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Senior Account Executive, Corporate & Public Affairs

Burson · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Posted 12 days ago

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This role has been open
12 days
Burson's roles stay open a median of 45 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Burson's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Burson
low
0 stale, 1 reposted of 195 open
Hiring momentum
271 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

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About this role

The Senior Account Executive at Burson will focus on corporate impact, sustainability storytelling, and corporate communications within the Corporate Affairs practice. Daily responsibilities include developing and executing communication programs, building media lists, writing content, conducting research, and managing client relationships across various accounts. The role requires collaboration with different disciplines and a strong understanding of sustainability and corporate communications.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • Approximately 2–3 years of relevant communications experience
  • Hands-on media relations experience, including building media lists and directly pitching reporters
  • Strong writing and content-development skills
  • Experience or demonstrated interest in sustainability, climate, corporate impact, ESG, public affairs or related topics
  • The ability to speak credibly about climate and sustainability topics and quickly learn technical subject matter
  • A communications background; experience focused only on program development without communications execution will not be sufficient for this role

Nice to have

  • Experience pitching sustainability or social-impact media
  • Public affairs, policy, advocacy or government experience paired with communications and media-relations skills
  • Exposure to employee communications, change management, employer brand or community-engagement work
  • Familiarity with ESG reporting or related frameworks

What you get

  • Competitive benefits package
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Mentorship programs with industry leaders
  • Vibrant and inclusive company culture fostering collaboration and innovation

Worth weighing

  • No specific salary details provided beyond a range of $40,000 — $85,000 USD
  • Role may require commuting to the office 2-3 days per week
  • Hybrid work approach with teams in the office around four days a week

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Listed by Burson on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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