Account Executive - Media Affairs
DCI Group Open · verified Sep 24, 2026 At a glance
Mid-level Account Executive role at DCI Group. Washington · full-time.
In listing
Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Pitch stories to TV, print, digital, and radio contacts while building press relationships
- Write op-eds, press releases, talking points, blog posts, and other messaging materials
- Help run client accounts and handle complex issue campaigns
- Create and carry out strategic public relations plans
- Present complicated materials or issues to varied audiences and manage work against deadlines
What you bring
- Existing relationships with reporters and confidence pitching them story ideas
- Demonstrated work creating communications plans, press materials, pitches, op-eds, and blog posts
- Strong written and spoken communication, organization, and interpersonal ability
- Experience managing complex projects independently while juggling multiple assignments
Who this fits
This role suits a self-directed, creative, energetic communicator who collaborates well and can quickly earn trust across an organization. You'll work onsite in Washington and need to manage several projects concurrently while meeting deadlines.
From the employer
DCI Group is one the world’s leading independently owned public affairs firms, widely recognized for our culture of successfully executing public affairs campaigns on behalf of our clients.
As a company, we have a growth mentality and are looking to have driven, friendly, and coachable people join us.
As a DCI Group team member, you’ll work in a fast-paced environment and make an impact on our business by contributing towards the success of clients.
Our total rewards package includes:
- Competitive market pay based salary and performance bonuses
- Comprehensive benefits plans to include, medical, dental & vision plans for full time employees
- Opportunities for career growth
- Bustling downtown location, casual environment and lots more!
- Pitch news stories to media outlets including TV, print, digital, and radio
- Establish and develop relationships with members of the press
- Draft written messaging materials including op-eds, press releases, and talking points
- Help manage accounts
- Understand and manage complex issue campaigns
- Devise and execute strategic public relations plans
Additional opportunities and responsibilities commensurate with job growth and client needs.
The successful candidate will be self-motivated, creative, energetic, and highly organized with great interpersonal skills. Furthermore, the candidate must be able to demonstrate solid written and verbal communication skills and have experience developing communications plans, press materials, pitches, op-eds and blog postings. Finally, it is essential that the individual selected for this position be able to quickly establish rapport, credibility, trust, and respect throughout the organization and be viewed as a highly collaborative team player.
The ideal candidate would possess the following skills:
- Complex project management skills and work within deadlines
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects concurrently
- Have and maintain strong existing reporter relationships and a willingness to pitch them stories
- Ability to prepare and present complex materials or issues before a wide variety of audiences
We look forward to receiving your application!
Salary Range: $70-80k
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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