Assistant Account Executive Political Cycle 2026

Columbia, IN - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 50000 - 60000

Posted on: 3 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

What matters to you Do you want a job that lets you fight for those things

Good jobs let you apply your skills. Great jobs feed your sense of purpose.

The thing that defines GMMB isnt what we doits our why. We want to make a difference in the world. And were pretty good at doing good.

Come join the sharp passionate people at GMMB who bring deep expertise on the issues we care about from education health and climate to democracy economic mobility and social justice. We work with candidates and organizations committed to what matters because change doesnt just happen on election day. It happens every day.

GMMB has a hybrid work schedule with at least three days in office presence; additional in office days as needed.
This position is based in Washington DC.
Salary range - $50000 - $60000
This is a full-time salaried and benefits eligible position to run through December 31 2026.

This is an entry-level position on GMMBs award-winning political team and is a great opportunity to play a key supporting role on some of the biggest races and issues in the 2026 midterm election cycle.

As an Assistant Account Executive on the Political Team you would

Develop and maintain client and project documents including timelines/calendars budget trackers meeting notes and conference call reports.
Research analyze and summarize political landscape and trends for prospective and current clients.
Conduct footage research pre-interviews of video shoot candidates and assist team leaders with ad production process and development.
Develop quick-turn succinct memos and briefs on developing issues in the political and media landscape.
Coordinate logistics and deliverables between account creative paid media digital billing and/or production departments which can include scheduling meetings updating deliverables spreadsheets and more.
Assist senior team leaders with administrative support as needed including coordinating travel expenses scheduling and other tasks as they arise.
Provide quality control support for production of all advertising and media content from copy editing to footage cue sheet preparation and reviews.
Schedule and coordinate client internal vendor meetings and video calls.
Become well-versed on assigned clients and their priorities and issue areas including the political landscape the state of competitive races and important news stories that could impact clients.
Learn the services of the firm including media relations communications event planning grassroots organizing and coalition building advertising and digital and social media.

You have

Bachelors degree from a four-year college or university or equivalent experience.
Previous internship or experience in political campaigns issue advocacy advertising communications public relations or related field a plus.
Passion for Democratic politics and advocacy.
Strong work ethic attention to detail and willing to work long hours under tight deadlines in high pressure situations.
Positive attitude and are a team player!

Preferably but not required you have

Experience with editing and creative tools like Canva Adobe Photoshop Illustrator and/or Premiere.
Proficiency with organizational tools like Microsoft Xcel and Google Sheets including advanced formula skills and building macros.
Familiarity with Artificial Intelligence tools and understanding how and when to utilize them and how to build agents to promote efficiency.

GMMB is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: GMMB is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at GMMB are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race age sex national origin ethnicity mental or physical disability religion color sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression or military status or other categories defined by applicable local state and federal statutes in the locations where we operate. GMMB encourages applicants of all ages. GMMB will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

GMMBvalues the importance of inclusion and impact. Our success depends on fostering a truly inclusive culture where everyone is welcomed and where their talents and ideas are channeled into our providing this information is strictly voluntary we encourage all applicants to provide demographic information. This information as stated in our EEO statement will not be used to make employment related decisions. This information will only be shared with qualified and limited personnel who build policies and programs that help make GMMB an inclusive firm.

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