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Senior Account Executive, Corporate & Public Affairs

Burson · San Francisco, California, 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
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No
Salary listed
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Ghost-job risk at Burson
low
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Hiring momentum
271 roles opened in the last 90 days
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Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

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About this role

As a Senior Account Executive at Burson, you will focus on corporate impact and sustainability storytelling within the Corporate Affairs practice. Your day-to-day tasks will include developing communications programs, building media lists, writing content, conducting research, and managing client relationships across various accounts. You will engage with clients to help them communicate complex issues and advance their corporate reputation through strategic storytelling and stakeholder engagement.

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 mention of remote work flexibility beyond hybrid model
  • Salary range provided may not reflect all candidates' expectations

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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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