Account Supervisor, Public Affairs
Are you ready to supercharge your career by making your mark in one of the nation's most dynamic public policy arenas? Join a leader in award-winning public affairs and public relations programs across California, and be part of an energetic team dedicated to driving meaningful change to the economy throughout Southern California. As an Account Supervisor, you will hit the ground running in a pivotal role, guiding public affairs clients — and your team — through complex communication challenges, leveraging your expertise to deliver high-impact issues management campaigns and achieve strategically sound outcomes.
The opportunity for the right candidate is rapid career development and generous increases in compensation as you prove yourself. We seek those candidates ready to make a career commitment and ascend by working fast and hard while learning the California public affairs landscape.
This is a fast-paced agency looking for a candidate who is seeking to position themselves for eventual senior agency roles. With a dynamic business development function, the Account Supervisor role is focused on managing accounts and support teams. With the right mix of talent, the agency can double in size in a short time. The people who help operationalize that growth will be well rewarded.
Responsibilities:
Client Counsel: Routinely counsel clients, developing strategies, initiating ideas and recommending programs and/or projects to effectively address their public affairs goals.
Relationship Building: Forge and maintain relationships with California state, regional and local opinion leaders, elected officials, and media representatives to enhance client visibility, reputation and ability to achieve issues management objectives.
Client Management: Serve as a primary point of contact for multiple clients, ensuring quality control by delivering excellence in all aspects of client engagement and exceeding expectations, as well as building and maintaining trust.
Project Management: Supervise client project budgeting, monthly projections, program management, and financial management, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery of public affairs program elements and projects. Ability to meet or exceed expectations in short turnaround timetables.
Team Leadership: Provide leadership and strategic guidance to Senior Account Executives (SAE), Account Executives (AE) and Assistant Account Executives (AAE), ensuring high quality in fast-paced written and visual content creation, while fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment.
Business Development Support: Assist with new business development activities, including support on marketing initiatives and proactive identification of growth opportunities within existing public affairs client accounts.
Professional Development: Engage in and foster professional education and skills-building activities that benefit fellow team members in the interest of enhancing client service and ensuring a high degree of quality control.
Financial Oversight: Accurately budget and manage staff project time and resource allocation to clients, routinely reviewing client budgets and billings to stay on track.
Industry Awareness: Keep abreast of important developments in California public policy issues, client affairs and industries, demonstrating a deep understanding of emerging trends and challenges.
Company Representation: Represent the firm as needed in various capacities, especially California public affairs-related third-party organization committee memberships, task force participation, and involvement in marketing and promotion activities.
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Public Relations, Communications, Political Science/Government & Politics, Journalism, or a related field. Advanced relevant degree candidates or holders a plus.
5–7 years of public affairs firm (or public affairs unit or division of a PR agency) experience, with a minimum of two to five years' experience as a Senior Account Executive or equivalent.
Proven track record of successfully managing high visibility public affairs-based client accounts and supporting new business activities.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a strategic mindset and a results-driven approach. Superior writing and editing skills.
Strong leadership skills, with the ability to mentor and develop junior team members.
Multi-lingual, Spanish-speaking fluency desired.
Proficiency with PowerPoint/Excel/Outlook essential. Desktop publishing and/or basic design skills desired.
Full-time presence in either of the company’s offices in Southern California. Depending upon the successful candidate's circumstances, a generous relocation package from elsewhere in the US will be offered.
Compensation and Benefits:
Competitive base salaries
Performance-focused bonus plans
Health, life, dental, vision benefits
Paid vacation and personal days
401(k) plan
Summary:
As an Account Supervisor, you will lead account teams that deliver impactful communication initiatives to shape public policy and drive positive change. If you are a dynamic and driven communications professional looking to make a difference, we invite you to join the team and share in our continued success while building upon your public affairs career achievements.
We offer competitive compensation and benefits, along with a supportive and collaborative work environment. Apply now and take the next step in your career journey.
Interested? Contact Alex Halbur at Alex@prospergroup.net
