Account Executive, Health Care PR/Communications Job at CURA Strategies, Arlington, VA

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  • CURA Strategies
  • Arlington, VA

Job Description

CURA Strategies, a strategic health care communications and public affairs agency, is looking for a results-oriented, self-starting Account Executive to join our team. If you have a passion for transforming health care and desire a position with lots of growth opportunities, we want to talk to you.

At CURA, our aim is to transform health care through meaningful client work. Working with clients in the areas of maternal health, opioid addiction, cardiology, organ transplantation and more, we pride ourselves in creating lasting results for clients—and we are looking for someone who shares our passion and believes in our mission.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Provide day-to-day project management and communications support to health care clients
  • Work closely with account lead to support client projects and manage client relationships, including project tracking, client calls, planning meeting participation, note taking, status updates, invoice coordination, budget tracking; client interaction is expected
  • Develop and edit high quality content for social media and written materials, including media correspondence, monthly newsletters, bylines, policy briefs, and speaking abstracts
  • Research and provide analysis related to earned and social media; experience with Muck Rack and Hootsuite a plus
  • Oversight of media monitoring with rapid response recommendations for clients, including social posts and reporter pitch ideas
  • Outreach, develop relationships and coordinate correspondence with external audiences based on project needs such as third party organizations, health care professionals, policymakers, media, etc.
  • Support the development of strategic communications plans that shape policy and/or enhance corporate/brand/product positioning
  • Begin to conduct proactive outreach to journalists and online influencers to build relationships and place stories
  • Assist with new business proposals when directed
  • Assist with organizing activities that support the overall CURA culture
  • Assist with light design/editing with Adobe Creative Suite

QUALIFICATIONS

  • 1-2 years of public relations/communications experience, preferably in a PR agency
  • Experience in issue-based communications in health care space and basic knowledge of health care stakeholders and health care reform topics is a plus
  • Candidate must have strong interest in the area of health and wellness
  • Specific exposure to issues related to mental health, addiction, health information technology and health reform is a plus
  • Strong writing and organizational skills and ability to multi-task
  • Candidate must be detail-oriented with a proactive, innovative and positive attitude toward client service
  • Candidates should be self-motivated and diligent with a high degree of proactivity and accountability for team-based work

WHAT WE OFFER

  • Unlimited PTO after one year of employment
  • Weekly free lunches (plus lots of free snacks and drinks in the office!)
  • Robust health benefits program
  • 401K with company match
  • Workplace and off-site social gatherings and company retreats
  • Professional learning and development opportunities
  • Paid maternity/paternity leave
  • Transportation stipend
  • One-month paid sabbatical after 5 years of employment

All applicants shall receive equal consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, marital status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status or disability. In a recent blinded employee survey, 100% of employees strongly believe, “Everyone here [at CURA Strategies] is treated fairly regardless of race, gender, age, ethnic background, disability, sexual orientation, or other differences.”

ABOUT CURA

CURA Strategies is an integrated strategic communications and public affairs agency exclusively focused on health care and wellness.

Our name, CURA – Latin for care, concern, and attention to others – exemplifies our mission: to work with clients to transform the health care system and improve lives. Whether our client is a business, a nonprofit or a government agency, we believe that taking transformative action to improve people’s lives is always the winning strategy. Our culture is built on a love for transforming health care through integrated communications, a desire to proactively serve and contribute, and strong partnership with our clients to deliver results.

Led by a bipartisan team of DC communications veterans, our approach has received considerable notice from industry peers. Since its launch in 2016, the company has received numerous awards and recognition, including:

  • PRWeek, Outstanding Boutique Agency of the Year, Finalist (2024)
  • PRovoke Media's North American Boutique Agency of the Year (2023)
  • PR News Top Places to Work in PR (2020)
  • PRovoke Media’s Global and North American New Agency of the Year (2018)

THE TRAITS WE ADMIRE IN OUR TEAM MEMBERS

  • A passion for improving health care and driving smart creative campaigns to achieve transformational change
  • Results-focused approach, and the ability to work closely with senior members of the team to manage and execute a campaign to success
  • A leader with a proactive, positive attitude toward client service and team management.
  • Responsive, dependable and accountable to team members and clients, and willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done—someone who doesn’t take no for an answer
  • Enthusiasm about the unlimited growth opportunities that come with being a member of a fast-growing start-up firm and wants to stay for the long-term
  • Mission-minded and excited to join the CURA family, which works hard to do good work (and has fun doing it)
  • Not shy in sharing bold opinions, but respectful of the bipartisan nature of our firm

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