Senior Account Executive, Sustainability & Agriculture

Pittsburgh, PA (Hybrid)

$40K/yr – $85K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own content creation and cross-audience storytelling for sustainability topics, turning technical details into accessible, credible content and coordinating fast-paced publishing across web and social channels.

  • Audience-focused Content Ownership: Write and edit spotlights, educational materials, FAQs, and website copy for growers, partners, and sustainability leaders.
  • Visual & Digital Storytelling: Produce high-impact decks and collateral in Canva or Creative Suite, and manage WordPress publishing with Sprout Social workflows.
  • Operational Velocity: Maintain content calendars and trackers to hit rolling deadlines while learning the nuances of sustainable farming and supply chains.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Multi-Audience Copywriting & Content Creation: Write, edit, and keep up-to-date a wide range of deliverables—including compelling member spotlights (featuring farmers, supply chain partners, and global brands), educational one-pagers, FAQs, newsletter content, and website copy.
  • Visual Storytelling & Design: Translate complex ideas into visually engaging, high-impact PowerPoint presentations and collateral using Canva or Adobe Creative Suite.
  • Audience Translation: Shift writing styles and tones to engage highly diverse target audiences—ranging from local growers and agricultural producers to supply chain partners (mills, merchants) and executive sustainability leaders at global fashion brands and retailers.
  • Digital & Social Publishing: Manage day-to-day digital updates on platforms like WordPress and draft, schedule, and publish engaging social media content via Sprout Social.
  • Account Coordination: Help keep deliverables, content calendars, and project trackers organized, ensuring the team meets rolling deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Continuous Learning: Bring a deep curiosity and willingness to dive into the technical details of sustainable farming, environmental footprints (water, soil, carbon emissions), and supply chain logistics to ensure all content is scientifically credible yet highly accessible.

Requirements

  • Education: Undergraduate degree in PR, Communications, Marketing, Journalism, or a related field.
  • Experience: 5+ years of communications/PR experience (agency experience is highly preferred; in-house experience in a relevant sector is also welcome).
  • Industry Knowledge: Prior experience or a demonstrated, active interest in sustainability, agriculture, fashion retail, corporate ESG, or supply chain logistics.
  • Versatile Writer: A proven portfolio of writing for different audiences with distinct voices, showing an ability to make technical or data-heavy topics easy to understand.
  • Tech & Design Savvy: Hands-on experience and strong proficiency with: Microsoft Office (with a strong emphasis on designing high-quality PowerPoint decks); Canva and/or Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop); Digital CMS platforms (specifically WordPress); Social media management tools (specifically Sprout Social).
  • Mindset: A curious, proactive self-starter who doesn't wait to be told what to do, has exceptional attention to detail, and thrives in a collaborative, team-first environment.

Nice to Have

  • Bonus Points: Experience with event organization, media relations, or stakeholder engagement.

Benefits

  • We offer a competitive benefits package; click here for more details: https://mybenefits.wpp.com/public/welcome.
  • Our commitment to growth is reflected in our robust benefits and people programs, which include professional development opportunities, mentorship programs with industry leaders, a vibrant and inclusive company culture fostering collaboration and innovation and packages designed to reward and retain top talent.
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Burson is the global leader in communications, purpose-built to create value for our clients through reputation. We reinvent how reputation creates competitive advantage for our clients, so they can lead today and far into the future.

New York, New York, US
3.6K employees (764 in marketing)

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Referral
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5%
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