Senior Account Director, Social Impact & Issues Advocacy

About the role

The Senior Account Director will lead the development of 360-degree communications strategies that advance social change at every scale. They will serve as a trusted advisor to a diverse portfolio of clients, using data-driven insights to prove how modern advocacy must be both hyper-local and globally aware to be impactful. This role requires a strategist with at least 10 years of experience who is equally comfortable navigating the intricacies of U.S. civic engagement and the complexities of geopolitical conflict.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of 360-degree communications strategies that advance social change at every scale.
• Use data-driven insights to prove how modern advocacy must be both hyper-local and globally aware to be impactful.
• Leverage a bi-focal network of media contacts to pitch to local and international audiences.
• Partner with senior leadership to scale an Integrated Advocacy desk and proactively hunt for new business in sectors like climate migration and digital sovereignty.
• Oversee the evolution of best practices that allow your team to pivot resources quickly as the 2026 news cycle shifts.
• Mentor and empower a team of account leaders to foster a culture of global citizenship.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of experience in PR and communications.
• A proven track record in both domestic political/civic campaigns and international social impact work.
• Strategic elasticity to set big-picture global strategies and lead tactical campaigns.
• A deep understanding of the 2026 U.S. political landscape and major global flashpoints.
• Organized and calm under pressure, with exceptional financial and administrative skills.

Qualifications

• Master of accounts and organizational management.
• Ability to code-switch across audiences, writing persuasive op-eds and sophisticated white papers.
• Politically savvy and geopolitically aware, understanding how domestic midterm outcomes can affect the international stage.

Skills

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving.
• Data-driven decision-making.
• Media relations and stakeholder authority.
• Leadership and team management.
• Global citizenship and cultural sensitivity.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 401(k) with matching.
• Annual merit-based bonuses.
• PTO.
• Fertility, FSA for medical, childcare, and commuter expenses.
• A flexible work schedule.
• Work from anywhere program.
• Summer Fridays.
• Wellness Days.
• A 4-week sabbatical or trip to celebrate select anniversaries.

Pay

$110,000 - $130,000 a year

Schedule

Full-time