Account Executive, PAC Engagement

District of Columbia, USA (Hybrid)

$75K/yr – $85K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 days ago

Job Summary

Own the day-to-day execution for a portfolio of PAC Engagement clients and translate goals into technology-enabled campaigns while coordinating with cross-functional teams to move initiatives from idea to launch.

  • Lead client-facing activities and deliverables across campaigns and communications
  • Translate client goals into campaigns using PAC platforms, websites, CRM, and data

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own day-to-day execution across a portfolio of PAC Engagement clients , managing timelines, client requests, approvals, deliverables, and follow-through.
  • Build trusted client relationships by leading regular calls, providing clear recommendations and status updates, anticipating needs, and ensuring clients feel confident in the work moving forward.
  • Manage PAC engagement and fundraising campaigns from strategy through launch , including solicitation campaigns, employee engagement initiatives, digital communications, events, website updates, and other targeted outreach.
  • Draft, edit, and refine client communications , including email campaigns, solicitation messaging, website and landing-page copy, campaign materials, executive communications, and other content designed to increase awareness and participation.
  • Translate client goals into technology-enabled campaigns using DDC’s proprietary PAC platforms, websites, CRM, email tools, data, and reporting capabilities.
  • Coordinate across DDC teams , including PAC strategy, creative, technology, data, Customer Experience, compliance, contracts, and finance, to move client initiatives from idea to execution, configure campaigns and platform updates, troubleshoot issues, and ensure DDC’s technology supports the client’s broader engagement strategy.
  • Conduct quality assurance across digital campaigns, including emails, contribution flows, forms, links, landing pages, websites, data, and other campaign elements.
  • Analyze campaign performance and engagement data , helping turn results into practical recommendations for future communications, fundraising, audience targeting, and optimization.
  • Develop client-ready campaign recaps, reporting, presentations, content calendars, recommendations, and strategic materials.
  • Learn the nuances of each client’s PAC program, including its culture, audience, leadership approach, program maturity, approval processes, communications style, and risk considerations.

Requirements

  • Approximately 3–5 years of professional experience in client service, account management, communications, campaigns, fundraising, advocacy, public affairs, politics, associations, nonprofits, digital strategy, technology implementation, or a related field.
  • Excellent written communication skills and the ability to adapt messages for different audiences, objectives, and client voices.
  • Strong client-service instincts and the confidence to communicate directly with clients, lead conversations, manage expectations, and follow through on commitments.
  • Strong project management skills, with the ability to keep multiple clients, campaigns, deadlines, and internal teams moving at the same time.
  • Confidence working with technology and digital tools, along with the curiosity to understand how platforms, data, websites, email tools, and digital workflows can be used to solve client problems.
  • Strong attention to detail, particularly when reviewing communications, data, digital experiences, and campaign materials before they reach a client or audience.
  • Sound professional judgment, discretion, responsiveness, and the ability to recognize when an issue requires additional counsel.
  • An interest in politics, public affairs, employee engagement, communications, fundraising, or the role companies play in the political process.
  • An ability to learn quickly. We do not expect candidates to arrive knowing every aspect of PAC communications, fundraising, compliance, and technology; we do expect them to be excited to develop that expertise.

Preferred

  • Prior PAC, political fundraising, advocacy, or employee communications experience is a plus, but not required.
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DDC Public Affairs

DDC Public Affairs builds communities of advocates that impact policy and win campaigns. Our leadership is a collective team of industry experts who structure advocacy programs that build, mobilize and maintain the most influential communities, regardless of issue. Leveraging deep industry expertise, we provide corporate, trade association and nonprofit clients with a unique combination of innovative and interactive technologies, strategic program development, communications and implementation. DDC Public Affairs pioneered, and continues to deliver, the most innovative uses of emerging technologies for the public affairs industry.DDC Public Affairs provides much more than the sum of our services. We bring a strategic and comprehensive approach to each client’s specific needs. We currently work with 12 of the Fortune 15, 26 of the nation’s leading 50 PACs, and 15 of the Power Top 20 trade associations.

Founded in 1996
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
516 employees (33 in marketing)

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$75K/yr – $85K/yr

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Account Executive, PAC Engagement

DDC Public Affairs · District of Columbia, USA · Hybrid