Senior Account Executive, Public Affairs, Healthcare (VOX Global)

About the role

• Agency: Omnicom Public Relations
• Job Function: Consulting
• Job Subfunction: Business and Change Consulting

Overview

This position will work with senior leaders at the firm to support advocacy campaigns, focusing on public affairs, earned media, and thought leadership for our healthcare clients.

A successful candidate will have experience supporting clients or multifaceted campaigns, excellent interpersonal skills, and will possess strong project management and writing skills. Vigorous attention to detail and a willingness to be an agile, flexible team player are necessary. The ideal candidate will have a public affairs, public relations, political or nonprofit background.

The position will be based in Washington, DC, where our culture includes being in the office 3 days a week.

VOX Global believes a diverse team brings a wider range of personal and professional experiences and perspectives. We recognize that diversity and inclusion benefit our agency, clients, and the communities in which we work and live. To that end, we strongly encourage applications from people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in healthcare-related strategic communications, public relations, public affairs, campaign, or political communications.
• Interpersonal skills, including working quickly with a cross-functional team, effectively managing a team, negotiating approvals diplomatically, and maintaining composure and production quality under tight deadlines.
• Ability to work with, delegate to and mentor junior staff.
• Knowledge/familiarity and continued interest in healthcare policy.
• Experience executing campaigns to enhance client reputations and shape public narratives.
• Strong project coordination skills and the ability to recommend and commence work with minimal direction.
• Experience interfacing directly with clients in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to establish and meet deadlines on time, work under pressure, and handle multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Proven ability to develop and edit high-quality written materials, including briefing papers, analytical pieces, website/creative copy, press releases, talking points, and more.
• Excellent writing and editing skills that reflect an ability to clarify and simplify complicated issues and diverse subject matter, as well as versatility in tone and technique, depending on the author and audience.