Junior Account Exec - Corporate & Public Affairs (Hybrid)

Burson; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 35,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Burson, part of WPP, seeks an Assistant Account Executive to support corporate, consumer, and financial services clients across industries. You will assist with media relations, influencer engagement, and corporate reputation initiatives, while managing multiple workstreams in a fast-paced agency environment.

The ideal candidate is organized, curious, and eager to learn, with strong writing and research skills, and a passion for corporate reputation and issues management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, or a related field.
• 0-1 years of internship or entry-level experience in public relations, communications, corporate affairs, public policy, or an agency environment.
• Strong writing, editing, proofreading, and research skills.
• Understanding of the current media landscape, including national, regional, trade, and digital outlets.
• Familiarity with media monitoring tools such as MuckRack, Brandwatch, NewsWhip, or similar platforms.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines.
• Professional interpersonal and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and functions.
• Interest in corporate reputation, issues management, and complex communications challenges.

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily media monitoring across national, regional, trade, and digital outlets; prepare and distribute monitoring reports and status updates on consistent timelines.
• Track and flag emerging coverage, trends, and social conversations to support proactive insights development and issue awareness.
• Support media and influencer relations efforts by researching reporters and creators, building and maintaining media lists, and assisting with pitch development.
• Draft and edit communications materials including media pitches, press releases, briefing documents, campaign summaries, status reports, and trend reports under senior guidance.
• Support integrated communications programs across corporate, consumer, and financial services workstreams, including campaign activations and tentpole moments.
• Participate in internal and client meetings, capturing notes, action items, and next steps; contribute ideas and observations when appropriate.
• Assist with research, case studies, and materials for client presentations, new business proposals, pitches, and award submissions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional colleagues and external partners to support high-quality client delivery and day-to-day account coordination.

Skills

Writing skills

Editing

Research skills

Multitasking

Interpersonal skills

Verbal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations/Communications/Journalism

Tools

MuckRack

Brandwatch

NewsWhip

Job description

Burson, part of WPP, seeks an Assistant Account Executive to support corporate, consumer, and financial services clients across industries. You will assist with media relations, influencer engagement, and corporate reputation initiatives, while managing multiple workstreams in a fast-paced agency environment.

The ideal candidate is organized, curious, and eager to learn, with strong writing and research skills, and a passion for corporate reputation and issues management.