Assistant Account Executive

CLYDE is a fast-paced, impact agency committed to delivering innovative, strategic, and visually compelling communications solutions for our diverse portfolio of clients. We work with clients who want to make a difference by moving the world forward – helping them do it through earned, owned, and paid media programs, creative solutions, and smarter, informed strategies. We are passionate about pushing the boundaries of design while staying grounded in strategy, brand integrity, and results. We are seeking a talented and dynamic Assistant Account Executive to join our growing team and bring our core values to life.

The Assistant Account Executive plays a role on 4-6 client accounts, including public affairs, advocacy, and trade association clients operating in complex and rapidly changing policy environments. AAEs support executing Scope-of-Work (SOW) activities, including media relations, content creation, digital activity, research, monitoring, and reporting. 

The ideal candidate is a strong writer and thoughtful communicator with a genuine interest in politics, policy, and current events. This person should bring sound judgment, intellectual curiosity, and an eagerness to contribute ideas. 

Our Core Values:

• Be Better Than We Were Yesterday
• Our Clients’ Success Defines Ours
• Be The Blueprint
• Creativity is Our Idea of Fun
• We Want to Go Far, So We Go Together

What You’ll Do:

• Support public affairs, advocacy, and trade association accounts through media relations, industry monitoring, and research.
• Closely follow political, legislative, regulatory, and industry developments and make recommendations based on emerging trends.
• Support project management by developing and maintaining weekly updates, agendas, action items, timelines, daily monitoring reports, and other materials that keep client teams organized and workstreams moving forward.
• Participate actively in client and internal strategy discussions, bringing informed questions, observations, and recommendations.
• Email/communicate directly with clients.
• Work with client teams to respond quickly and deliver on client requests.
• Execute communications tactics on behalf of clients, including developing media lists, pitching media, crafting coverage reports, creating social content, and drafting op-eds, press releases, and research memos.
• Find opportunities to mentor Account Coordinators and Fellows.
• Supports business development efforts through research and internal brainstorms.

Our Core Competencies:

• Client Service
• Communications
• Critical/Strategic Thinking
• Professional Development
• Leadership

Position Expectations:

• Adheres to the firm's policies and procedures.
• Deadline oriented; able to complete assignments in line with client's deadline needs.
• Show a commitment to uphold and defend the highest levels of ethical conduct.
• Actively seek opportunities to learn and participate in client and business development projects.
• Contribute ideas to help make CLYDE the best place to work.
• Fierce commitment to, and respect for, a diverse and inclusive workplace.
• Preferably local to the DC metro area.
• Demonstrate strong judgment when working on politically sensitive, reputationally complex, or fast-moving issues.
• Comfort working across differing political perspectives and approaches public affairs work with professionalism.

Qualifications/Required Skills:

• 1-2 years of professional communications experience.
• Demonstrated interest in politics, public policy, current events, and the intersection of government, business, and public opinion.
• Strong writing skills across formats, including media materials, talking points, memos, digital content, and client communications.
• Comfortable with Microsoft and Google office products.
• Interested in using practical applications of AI.
• Experience with media relations techniques and pitching media.
• Seeks and is receptive to feedback; puts feedback into action.
• Mastery of AP Style and exceptional attention to detail.



The salary range for this position is $49,500 - $66,400.