Burson

Burson

Account Supervisor, Corporate & Public Affairs Financial Services

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Sponsorship not specified$50k-$105kDetected 20 days ago
Strategic CommunicationsBrand StrategyLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • This is an opportunity to work on a highly visible, flagship account with senior executive exposure while shaping a brand's cultural relevance and growth trajectory.
  • This role can be based in Washington DC, New York, Atlanta, Chicago, or Pittsburgh.
  • Consumer Brand Strategy & Cultural Storytelling:

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a strategic partner on consumer brand work, helping evolve positioning and drive cultural relevance with key growth audiences
  • Develop earned-first campaign ideas, media strategies and story angles that break through in a competitive landscape
  • Develop communications strategies that drive consumer awareness, engagement, adoption and long-term brand affinity
  • Create storytelling platforms that encourage audience participation, deepen engagement and support evolving consumer behaviors
  • Partner closely with senior client leads and strategy teams to bring integrated ideas to life across channels
  • Partner with integrated teams to develop communications strategies that support both digital-first experiences and high-touch customer interactions
  • Support initiatives tied to customer engagement, loyalty and long-term relationship building
  • Drive proactive media strategy and outreach, identifying national, regional and vertical opportunities
  • Build and maintain relationships with key media across consumer, lifestyle, business and regional outlets
  • Without that we can't do the essential work of inspiring bold ideas, fostering constructive dialogue, cultivating meaningful experiences, and driving innovation and creativity for our partners.

Nice to have

  • 5-7 years of experience in public relations, communications or integrated marketing
  • Strong background in consumer brand PR, earned media and campaign development
  • Experience working on high-profile, multi-stakeholder accounts in an agency environment
  • Strong understanding of how to drive awareness, consideration, adoption and engagement through storytelling
  • Ability to simplify complex products, services or customer experiences into accessible, consumer-friendly narratives
  • Experience supporting integrated campaigns across earned, owned, social and digital channels
  • Experience working within highly matrixed organizations and collaborating with diverse stakeholder groups
  • Understanding of customer experience and consumer journey communications

Compensation

  • $50,000 - $105,000 USD

Benefits

  • Our vision is for Burson to be the leading 'academy company' for creative communications professionals and emerging leaders.
  • Simplify complex programs, offerings and customer benefits into compelling, consumer-friendly narratives

Company info

  • Burson, part of WPP, is the global communications leader built to create value for clients through reputation. With highly specialized teams, industry-leading technologies and breakthrough creative, we help brands and businesses redefine reputation as a competitive advantage so they can lead today and into the future. When you work at Burson, you are part of a global community of lifelong learners who thrive at the edge of innovation.
  • WPP (LSE/NYSE: WPP) is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company - powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com
  • For more information visit bursonglobal.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.
  • More about the role:
  • Burson, part of WPP, is the global communications leader built to create value for clients through reputation.
  • With highly specialized teams, industry-leading technologies and breakthrough creative, we help brands and businesses redefine reputation as a competitive advantage so they can lead today and into the future.
  • When you work at Burson, you are part of a global community of lifelong learners who thrive at the edge of innovation.
  • WPP (LSE/NYSE: WPP) is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands.
  • We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company - powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.
  • For more information, visit WPP.com
  • Burson is seeking to hire an Account Supervisor for its Corporate & Public Affairs practice that will support a high-profile, fully integrated account.
  • This role offers a unique opportunity to lead culturally relevant brand storytelling and strategic communications initiatives for a leading consumer-facing brand in the financial services sector.
  • You will serve as a core partner on consumer-facing work-developing earned-first ideas, driving media engagement, and helping evolve brand positioning to reach new growth audiences.
  • You will help shape communications programs that drive awareness, engagement, adoption, and long-term brand affinity while contributing to broader integrated campaigns across the business.

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