Assistant Account Executive
GMMB
What matters to you? Do you want a job that lets you fight for those things?
Good jobs let you apply your skills. Great jobs feed your sense of purpose.
If you want to feed your sense of purpose, come join the sharp, passionate communicators at GMMB who spend every day using their skills to try to make a difference in the world. We get great candidates elected. We fight to keep kids from getting addicted to tobacco. We improve access to education and health care. We protect reproductive rights and promote efforts to combat climate change.
We’re a unique collection of political wonks, communication strategists, media experts, creative thinkers and multimedia producers who’ve made it our mission to fight for what matters. And we could use somebody like you to help us craft powerful messages and plot out smart tactics to reach the right audiences at the right time to make a difference.
- GMMB has a hybrid work schedule with at least two days in office presence.
- This position is based in Washington DC.
- Salary range $50,000 - $60,000
You are... an Assistant Account Executive who knows how to:
- Keep projects on task by developing and maintaining client-facing project management documents, including but not limited to, timelines/calendars, agendas, meeting notes, project and budget trackers.
- Develop content calendars and asset recommendations for client’s social media channels (including drafting copy for leading platforms such as LinkedIn, Meta and X and offering perspective on the latest social trends)
- Assist account teams with drafting and editing client-facing memos to provide counsel on strategy
- Help us understand the landscape and track our success, by performing media monitoring and research and by analyzing metrics and compiling reports.
- Schedule and coordinate client, internal and vendor meetings and video calls.
- Assist project teams with day-to-day execution of client work, including but not limited to conducting or summarizing research, writing and editing documents, pitching reporters, collecting stories, compiling meeting notes, updating status reports, and coordinating logistics and deliverables between account, creative, digital, media, and/or production departments.
- Become well-versed on assigned clients and their priorities and issue areas
- Learn the services of the firm including communications/earned media, event planning, production, creative development, advertising, and social media.
- Learn and adapt to new skills and situations, balance multiple clients and deadlines, and clearly communicate about questions and project status.
- Be a team player who isn’t afraid to raise their hand, pitch in regardless of the task, and proactively take on assignments.
You have a..
- Bachelor's degree from a four-year college degree or university
- Previous internship or experience with community service, political campaigns, public relations, communications, journalism, public policy, advertising or related field
GMMB is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: GMMB is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at GMMB are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, age, sex, national origin, ethnicity, mental or physical disability, religion, color, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or military status or other categories defined by applicable local, state and federal statutes in the locations where we operate. GMMB encourages applicants of all ages. GMMB will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
GMMB is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment where we represent employees of all backgrounds. While providing this information is strictly voluntary, we encourage all applicants to provide demographic information. This information, as stated in our EEO statement, will not be used to make employment related decisions. This information will only be shared with qualified and limited personnel who build policies and programs that help make GMMB an inclusive firm.
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Commitment to Diversity in our Workforce
Diversity of talent, experience, and perspective is fundamental to our culture and critical to the success of GMMB and the work we do for our clients. We seek to continually attract and retain talent of diverse backgrounds to better inform our thinking, ideas and strategies so that we can achieve our mission—creating real and lasting change in the world. We ask that you contribute to our diversity efforts by:
- Seeking and embracing differing viewpoints
- We must actively build diverse teams, encourage others to share their perspectives, seek out diversity of input when making decisions, question traditional thinking, and promote continuous learning and development. - Consciously respecting one another
- Listen carefully to others, seek consensus, engage in constructive debate, challenge one another, and provide each other with feedback. - Displaying passion and commitment to achieving our mission
- Infuse our commitment to social responsibility into everything we do—from internal processes and decision making to external community outreach and engagement.
Don’t check off every box in the requirements listed above? Please apply anyway! Studies have shown that marginalized communities - such as women, LGBTQ+ and people of color - are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. GMMB is dedicated to building an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible workplace that fosters a sense of belonging – so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to still consider submitting an application. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings!