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    Account Director, LA or SF - California, United States - Fenton

    Fenton
    Fenton California, United States

    1 day ago

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    Fenton is the social change agency taking on the world's toughest challenges in human rights, social and economic justice, environment, education, and public health.

    Primed with deep issue expertise and powered by the creativity and passion of 100 professionals, we create strategies for clients to help build a more just, equitable and sustainable world.

    A fast growing and award-winning agency, we lead the industry in diverse representation as 55% of our entire staff and 62% of our leadership team are people of color.

    We are women-led as 74% of our staff are women.

    We are a culture steeped in social change and activism, with a collaborative work environment, excellent benefits and a strong sense of purpose and community across the agency.

    We are a remote-forward agency with staff who work from their homes in the New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles and in the Bay Area regions and also gather in-person as needed in co-working spaces.


    We are seeking an individual who has 5-7 years of work experience in an agency setting or immersed in Fenton's community of clients – campaigns, issue advocacy, foundations, government and nonprofits.

    They will be responsible for the day-to-day management of assigned accounts, including developing and executing strategies and tactics, managing budgets, and serving as a key client liaison.

    They supervise team members servicing each account and contribute to the identification, cultivation, and support of new business.

    Essential responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

    Client Relations
    Overseeing staff in developing and executing advanced public relations campaign strategies and tactics
    Contributing to setting the best practices for success measurement on accounts
    Providing day-to-day supervision for assigned client accounts
    Managing client relations
    Managing media campaigns for multiple mid-sized clients – including the design of long-term creative communication campaigns
    Editing press materials, including press releases, fact sheets and opinion pieces
    Providing strategic guidance to job teams to ensure quality of produced work
    Providing status reports on progress towards client goals to Vice President, Senior Vice President or Managing Director
    Overseeing the creation of monthly status reports to clients – including budget updates
    Playing a leadership role in writing contracts, grant proposals, high level strategy memos, and foundation reports
    Advising and editing research reports
    Pitching key reporters, prospective funders, and potential allies
    Conducting trainings for clients such as media training, storytelling, etc.
    Overseeing development of messaging platforms including drafting content
    Working with creative teams on the development of branding projects
    Managing client budgets for profitability and preventing overages
    Securing new business with support from Vice President, Senior Vice President, Managing Director or CEO which encompasses:

    Independently identifying new business prospects
    Cultivating prospects in the pipeline
    Taking a lead on proposals or major components
    Pitching/presenting proposals along with senior team members

    Directly supervise, train and mentor junior staff members, delegating appropriate tasks to junior staff in a collaborative manner
    Acting as a model of good citizenship
    Attending regular staff and team meetings – providing input and feedback on business improvement, including client service staff development, and office procedures
    Qualifications

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    Bachelors' degree or equivalent work experience. Non-traditional educational paths welcomed
    5-7 years' experience in leading communication strategies for foundations
    Demonstrated knowledge of standards, principles, and techniques of public relations, communications, and social activism
    Prior experience managing project budgets
    Demonstrated ability to manage client accounts
    Demonstrated ability to design a long-term creative communications campaign
    Developing networks of business and political contacts
    Excellent news and political savviness
    Ability to communicate clearly and effectively – both verbally and written, with various levels of staff, clients, contractors, and media
    Demonstrated resourcefulness, optimism, and flexibility in approach to project assignments
    Ability to interact and meet client and team expectations in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
    Knowledge of one of more of Fenton's issue areas
    Extensive knowledge of traditional news and digital media
    Live within a 35 mile radius of Los Angeles, San Francisco or Sacramento
    A competitive salary against industry standards
    Commitment to pay equity practices
    Published salary bands across all levels
    Salary band for Account Director = $100,000 – $125,000
    Year-end discretionary bonus
    New Business commission incentive
    Comprehensive healthcare plans with generous employer premium contribution
    Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
    401K with employer match (50% up to 6% of your salary, eligible at 90 days of employment)
    Profit sharing plan (2% of total W2 earnings, eligible after 2 years of employment)
    Unlimited PTO for exempt staff and generous accrual policy for non-exempt staff
    11 paid company holidays
    Discretionary company closing between the Christmas and New Year's holidays
    Pre-tax commuter benefits via WageWorks
    We have adopted a hybrid remote and in-office worksite model.

    You have the option to work remotely from your home and will travel to Company meetings/events as needed, or you can work from any one of our shared workspace office locations.

    Fenton is an anti-racist and intersectional organization that prioritizes the needs of those who have been historically marginalized or oppressed.

    We do the work of creating positive social change as an act of repairing the harm done to those who have been and are currently disenfranchised across racial, gender, sexual orientation and preference, religious and other marginalized backgrounds.

    We are committed to doing work that is rooted in justice and equity and continuing to learn how to do this work better.

    People of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities and women are strongly encouraged to apply. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to building and nurturing a diverse and inclusive staff.

    We believe that our firm's continued success is driven by hiring and retaining high caliber staff from all backgrounds, experiences, identities, and orientations.

    We are committed to supporting our staff in growing their careers. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please email Human Resources ) and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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