Account Executive

ABOUT M&C SAATCHI WORLD SERVICES

M&C Saatchi World Services is a full-service marketing company renowned for using commercial advertising to solve the world’s toughest challenges. World Services is a specialty branch of M&C Saatchi Group, and we provide strategic communications, behavior change, and marketing support to Public Sector clients with special emphasis on the US Federal Government and State, Local, Tribal, & Territorial leaders.

M&C Saatchi World Services US is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Account Executive to support the delivery of strategic communications and social impact campaigns.

THE ROLE

M&C Saatchi World Services is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Account Executive to support the delivery of strategic communications and social impact campaigns across a diverse portfolio of clients and programs. Working closely with account leadership, strategists, creatives, and production teams, you will help coordinate campaign activities, manage project workflows, and support client engagement efforts.

This role provides an opportunity to contribute across the full communications campaign lifecycle, from project planning and content development through production, delivery, and evaluation. The successful candidate will be a proactive team player with strong organizational skills, excellent communication abilities, and a genuine interest in global affairs, social impact, and strategic communications. You will play an important role in ensuring projects are delivered to the highest standards of quality, on schedule, and within budget while building trusted relationships with both clients and colleagues.

This is a hybrid role; however, the ideal candidate will live in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) region.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the planning, coordination, and delivery of communications campaigns and client projects across multiple workstreams.

• Manage smaller projects and deliverables from initiation through completion with guidance from senior team members.

• Assist in the development of presentations, client materials, reports, and campaign deliverables.

• Coordinate project schedules, budgets, approvals, production timelines, and quality control processes to ensure successful delivery.

• Monitor project progress and identify opportunities to improve workflows, efficiency, and overall project performance.

• Support client communications, meeting preparation, status updates, and project reporting activities.

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with clients, internal teams, and external partners.

• Collaborate with strategy, creative, and production teams to ensure all deliverables align with campaign objectives, audience needs, and client expectations.

• Contribute to project brief development by incorporating research findings, campaign insights, and sector knowledge.

• Support agency-wide initiatives, knowledge-sharing activities, and cross-functional collaboration efforts.

• Prepare meeting notes, contact reports, project documentation, and other account management materials.

• Participate in status meetings and project reviews while helping to identify solutions to project challenges and risks.

• Provide day-to-day coordination support that enables effective project delivery and team collaboration.

Key Attributes:

• Experience in communications, account management, marketing, public affairs, or a related field.

• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

• Experience in leveraging AI-enabled tools and emerging technologies to improve project delivery, stakeholder engagement, and operational efficiency.

• Curiosity in the technology landscape and how AI is changing communications.

• Strong organizational and project coordination abilities with exceptional attention to detail.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver communications products and campaigns.

• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills with the ability to engage effectively with clients and stakeholders.

• Understanding of communications strategy, audience engagement, and campaign development principles.

• Interest in social impact communications, public affairs, international affairs, geopolitics, or behavior change initiatives.

• Proactive, adaptable, and solutions-oriented approach to work.

• Ability to work independently while contributing positively to a collaborative team environment.

• Practical understanding of business operations and project delivery processes.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

• Degree or relevant experience in Communications, Marketing, International Relations, Politics, History, or a related field preferred.

• Ability to travel and support project activities as required.

• Must possess, be eligible to obtain, and be willing to maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Location: Hybrid, able to commute regularly to the Washington DC office space.

• Language Requirements: Fluent written and spoken English required.

• Educational Requirements: BA/BS in Public Relations, Communications, Public Affairs, Marketing or a related field.

• U.S. Citizenship: Must be a United States Citizen (required by government contract).

• Clearance Eligibility: Must be able and willing to obtain a U.S. Government Secret or Top Secret security clearance immediately upon employment.

• Background Screening: Must be willing to submit to a rigorous federal background investigation, which includes an in-depth review of personal finances, criminal history, employment history, and drug use.

The salary range provided reflects the anticipated compensation for this role across our Washington, DC and New York locations. Actual starting salary will be determined based on geographic location, relevant experience, skills, and other job-related factors.

Why You’ll Love It Here:

• Work on impactful programs supporting federal and defense-related initiatives.
• Collaborate with high-performing cross-functional teams across communications, digital and analytics disciplines.
• Opportunity to shape strategic public engagement initiatives at enterprise scale.
• Flexible hybrid working environment.
• Exposure to complex, mission-driven stakeholder engagement challenges.
• Career development opportunities within a fast-growing global organization.

WHAT YOU GET

• We offer a competitive salary and a benefits package designed to support your health, family life, financial wellbeing, and growth.

Family & parental support
• 12 weeks’ full pay for Primary Carers and 6 weeks for Secondary Carers (after one year of service; return requirements apply for subsequent leave)
• Applies to birth, adoption, and surrogacy
• Up to 10 days’ paid fertility leave per year (5 per cycle)
• 2 days’ paid leave for new grandparents
• $2,500 annual interest-free parental loan
• $6,000 interest-free fertility treatment loan

Healthcare & wellbeing
• Choice of three medical plans (HSA at $0 cost; EPO 75% employer funded; PPO 65% employer funded)
• 70% employer-funded dental and vision coverage
• Generous paid time off, sick leave, and company holidays, including an office closure between Christmas & New Year's
• Gym membership reimbursement and/or Wellhub subscription
• 401(k) with 4% employer match
• 24/7 mental health support through Self Space
• Social events, happy hours, professional development trainings, etc.
• Work from anywhere for up to 2 weeks per year (subject to approval)

Culture & development
• $300 annual cultural stimulation allowance (accrued monthly; available after 90 days)
• Weekly Thursday happy hour
• Mentorship and Buddy programs

ABOUT M&C SAATCHI WORLD SERVICES

M&C Saatchi World Services is a specialist division of M+C Saatchi Group, the world’s largest independent communications network. Our specialists work in office hubs across six continents, grounding our global expertise in local nuance. We offer award-winning commercial communications capabilities, which are utilized by global organizations to address the world’s most complex problems across defence, development, diplomacy, homeland and national security, law and order, health, education, and the environment.

We work with clients that want to help the hardest-to-reach, hardest-to-influence audiences. This includes a range of Western Government departments, such as DOS and USAID; partner governments, including the U.K. and Australia; and prominent IGOs/NGOs such as the U.N.

We are a comms agency that works on behaviour change projects typically focused on issues related to Security, Defence and Stabilization. Whether it’s producing critically acclaimed feature films in Africa, to TV shows in the Middle East, to pop music videos in Asia, we have a record of leveraging creativity to access communities anywhere in the world.