Account Director, Direct Mail

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 color, people with disabilities and women 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 CAMPAIGN & CREATIVE SERVICES TEAM

The Campaign & Creative Services–Direct Mail team is a political direct mail shop and branding agency within BerlinRosen. We have a record of winning some of the toughest races around the country and tackling the biggest issues facing our world today. We have an in-house creative studio that specializes in strategy, copywriting and design. We serve as creative partners to our clients, helping to tell our candidates’ stories to voters. Together, we’re a team of strategists, copywriters, branding experts and designers. We find a candidate’s path to victory and then write, design and produce award-winning creative targeted specially to their voters and build brands for leading non-profits, foundations, educational institutions, social impact companies and more.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

BerlinRosen is seeking an Account Director for their Campaigns and Creative services 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 strategic advice and insights. The ideal candidate is highly organized, 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 on a hybrid basis. The Campaign & Creative Services team is in-office at least 3 days per week.

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

As an Account Director on our Campaign & Creative Services 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
• Manage junior-level direct mail staff

Essential skills:

• 4+ cycles of political campaign experience
• 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 high-pressure fast-paced environment
• Strong proofreading and writing skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Solid quantitative skills

Note: Interested in this role but it’s not quite the right match? Applicants who meet some but not all or exceed the above criteria are still encouraged to apply! We are eager to speak with candidates with diverse backgrounds and can assess role leveling on an individual basis.

WORKING AT BERLINROSEN

Compensation philosophy: BerlinRosen offers competitive industry rate salary bands with the goal of retaining and growing talented individuals. We regularly review and adjust our compensation structure as needed to ensure equity across teams and levels.

Salary range (commensurate with experience and skills): $82,000-$105,000

Account Directors are eligible for end of year bonuses (typically in even years) 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
• Generous paid time off (FTO)
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Mobile phone reimbursement for data and minutes
• Employer-funded life insurance
• Discounted annual bikeshare membership
• Corporate discounts through Tickets at Work

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