Senior Account Executive

Lucas-Public-Affairs; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited vacation

Medical coverage

401K plan

Phone stipend

Company parking

Life insurance & disability

Professional development

Well-being resources

Job summary

Lucas Public Affairs is seeking a Senior Account Executive in Sacramento to lead strategic communications campaigns and public affairs work for diverse clients. You will manage client meetings, develop plans, and oversee media relations and stakeholder engagement with a focus on results.

The SAE will guide teams, coordinate with reporters, draft press materials, and monitor trends across multiple sectors. Occasional travel and a fast-paced environment are expected.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years in public affairs, government affairs, journalism, or related field.
• Proven success executing strategic communications programs.
• Broad knowledge of multiple industries (energy, education, health, tourism, tech, health care, insurance, transportation).
• Strong understanding of California's political/public affairs environment and media landscape.
• Demonstrated social and digital media enthusiasm and innovative trend usage.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with senior staff and meet deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal and written/oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain knowledge of public affairs and strategic communications tools; monitor media trends.
• Lead client account activities, deliverables, and strategic plans; implement public affairs strategies.
• Lead client meetings, develop proposals, strategic plans, and client memos.
• Manage media, legislative, and stakeholder relationships for clients.
• Draft and disseminate press releases, fact sheets, advisories, and social content.
• Contribute to firm culture through agency initiatives and events.
• Supervise junior staff and ensure quality of work deliverables; assist with other duties.

Skills

Public affairs experience

Strategic communications

Media relations

Stakeholder relationships

Digital media strategy

Project management

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in public affairs or related field

Job description

About Us

Asa women-led, Sacramento-based public affairs firm, Lucas Public Affairsis known for its high-level reputation, issue management, and strategic communication campaigns. On every project, we lead with smart strategy, diversity of thought, and deep-rooted connections to get the right people to care about issues that define California's future.

LPA is also a member company of Public Policy Holding Company, Inc., providing us with the unique ability to collaborate with both domestic and international leading government relations and public affairs firms to best serve client needs, and to provide employees with the benefits that come from working in a dual-listed, publicly traded company listed on NASDAQ in the US and on the London Stock Exchange.

PositionOverview

The Senior Account Executive (SAE) is a skilled strategic communications practitioner and program manager. The SAE has broad strategic communications capabilities across tactics that span public affairs/government relations, content/writing, media relations, issues/crisis management, coalition-building, reputation management and social media/digital strategies. This role requires occasional travel to attend client meetings and/or events.

As a Senior Account Executive, you will:

• Maintain and enhance general knowledge of public affairs and strategic communications strategies and tools; monitor relevant media trends.


• Spearhead public affairs/strategic communications key client account activities, work deliverables and strategic planning; be independently accountable for implementation of public affairs strategies.


• Lead client meetings; develop and present proposals, strategic plans, client memos/correspondence, and deliver client performance reports.


• Manage media, legislative, and stakeholder relationships on behalf of clients.


• Work directly with and pitch to reporters and media; draft and disseminate press releases, fact sheets, news advisories, and social content.


• Contribute to the firm's culture, through agency initiatives & events to support a collaborative and collegial work environment.


• Support the supervision and delegation of tasks to junior staff including but not limited to tracking news clips, maintaining and updating key client files, documenting client updates, and other essential client support activities; oversee quality of work deliverables.


• Perform other duties as needed to achieve departmental and company goals.

To be successful, you will need:

• A minimum of 3-5+ years of experience in public affairs, government affairs/lobbying, journalism, or related experience


• Proven success in implementing and executing against strategic communications programs


• Industry knowledge and experience, including a broad knowledge of concepts related to multiple industries, such as: energy, higher education, public health, tourism, technology, health care, insurance and transportation


• Strong knowledge and understanding of California's political and public affairs environment, regulatory issues, and the news media


• Demonstrate social and digital media enthusiasm and have proven success delivering innovative ways to leverage the latest trends and platforms


• Proven track record of implementing/executing strategic communications programs


• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects and collaborate with senior level staff


• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills (e.g., verbal, written, and over the phone)


• Superior organizational skills and attention to detail


• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

We prefer that you have:

• Agency experience, specifically in public affairs/public policy, is highly preferred


• Bachelor's degree with a major in public affairs, government relations, journalism, or related degree field

Schedule

• Typical office hours - Monday through Friday, 8:30-5:30


• Hybrid - Minimum of three days (Tuesday through Thursday) per week in the Sacramento office

What We Offer

• Unlimited vacation policy and 6 sick days


• Competitive Medical/Dental/Vision coverage for employees and families


• 401K plan with traditional and Roth options


• $100 monthly phone stipend and company paid parking


• Company paid basic life insurance of $50,000, long-term disability, and short-term disability coverage


• Professional development, mentoring, and community engagement opportunities


• Access to a wide range of health and well-being resources and services including telephonic counseling, legal advice, and other services

Core Values | Philosophy

Our core value as a strategic partner is defined not by what we do, but by what we help our clients achieve. We are a diverse, talented and well-connected team that is 100% committed to delivering results. Put simply, we are problem solvers who are unequivocally committed to our clients' success.

Diversity Commitment & Vision

LPA is an equal opportunity employer. LPA recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. At LPA, we have a strategic vision: to be a diverse and inclusive community of passionate, talented people dedicated to delivering creative solutions for our clients. We believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, political affiliation, and all the other enriching characteristics that make us different and inform our point of view.

Additional Information

While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to sit, walk, and stand; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to handle, feel, or operate standard office equipment; reach with hands and arms; and lift up to 25 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.