Account Coordinator, Public Affairs

The Account Coordinator on our Public Affairs team supports client communications campaigns, stakeholder engagement, and helps coordinate and implement issues-based advocacy campaigns. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented, proactive individual who is passionate about policy, advocacy, and strategic communications.

Responsibilities:

• Learn about DDC, our offerings, and our clients: campaign strategy, industry challenges, and DDC products and services
• Provide campaign support for dedicated client teams: maintain team/client files, including client/prospect mailing lists, contact sheets, and relevant trade publications, manage campaign schedules, research client and prospect issue areas, draft and conduct background research to inform strategic approach across client and new business work product and troubleshoot problems as they arise
• Draft written content, including reports, meeting notes, newsletters, client-facing materials and social media posts
• Use AP style to proofread materials and edit for clarity, tone and approved language, as appropriate
• Support event planning, such as client off-sites, marketing events, and new business pitch coordination
• Media monitoring, summarizing, and analysis
• Research and identify upcoming events that could pose challenges/opportunities for clients
• Track event attendance and publications by key influencers
• General project management and prioritization, including maintaining meeting timelines, deadlines, and assisting with brainstorming and strategy meetings
• Respond to requests for information from clients, team members, and other agency employees with accuracy and in a professional and timely manner
• Act as liaison between account team and internal/external vendors and services, such as our creative team
• Prepare monthly activity reports and conference/meeting status reports for circulation to team members
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Public Relations, Communications, Political Science or Public Affairs or 2-3 years professional political campaign or agency experience
• 1-2 years of experience in public affairs, communications, government relations or a related field (internships included), preferred
• Strong attention to detail and excellent time management and proofing skills
• Outstanding verbal and written communications in effective ways to varied audiences, research and editing skills
• Interest in public affairs, grassroots advocacy, issues management, and/or experience with PAC/political campaigns
• Proficient in MS Office applications
• Willingness to travel as necessary for client events and meetings
• Familiarity with digital advocacy tools, CRM platforms and executives social media is a plus
  
  

Salary is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other job-related qualifications. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available. Employees from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

DDC Public Affairs is part of the Omnicom Public Relations Group, a division of Omnicom Group Inc. and is committed to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. DDC Public Affairs does not discriminate in any aspect of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where DDC Public Affairs does business. Our policy is to employ, advance, and reasonably accommodate all qualified employees and applicants. Any person who feels that he or she has been subjected to discrimination should immediately report the matter to Talent Development or to a supervisor.

Any reported incident will be investigated. Retaliation against an employee or applicant who makes a good-faith claim of discrimination is prohibited. Employees and applicants may bring good-faith complaints, ask questions, and raise concerns without fear of reprisal or retaliation.