Job Title: Account Supervisor
Location: Alexandria, VA
Salary: $72K – 84K annually
Who We Are: The Global Situation Room Inc. (globalsitroom.com)
Join former leaders from the Obama White House in developing solutions for our clients' most Complex Communications® challenges. The Global Situation Room®, Inc provides clients with sophisticated counsel that helps them navigate through the regularity of today's reputational risks and seize tomorrow's thought leadership opportunities. Our offices are located in Washington, DC and Los Angeles, CA, but our reach transcends borders. Our clients include Fortune 100 companies, large philanthropies, and some of the world's most high-profile individuals. We have refined cutting edge tactics and tradecraft for protecting and promoting brands. The Counter-Crisis Management methodology GSR pioneered has become the gold standard in public relations, used by PR News for their crisis programs and publications. The thought leadership campaigns developed by our team drive the debate for our clients on major issues in Washington and across the country. Meanwhile our team of former ambassadors and diplomats help to prominently position companies in new markets. Clients look to us for counsel to address their most Complex Communications® challenges. Drawing easily on a wide range of experiences, your advice will prove pivotal in enabling them to not only survive but thrive in moments of uncertainty and upheaval. Job Summary: The Account Supervisor role will be diverse, dynamic, and offers exciting opportunities for personal and professional development. We recruit the best and invest heavily in them, fully covering the cost of health care, offering a retirement plan, and flexible work schedules that prioritize finding a good work-life balance. Our firm strongly believes in building up the personal brands and the thought leadership of team members, encouraging them to write, speak, and seek out their own media opportunities.
Apply NOW if the following describes you: You are super capable and confident. Your presence and poise commands the respect of peers. Adaptability is your middle name. You can cross countries and cultures with ease. Uncertainty & evolving circumstances are conditions you embrace, not seek to escape. You need minimal guidance and transform it to achieve maximum output. You are great at connecting and cultivating relationships with people in the real world. Discretion comes naturally. What You'll Do: Serve as day-to-day client support assisting account managers across multiple accounts. Proactively suggests media outreach and strategy ideas for multiple clients across industries, sharing ideas with the team that will demonstrate value to the client. Seamlessly coordinate requests from media and bloggers. Propose story ideas (scope, timing) and educate on key news themes. Assist with media interview preparation and provide clients with useful briefing materials prior to the interview. Draft diverse and persuasive written materials accurately and in a timely fashion with little input or editing required. Leverage prior media relationships on behalf of clients and the broader team. Idea generation at monthly new business meeting What You'll Need: BA/BS degree in journalism, communications, public relations or related field preferred. A minimum of 5 years' experience is required, along with at least 1-2 years of client management (previous agency experience is a plus). Ability to work with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines. Serve as key member of the account team with ability to manage up and down, working together to execute on plans/budgets. Demonstrated understanding of news media. Experience facilitating media interviews and pitching stories as well as developing robust communications plans. Experience writing and developing press materials.. Excellent written and verbal communications skills. Exceptional organizational and time-management skills. Collaborative, positive attitude and ability to self-motivate. What's In It For You: Kaiser Permanente Health Insurance, paid in full. Eligibility after 1 year of full-time employment in company retirement plan. $50/month personal electronic subsidy. Year-end bonus eligibility based on work review. Business development bonus for new business brought into the firm. USD $72,000.00 - USD $84,000.00 /Yr.
