Account Executive, Thought Leadership

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CALLING ALL BIG-HEARTED, BIG THINKING PEOPLE.

RALLY is an advocacy agency with a proven track record of driving progress on complex political and social issues. More than 500 organizations, including Climate United, the Hewlett Foundation, the National Indian Child Welfare Association, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, have partnered with us to drive meaningful change forward.

We work side by side with our clients—offering strategy, creativity, and partnership every step of the way—to advance solutions that benefit people, communities, and the future we all share.

RALLY partners with those driving change across today’s most pressing issues, from education and environmental justice to economic equity, gun violence prevention, healthcare access, immigration, LGBTQIA+ rights, women’s rights, and more.

We work alongside leading foundations, advocacy organizations, philanthropists, and mission‑aligned companies to influence policy, shift public opinion, and shape the conversation. Our team helps:

• Craft bold strategies to move issues forward
• Design and launch communications campaigns that resonate
• Build and run digital efforts that drive action
• Create powerful visual identities, stories, and content that spark connection

Are you a natural storyteller with a passion for helping changemakers amplify their voices? Do you excel at translating complex ideas into compelling, high‑impact narratives? RALLY is seeking a thoughtful, strategic communicator to join our growing Thought Leadership team as an Account Executive.

In this role, you'll help elevate the public profiles of executives, advocates, and experts across a range of issue areas. You’ll work across 2–4 client teams at a time, contributing to platform development, messaging, executive visibility, and strategic storytelling, while collaborating with colleagues in earned media, digital, and creative.

You are a strong candidate if you bring excellent writing and ghostwriting skills, the ability to shape an executive’s voice, digital fluency, and an awareness of amplification opportunities. You thrive in fast‑paced, high‑stakes environments, are comfortable managing up to senior leaders and C‑suite clients, and enjoy connecting the dots between strategic insight, emerging trends, and powerful stories.

• Contribute to the shaping of a leader’s voice and point of view through the development of framing recommendations, written content, and persona alignment
• Draft, edit, and ghostwrite high‑quality thought leadership materials, including op‑eds, Linked In posts, blogs, executive bios, talking points, and speeches
• Develop tailored executive platforms by conducting stakeholder interviews, analyzing the issue and peer landscape, and facilitating messaging workshops to define narrative direction
• Synthesize research, data, interviews, and insights into sharp, actionable messaging and storytelling strategies
• Conduct research to inform platform and messaging strategy, including issue landscape analysis, communications audits, and identifying whitespace opportunities
• Monitor news cycles, thought leadership trends, and public discourse to identify timely opportunities for clients to engage meaningfully with their audiences
• Support client events and executive briefings with strategic memos, prep materials, and backgrounders that distill key information and messaging priorities
• Collaborate with teammates across earned media, content development, and digital to support the integrated execution of thought leadership campaigns
• Contribute to new business development by supporting pitch materials, capability decks, and case studies tailored to prospective thought leadership clients
• Perform other duties as required to support the team and the organization’s priorities
• Advance the growth of the Thought Leadership vertical by sharing best practices and participating in vertical team discussions and training
• Manage workflow across multiple clients and internal projects, ensuring excellence in execution and communication

• 3–5 years of experience in…