Account Executive, Client Services 006

  • Full-time

Company Description

Partnering with our clients, DCI provides strategic counsel and designs winning public affairs and communications campaigns around the world.  Our creative solutions advance the business priorities of our clients by delivering results in the most challenging environments. 

 

Our team includes public affairs strategists who have held positions at the most senior levels within government, politics, and corporate communications. Each has extensive experience in managing complex issue campaigns. They choose to work at DCI Group because they want a different kind of career experience and the highest quality client relationships. Our team members are motivated by our business approach, where our success is predicated on our clients’ success.

Job Description

DCI Group is currently seeking to fill the position of Account Executive in our Client Services division with a strong focus on public relations.

 

General responsibilities include: managing media tasks on several client projects concurrently and interacting with internal client services teams on a daily basis and ease, comfort and professionalism in dealing with the press.

 

The Account Executive will be required to:

  • Manage and administer the public relations activities of assigned accounts or industry segments in accordance with DCI policies and client objectives
  • Manage complex issue campaigns, including, creatingtion and executing of strategic public relations plans
  • Establish and develop relationships with members of the press
  • Work well under deadline in a fast pace environment

Qualifications

Three to five years experience in public relations, media relations, political campaignsor journalism preferred.

 

The successful candidate must be self motivated, creative, energetic, and highly organized with great interpersonal skills.  Furthermore, the candidate must be able to demonstrate solid written and verbal communication skills with experience in developing communications plans, press materials, pitches, op-eds and blog postings.  Finally, it is essential that the individual selected for this position be able to quickly establish rapport, credibility, trust, and respect throughout the organization and be viewed as a highly collaborative team player.


The ideal candidate would possess the following skills:

  • Solid written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience in developing communications plans, press materials, pitches, op-eds and blog postings
  • Complex project management skills
  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects concurrently
  • Strong existing reporter relationships
  • Ability to prepare and present complex materials or issues before a wide variety of audiences
  • Great interpersonal skills with the ability to work with a variety of communication styles
  • New media expertise—including blogger contacts
  • Policy issue expertise
  • Willingness to travel domestically (10%)

Additional Information

We look forward to receiving your application!
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.