Senior Account Executive – Strategic Communications, Social Impact, Global Health

Newton Street, LLC

Senior Account Executive managing day-to-day client work and supporting strategic communications for social impact organizations at Newton Street, a strategic communications firm.

Posted 7/11/2026full-timeRemote • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $75,000 - $100,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as a reliable day-to-day partner to clients and internal teams, helping manage relationships with responsiveness, clarity, and care.
Support strategic communications programs, including: Developing and executing communications plans
Contributing to proactive media, digital, and social media strategies
Drafting messaging, talking points, briefing documents, articles, social media posts, LinkedIn content, newsletters, website copy, and client-ready materials
Supporting media outreach, story development, thought leadership efforts, and owned-channel communications.
Helping prepare clients and senior leaders for meetings, events, interviews, digital visibility opportunities, and public-facing opportunities
Project manage specific lanes of work, including timelines, deadlines, next steps, and coordination across team members.
Staff and help manage external events for clients.
Track client requests and ensure timely follow-through so that questions, opportunities, and deliverables do not fall between the cracks.
Exercise sound judgment about when to bring in senior team members for counsel, approvals, or issue resolution.
Collaborate with colleagues to ensure work is thoughtful, well-organized, strategically aligned, and delivered with excellence.
Contribute ideas that strengthen client impact and help evolve Newton Street’s offerings.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of progressive professional experience in communications, public relations, strategic communications, journalism, digital communications, social media, nonprofit communications, or a related field
Required experience supporting digital and/or social media communications, such as social content writing, LinkedIn or executive thought leadership, digital campaigns, analytics and reporting, community engagement, website content, email, or newsletter communications
Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to produce clear, polished, persuasive materials for clients and external audiences
Experience supporting communications programs in a nonprofit organization, communications agency, foundation, social impact organization, policy organization, or private sector company
Strong organizational and project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, deadline-oriented environment
Comfort working directly with clients and representing an organization with professionalism, warmth, and confidence
Understanding of media, digital communications, external communications trends, and how different channels can advance strategic goals
Curiosity about one or more of Newton Street’s core issue areas, including global health, women’s health, mental health, economic opportunity, climate, philanthropy, or social impact
Excellent verbal communication skills and sound judgment.
A proactive, flexible, and solutions-oriented approach to new challenges
Comfort with technology, remote collaboration, and tools that help teams work efficiently
Eligibility to work in the United States

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, vision, disability, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, and retirement plan
Generous paid time off and holidays — including a year-end paid break
Fully remote, U.S.-based work environment
A culture where your voice matters and your impact is visible

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Hard Skills & Tools

Social Media Content WritingDigital CampaignsAnalytics and ReportingWebsite Content DevelopmentEmail CommunicationsNewsletter CreationMedia OutreachThought Leadership DevelopmentMessaging DraftingBriefing Document Preparation

Soft Skills

Organizational SkillsVerbal CommunicationJudgmentProactive ApproachFlexibility