Senior Account Executive – Strategic Communications, Social Impact, Global Health

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Washington.

📋 Description

• Act as a dependable daily partner to clients and internal teams, fostering relationships with responsiveness, clarity, and care.

• Assist in strategic communications initiatives, which include: crafting and implementing communications plans.

• Contribute to proactive media, digital, and social media strategies.

• Create messaging, talking points, briefing documents, articles, social media content, LinkedIn posts, newsletters, website text, and client-ready materials.

• Support media outreach, story development, thought leadership initiatives, and communications through owned channels.

• Aid in preparing clients and senior leaders for meetings, events, interviews, digital visibility opportunities, and public engagements.

• Manage specific projects, overseeing timelines, deadlines, next steps, and coordination among team members.

• Staff and assist in managing external events for clients.

• Monitor client requests and ensure prompt follow-up so that inquiries, opportunities, and deliverables are addressed efficiently.

• Use sound judgment to determine when to involve senior team members for guidance, approvals, or issue resolution.

• Collaborate with colleagues to guarantee that work is thoughtful, well-organized, strategically aligned, and delivered with excellence.

• Provide ideas that enhance client impact and contribute to the evolution of Newton Street’s services.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 3 years of progressive professional experience in communications, public relations, strategic communications, journalism, digital communications, social media, nonprofit communications, or a related discipline.

• Required experience in supporting digital and/or social media communications, including social content creation, LinkedIn or executive thought leadership, digital campaigns, analytics and reporting, community engagement, website content, email, or newsletter communications.

• Strong writing and editing capabilities, with the ability to generate clear, polished, and persuasive materials for clients and external audiences.

• Experience in supporting communications programs within a nonprofit organization, communications agency, foundation, social impact organization, policy organization, or private sector company.

• Strong organizational and project management abilities, including the capacity to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

• Comfort in working directly with clients and representing the organization with professionalism, warmth, and confidence.

• Understanding of media, digital communications, external communication trends, and how various channels can further strategic objectives.

• Interest in one or more of Newton Street’s core issue areas, such as global health, women’s health, mental health, economic opportunity, climate change, philanthropy, or social impact.

• Excellent verbal communication skills and sound judgment.

• A proactive, adaptable, and solutions-focused approach to new challenges.

• Proficiency with technology, remote collaboration, and tools that enhance team efficiency.

• Eligibility to work in the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package: medical, dental, vision, disability, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, and retirement plan.

• Generous paid time off and holidays, including a paid break at the end of the year.

• Fully remote, U.S.-based work environment.

• A culture where your voice is valued, and your impact is evident.