobacco. We improve access to education and health care. We protect reproductive rights and promote efforts to combat climate change.

We’re a unique collection of political wonks, communication strategists, media experts, creative thinkers and multimedia producers who’ve made it our mission to fight for what matters. And we could use somebody like you to help us craft powerful messages and plot out smart tactics to reach the right audiences at the right time to make a difference.

What do you say? Ready to join the team at our DC homebase or in our Seattle or San Francisco offices?

GMMB has a hybrid work schedule with at least two days in office presence.

This position is based in Washington DC.

Salary range $70,000 - $85,000

You are …a Senior Account Executive with a background and/or interest in global health and development who knows how to:

Research, write, edit, and proofread written materials, including creative strategy briefs, press materials, messaging documents, strategy memorandums, social media content, blog posts, web copy, advertising elements, and/or general client correspondence.

Coordinate with team members to develop social media content and manage social channels on behalf of clients.

Work across departments, including creative, digital, media, and/or production, to develop and implement communications and advertising strategies, media, materials, and creative collateral for clients' campaigns.

Execute media relations efforts including media list development and pitching, and develop strong ongoing relationships with journalists, reporters, and bloggers.

Work with team members to develop and manage project budgets and timelines.

Serve as day-to-day client contact, providing tactical support and guidance on communications and/or advertising efforts.

Stay informed on client industry and issues.

Mentor and provide constructive feedback to junior staff members.

You have…

3-5 years of experience in communications, advertising, public relations, public policy, government, or related field.

Strong communication and writing skills.

The ability to work in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects.

Excellent client service skills; flexibility to work evenings and weekends - because we're a client services firm and sometimes that's when our clients need us.

An interest in in global health and development issues, gender equality, social justice, food/nutrition systems, and/or international health policy and the ability to drive projects from start to finish.

The ability to proactively problem solve, mind the details, and see the big picture.

Intermediate skills in MS Office Suite including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint and other apps.

GMMB is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: GMMB is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at GMMB are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, age, sex, national origin, ethnicity, mental or physical disability, religion, color, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or military status or other categories defined by applicable local, state and federal statutes in the locations where we operate. GMMB encourages applicants of all ages. GMMB will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

GMMB is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment where we represent employees of all backgrounds. While providing this information is strictly voluntary, we encourage all applicants to provide demographic information to support our diversity goal. This information, as stated in our EEO statement, will not be used to make employment related decisions. This information will only be shared with qualified and limited personnel who build policies and programs that help make GMMB an inclusive firm.

If you have any questions about the information collected, how it is used and/or have suggestions please reach out to Talent and Culture ([email protected]).

Commitment to Diversity in our Workforce

Diversity Of Talent, Experience, And Perspective Is Fundamental To Our Culture And Critical To The Success Of GMMB And The Work We Do For Our Clients. We Seek To Continually Attract And Retain Talent Of Diverse Backgrounds To Better Inform Our Thinking, Ideas And Strategies So That We Can Achieve Our Mission—creating Real And Lasting Change In The World. We Ask That You Contribute To Our Diversity Efforts By

Seeking and embracing differing viewpoints

We must actively build diverse teams, encourage others to share their perspectives, seek out diversity of input when making decisions, question traditional thinking, and promote continuous learning and development.

Consciously respecting one another

Listen carefully to others, seek consensus, engage in constructive debate, challenge one another, and provide each other with feedback.

Displaying passion and commitment to achieving our mission

Infuse our commitment to social responsibility into everything we do—from internal processes and decision making to external community outreach and engagement.

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