Account Executive, Performance Media - Burson

More about the role:

We are seeking an Account Executive, Performance Media to support our Corporate Affairs and Public Affairs practice. This role will work alongside senior performance media and account team members to help execute paid media campaigns for a portfolio of high-profile clients spanning corporate reputation, public affairs, advocacy, public policy, and issue-based communications.

The Account Executive will play an important role in the day-to-day management of paid media programs, helping with campaign setup, monitoring, reporting, audience targeting, and optimization across social, search, and programmatic channels.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with 1-2 years of digital media, advertising, communications, or agency experience who is looking to build hands-on expertise across paid social, search, and programmatic media while supporting integrated communications campaigns.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, analytical, detail-oriented, and eager to learn in a fast-paced agency environment.

This role can be based in Washington, DC or New York.

What you'll do:

Campaign Execution

• Assist with the setup, launch, monitoring, and management of paid media campaigns across client accounts.
• Support campaign execution across platforms including Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok, Google Ads, YouTube, DV360, and The Trade Desk.
• Help build audiences, manage targeting, implement tracking, conduct QA, and prepare campaigns for launch.
• Support paid social, search, programmatic, and emerging-channel activations.
• Ensure campaign details, budgets, timelines, and deliverables are tracked accurately.

Optimization & Performance

• Monitor campaign performance and identify optimization opportunities.
• Assist with audience refinements, budget adjustments, creative testing, and other optimizations.
• Flag performance issues, pacing concerns, or technical challenges to senior team members.
• Help evaluate campaign performance against client objectives and KPIs.
• Learn how performance data informs broader communications and media strategy.

Reporting & Analytics

• Prepare campaign reports, dashboards, and performance updates.
• Analyze campaign metrics and identify key takeaways.
• Help track awareness, engagement, reputation, advocacy, and stakeholder engagement metrics.
• Utilize reporting platforms such as Google Analytics and native media platform tools.
• Support the development of client-facing reporting materials and presentations.

Public Affairs & Corporate Affairs Media Support

• Support paid media campaigns that advance corporate reputation, advocacy, public affairs, and public policy objectives.
• Assist with audience targeting and stakeholder engagement strategies.
• Work closely with analytics, creative, public affairs, and account teams to help deliver integrated campaigns.
• Gain exposure to how paid media supports larger earned, owned, and shared communications strategies.
• Support clients navigating complex issues with professionalism and attention to detail.

Team & Client Support

• Partner with Account Supervisors, Vice Presidents, and performance media specialists on day-to-day campaign management.
• Help keep projects organized and ensure deadlines are met.<