Fenton is the social change agency taking on the world’s toughest challenges in progressive advocacy, human rights, social and economic justice, environment, education and public health. Primed with deep issue expertise and powered by creativity and passion, we create strategies for clients to help build a more just, equitable and sustainable world.
With offices in New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., San Francisco and staff across the country, we develop and execute strategic public awareness campaigns and offer a wide range of communications services including media relations, digital strategy and branding. We are a mission driven, for-profit company whose clients are nonprofits, foundations, and social purpose companies. Fenton has a culture steeped in social change and activism, with a collaborative work environment, excellent benefits and a strong sense of purpose and community across the agency.
We are currently seeking a Senior Account Executive with a passion for making social change to contribute to client accounts and have a wide range of management, editorial and creative responsibilities.
What we’re looking for:
A communications savvy Senior Account Executive with a passion for making social change. Preferred candidates will have 3-5 years of experience in project support, research, media relations and social media campaigns in public interest advocacy or social justice communications setting or demonstrated equivalent experience.
You are/possess:
- The passion for social issues with an emphasis on political advocacy and interested in working on campaigns that tackle progressive causes
- A knack for finding new and creative ways to tell stories using digital platforms
- An enthusiasm for taking a project from concept to execution and measurement
- Comfortable in managing multiple concurrent projects and cross-functional team members via web-based project management software
- A proactive team member with proven problem-solving skills, confident in your ability to meticulously organize and keep projects moving forward
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and communications skills with tenacity to solve clients’ problems quickly and to provide them with excellent service
- An enthusiastic and committed attitude, flexible problem-solver, open to participate and promote change within the organization
- A self-starter with ability to think independently and work autonomously when necessary and a desire to succeed among fellow professionals
What you’ll do at Fenton:
- Developing and executing advanced public relations tactics, including:
- Overseeing media campaigns and contributing to strategic planning for clients
- Pitching high level reports, editors, producers, and columnists
- Writing, editing and reviewing press releases, fact sheets, op-eds and other press materials
- Organizing and staffing press events and editorial board visits
- Serving as primary client contact for small to mid-level accounts
- Developing account strategy with senior staff which includes creating key client correspondence
- Assisting in managing pieces of large accounts and may lead on smaller accounts as assigned
- Managing client relations and building a positive client rapport
- Developing and leading content development for materials such as collateral and client presentations
- Contributing to proposal writing and strategy memos
- Increasing levels of budget responsibilities such:
- Managing client budgets for profitability for preventing overages
- Anticipating and alerting VP/SVP of potential account budget issues
- Participating in new business pitches as assigned including:
- Writing portions of new business proposals
- Development of new business decks
- Leading proposal development processes
- Contributing to new business strategies through providing program recommendations
- Participating in business pitches
- Developing and contributing minimum of two new business ideas per quarter
- Training and mentoring junior staff
- Delegating appropriate tasks to junior staff
- Acting as a model of good citizenship
- Attending and leading as appropriate staff and team meetings providing input and feedback on business improvement, including client service staff development, and office procedures
Requirements
- Minimum Bachelors’ degree or equivalent work experience. Non traditional educational paths welcomed!
- Three to five years’ experience with public interest advocacy, nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, campaigns or public affairs
- Demonstrated knowledge of standards, principles, and techniques