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Account Coordinator, Public Affairs

Interpublic Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States of AmericaEntry$60k/yr
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Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Work model
On-Site
Level
Entry
Salary
$60k/yr
Posted
Aug 15, 2026

About this role

Agency: Omnicom Public Relations Job Function: Communications and PR Job Subfunction: Public Relations Job Description: Account Coordinator, Public Affairs (2025) We are looking for three Account Coordinators to join our dynamic Public Affairs team! Our Public Affairs team supports client communications campaigns, stakeholder engagement, and helps coordinate and implement issues-based advocacy campaigns. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented, proactive individual who is passionate about policy, advocacy, and strategic communications.

Responsibilities

Learn about DDC, our offerings, and our clients: campaign strategy, industry challenges, and DDC products and services Provide campaign support for dedicated client teams: maintain team/client files, including client/prospect mailing lists, contact sheets, and relevant trade publications, manage campaign schedules, research client and prospect issue areas, draft and conduct background research to inform strategic approach across client and new business work product and troubleshoot problems as they arise Draft written content, including reports, meeting notes, newsletters, client-facing materials and social media posts Use AP style to proofread materials and edit for clarity, tone and approved language, as appropriate Support event planning, such as client off-sites, marketing events, and new business pitch coordination Media monitoring, summarizing, and analysis  Research and identify upcoming events that could pose challenges/opportunities for clients  Track event attendance and publications by key influencers  General project management and prioritization, including maintaining meeting timelines, deadlines, and assisting with brainstorming and strategy meetings Respond to requests for information from clients, team members, and other agency employees with accuracy and in a professional and timely manner  Act as liaison between account team and internal/external vendors and services, such as our creative team Prepare monthly activity reports and conference/meeting status reports for circulation to team members Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Public Relations, Communications, Political Science or Public Affairs or 2-3 years professional political campaign or agency experience 1-2 years of experience in public affairs, communications, government relations or a related field (internships included), preferred Strong attention to detail and excellent time management and proofing skills Outstanding verbal and written communications in effective ways to varied audiences, research and editing skills Interest in public affairs, grassroots advocacy, issues management, and/or experience with PAC/political campaigns Proficient in MS Office applications Willingness to travel as necessary for client events and meetings Familiarity with digital advocacy tools, CRM platforms and executives social media is a plus  Salary & Benefits: Salary: $60,000 Benefits: 401k, Medical, Dental, Legal Coverage, Family Forming Benefits, and more! Plus, a hybrid team with a strong, collaborative culture. 

$60,000 Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance. Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice. Link to Recruitment Privacy Notice: https://www.omc.com/privacy-notice For US Job Seekers: It is the

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