Account Director, Campaigns

ABOUT BERLINROSEN

BerlinRosen is a fast-growing, full-service consulting and communications firm with more than 300 communications and campaign strategists in New York, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. Since its founding in 2005, BerlinRosen has powerfully expanded its presence in corporate, social impact/ESG, nonprofit, entertainment, media, racial justice, healthcare, hospitality, real estate, architecture, design, urbanism, land use, lifestyle, technology, issue advocacy and workers’ rights communications. They have received more than 50 awards and recognitions, including being the only agency to be named #1 on Observer’s PR Power List for three consecutive years, PRNews’ Large PR Agency of the Year (2023; 2021), PR News’ Digital Firm of the Year (2023) and 5/5 Stars on Forbes’ latest Best PR Agencies in America list.

People of all backgrounds and abilities are strongly encouraged to apply. BerlinRosen is committed to building and maintaining a diverse staff, and recognizes that its continued success depends on hiring and retaining high-quality creative professionals with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Opportunities for advancement exist, and we are committed to helping all staff develop and grow.

ABOUT THE BERLIN ROSEN CAMPAIGNS TEAM

The Campaigns team is a leading Democratic political consulting and direct mail firm with a record of winning tough races. We have an in-house creative studio that specializes in brand strategy, copywriting, design and direct mail production. We serve as creative partners to our clients, helping them solve their biggest challenges from brainstorming to creative production and execution. Together, we’re a team of strategists, copywriters, branding experts, designers and strategists. 

People of all backgrounds and abilities are strongly encouraged to apply. BerlinRosen is committed to building and maintaining a diverse staff, and recognizes that its continued success depends on hiring and retaining high-quality, creative professionals with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Opportunities for advancement exist, and we are committed to helping all staff develop and grow.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

BerlinRosen is seeking an Account Director for their Campaigns team. As a member of our Direct Mail team, the Account Director will be integral to ensuring our team stays on schedule and provides our clients with timely and high-quality creative services, as well as providing clients with strategic advice and insights. The ideal candidate is highly organized and has strong attention to detail and political campaign experience. 

Role location: This role is based in our New York, N.Y. or Washington, D.C. office, with New York being the preferred location. The Campaigns team is in-office at least 3+ days per week.

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

As an Account Director on our Campaign team, you will…

• Manage production and drive internal processes for your political direct mail clients
• Advise campaign clients on political direct mail strategy
• Provide clients with strategic advice on all facets of the campaign 
• Lead direct mail creative planning and conceive mail creative 
• Staff and art direct photoshoots 
• Create and maintain direct mail budgets 
• Partner with the data director to construct a path to victory
• Prepare invoices and work with finance team to ensure payment 
• Serve as client-facing account staff on branding clients for overall project management, including scheduling meetings, keeping track of timelines, managing workflow
• Manage communication for branding clients including emailing clients deliverables and next steps/end of week emails, etc.
• Manage junior-level direct mail staff 

Essential skills:

• 4+ cycles of political campaign experience 
• Experience on political campaigns, comfort with campaign budgets and the fast paced nature of the campaign cycle 
• Ability to create campaign strategy and have comfort with campaign and paid media budgets 
• High level of organization, meticulous attention to detail and an ability to multitask
• Ability to manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Strong proofreading and writing skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Solid quantitative skills

 WORKING AT BERLINROSEN

Salary range (commensurate with experience and skills): $82,000 -  $90,000 

Account Directors are eligible for end of year bonuses based on firm, team and individual performance.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance for employees and dependents
• Pre-tax Health Savings Account Savings Plan (HSA-SP) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401K with a 4% employer match and no vesting period
• Flexible paid time off policy
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Mobile phone reimbursement for data and minutes
• Employer-funded life insurance
• Discounted annual bikeshare membership

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