Public Affairs Account Executive

Summary

Drive Public Affairs, a digital-first public affairs firm and member of Push Digital Group, specializes in creative content, strategic communications, and precision advertising. The Public Affairs Account Executive will own client accounts, shape strategy, develop creative work, manage multichannel advertising campaigns, coordinate production and approvals, track budgets and timelines, and report campaign results.

Responsibilities

• Own the account. You'll be a primary point of contact for your clients. That means knowing their issue, their opposition, their timeline, and the politics around all three well enough to tell them what they need to hear, not just take the order. You'll shape strategy alongside senior staff and bring recommendations to the table
• Build the work. Social content, ad concepting, video scriptwriting. If it lives on a screen, we make it. Your ideas are the engine that power our production team of designers, videographers, and web developers, who then bring your vision to life on deadline and on budget
• Run the campaign. You'll help plan multi-channel advertising programs across CTV, pre-roll, display, social, and text, then manage them in flight. You'll run client calls and internal production meetings, manage approvals, track budgets and timelines, and pull the reporting that shows what moved
• Find the next thing. Advocacy changes fast. We hire the hardest-working people with the most positive attitudes and team-oriented mentalities. At Drive, we thrive in a culture of curiosity, which means we’re constantly trying new things, innovating, building, and growing together

Skills

• One to three years in public affairs, public policy, government relations, corporate communications, or political campaigns
• You should be able to write. Clean, fast, and in someone else's voice
• Experience writing for advocacy, fundraising, or GOTV campaigns tells us a lot
• Curiosity, judgment, and attention to detail you bring with you
• The ideal candidate will be located in, or willing to relocate to, the Washington, DC area
• Client deadlines sometimes mean campaign hours
• Capitol Hill or state legislative experience is a strong plus
• Exceptional fully remote candidates will also be considered

Qualifications

Must Haves

• One to three years in public affairs, public policy, government relations, corporate communications, or political campaigns
• You should be able to write. Clean, fast, and in someone else's voice
• Experience writing for advocacy, fundraising, or GOTV campaigns tells us a lot
• Curiosity, judgment, and attention to detail you bring with you
• The ideal candidate will be located in, or willing to relocate to, the Washington, DC area
• Client deadlines sometimes mean campaign hours

Nice to Haves

• Capitol Hill or state legislative experience is a strong plus
• Exceptional fully remote candidates will also be considered

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance
• Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Flexible work arrangements
• 401(k) plan with safe-harbor employer match
• Paid Family Leave of up to 14 weeks
• Sabbatical leave after 10 years tenure
• 11 paid holidays annually on average
• This position is also eligible for participation in our discretionary profit-share bonus compensation program
• The ideal candidate will be located in, or willing to relocate to, the Washington, DC area. This role allows for a hybrid work arrangement, with regular time spent in our Old Town Alexandria, Virginia office and the option to work remotely from home on select days. Exceptional fully remote candidates will also be considered.