Paid Media Specialist (Account Executive)

FleishmanHillard; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

FleishmanHillard in Washington, DC is seeking a Paid Media Specialist (Account Executive) to manage paid campaigns across multiple client accounts, spanning B2C, B2B, public affairs, and advocacy.

You will work hands-on to build strategies, optimize performance, and report insights, with a hybrid work model requiring in-office days. The role emphasizes collaboration, data-driven decision making, and the ability to translate complex metrics into clear recommendations.

Qualifications

• High ethical standards and professional integrity in brand voice.
• Clear, diplomatic communication suitable for large organizations.
• Time management and multi-tasking in fast-paced environments.
• Strong teamwork across internal and partner agencies.

Responsibilities

• Support paid social campaigns across client accounts.
• Learn and use Facebook Business Manager, LinkedIn, and Twitter Ad Manager.
• Ensure accuracy by catching issues before launches.
• Analyze performance data and optimize campaigns.
• Help build client-ready reporting and insights.
• Collaborate with internal and partner teams to drive results.

Skills

Digital marketing

Paid media

Analytics

Communication

Team collaboration

Tools

Excel

Power Pivot

Google Sheets

Job description

Job Description

FleishmanHillard has an immediate opening for an energetic, motivated and savvy Paid Media Specialist (Account Executive) to manage the execution of paid campaigns and initiatives for multiple client accounts. As a hands‑on tactician capable of building and executing paid strategies, the position will work across a wide range of industry sectors inclusive of B2C, B2B, public affairs, and advocacy programs.

FleishmanHillard values the importance of impact and inclusion to strengthen the bonds between us, grow our people and create spaces for everyone to thrive. We stay true to our commitment to our people and the communities in which we live and work. As part of our ongoing effort to be the world’s most inclusive agency, we are committed to seeking candidates who possess and demonstrate a profound interest in furthering our impact and inclusion goals.

Responsibilities

• Candidates should have an interest in online advertising and digital marketing, with 1-2 years of integrated marketing and/or digital marketing experience in an agency, corporate, non‑profit, or other relevant setting via an internship, fellowship, junior‑level part‑time or full‑time employment, etc.
• Willingness to learn or any experience building and working in platforms such as Facebook Business Manager, Twitter Campaign Manager, or LinkedIn Campaign Manager to build paid social media campaigns.
• Very strong attention to detail for the purposes of building campaigns to catch any and all issues or errors before it launches.
• Experience following best practices, adjusting to the latest trends and recommendations across the paid digital ecosystem including content and creative units, building target audiences, structuring and managing campaigns, optimizing campaign performance and communicating campaign performance.
• An ability to build and help manage relationships with ad sales reps and managers across the agency ecosystem.
• Strong analytical skills; must be able to learn or be proficient in analyzing and interpreting performance data from native platform analytics, standard software packages and client databases.
• Background providing evaluative volumetric and content analysis of social data.
• Skilled user of tools such as Excel, Power Pivot, Google Sheets, etc.
• Provide assistance to more senior level paid social media managers in understanding a client’s business requirements and assist in design reporting and analysis approaches tailored to measuring primary objectives and key business outcomes.
• Ability to quickly pattern spot and surface actionable insights; separate signal from noise.
• Experience distilling complex and high volumes of data into simple KPIs and data visualizations / dashboards / scorecards.
• Experience writing clear and concise presentations that can be used for summarizing data insights, outcomes, and implications in a straightforward and enlightening way for internal colleagues and clients.
• Ability to contribute to increasing level of innovation in data, analytics and paid media programs.

Qualifications

• High Ethical Standards: Community facilitators are stewards of a company’s social media policy and service as a “voice” of the brand. Qualified candidates will demonstrate the personal integrity and professionalism worthy of such responsibility.
• Refined Communication Skills: Ideal candidates are customer-service minded and should be calm, clear and consistent communicators adept at navigating large organizations in a positive, diplomatic way. Comfortable in the role of teacher, trainer and mentor, the successful candidate should possess enough hands‑on experience implementing digital communications to translate terminology into a language that all can understand.
• Propensity for Time Management/Multi‑tasking: The ideal candidate is a self‑starter who is solutions‑oriented, thrives under pressure, enjoys fast‑paced work and is dedicated to quality. He/she is extremely motivated and in search of a challenging, career‑advancing opportunity.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a Team setting and with partner agencies or networked teams: Must be a consummate team player who brings a passionate, positive, high‑energy approach to client service and delivering results. Ideal candidate should possess excellent relationship skills; be a good listener; respect the expertise of others; and have ability to motivate and generate effective action from all levels of the organization. Candidates should anticipate collaborating with internal and client teams across multiple offices.

Our Story

FleishmanHillard specializes in public relations, reputation management, public affairs, brand marketing, digital strategy, social engagement and content strategy. FleishmanHillard was named 2020, 2021 and 2022 Campaign Global PR Agency of the Year; 2023 ICCO Large Agency of the Year – The Americas; 2022 and 2023PRWeek U.S. Agency of the Year; 2022 and 2023PRWeek U.S. Outstanding Extra‑Large Agency of the Year; 2023 Campaign US PR Agency of the Year; 2021 PRovoke APAC Consultancy of the Year; and 2021 PRWeekUKLarge Consultancy of the Year. FleishmanHillard is part of Omnicom PR Group and has nearly 80 offices in more than 30 countries, plus affiliates in 45 countries.

FleishmanHillard offers a hybrid work model and seeks employees who are comfortable working in the office for a portion of their week, in accordance with their local office hybrid work policy. We value the collaboration and camaraderie that in‑person interactions provide, but also understand the importance of flexibility and balance in our employees’ lives. We acknowledge that our people are diverse individuals with unique circumstances and needs, and therefore our goal is to foster a productive and inclusive work environment where all employees can thrive, both in and out of the office.

FleishmanHillard is an Equal Opportunity and Aff… All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, alienage, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected class under federal, state, or local laws.

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in‑office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in‑office attendance.

Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

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For US Job Seekers

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The anticipated salary range for an Account Executive is $54,000.00 - $68,000.00.

Salary is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job‑related qualifications, and geography. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off and/or other benefits also are available.

The anticipated salary range for an Account Executive is $54,000.00 - $68,000.00.

Salary is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job‑related qualifications, and geography. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off and/or other benefits also are available.