Strategic Accounts Director - Policy & Advocacy

Washington Women in Public Relations; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Beekeeper Group seeks an Account Director with direct experience in strategic communications, social media, and advertising in the policy/advocacy space for our Hive. The role requires tackling multiple projects and building strong client relationships for various clients.

Ideal candidates will write across formats, learn complex policy topics quickly, and lead teams to deliver results while maintaining deadlines and budgets at all times.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years full-time experience.
• Ability to multitask with shifting priorities based on client needs.
• Comfortable working on tight deadlines and in a team environment.
• Basic familiarity with paid social advertising.
• Superior strategic thinking, writing, and presentation skills required.
• Experience managing budgets and teams.
• Experience managing multiple social media accounts simultaneously.
• A strong desire to stay aware of the trends in communications and public affairs.
• Knowledge of social media scheduling software.
• Familiarity with monitoring metrics.

Responsibilities

• Managing direct client relationships.
• Overseeing day-to-day activities on client accounts.
• Interfacing with both internal and external teams.
• Growing, managing, and mentoring a team of account support staff.
• Actively manage, develop, inspire, and motivate staff to excel.
• Anticipate potential challenges and evaluate strategies with senior leadership.
• Provide expert communications and/or advocacy counsel to clients in line with their respective business priorities.
• Overseeing operational performance of accounts, ensuring quality work, deadline, and budget adherence.
• Effectively lead account teams on complex communications challenges and in the creation of communications plans and goals; manage against them.
• Recognize and apply impactful communications trends, and translate those insights into actionable ideas.

Skills

Client management

Multitasking

Deadline oriented

Paid social advertising

Strategic thinking

Budget management

Team leadership

Social media management

Monitoring metrics

Tools

Social media scheduling software

Job description

Beekeeper Group seeks an Account Director with direct experience in strategic communications, social media, and advertising in the policy/advocacy space for our Hive. The role requires tackling multiple projects and building strong client relationships for various clients.

Ideal candidates will write across formats, learn complex policy topics quickly, and lead teams to deliver results while maintaining deadlines and budgets at all times.