Account Executive, Research and Strategy

Account Executive, Research and Strategy

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CALLING ALL BIG-HEARTED, BIG THINKING PEOPLE. Are you ready to do the best work of your life? We seek those committed to big, bold, meaningful progress—progress that matters and acknowledges every person and voice. Join us.

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

We work side by side with our clients, offering strategy, creativity, and partnership at every step to advance solutions benefiting people, communities, and the future we share.

As an equal‑opportunity employer, we make employment decisions based on qualifications, merit, and organizational needs. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status. We’re committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered.

RALLY partners with drivers of change across today’s most pressing issues—including education, environmental justice, 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 conversation.

Our team helps by:

• Conducting rigorous research across issue landscapes to inform strategy
• Crafting bold strategies to move issues forward
• Designing and launching communications campaigns that resonate
• Building and running digital efforts that drive action
• Creating powerful visual identities, stories, and content that spark connection

Do you love digging into information, analyzing data, and turning complex findings into clear direction for strategy and storytelling? RALLY seeks an analytical, detail‑oriented researcher for our Insights and Strategy team.

In this role you will bring research to life across advocacy, public education, and policy campaigns. You’ll work with multiple client teams, contributing to audience understanding, message framing, insight generation, and strategy development. You’ll support quantitative and qualitative research, conduct desk research, monitor media and social trends, and synthesize findings into actionable reports and recommendations.

• Conduct desk research on clients, issues, audiences, peer organizations, and cultural trends, pulling from AI tools, academic databases, media monitoring platforms, and public records.
• Monitor media coverage, social media discourse, and sentiment around relevant topics using media monitoring and social listening tools (training provided).
• Assist in planning and executing research efforts, including surveys, message testing, qualitative interviews, and focus groups.
• Review, analyze, and synthesize information from diverse sources into clear summaries, insights, and strategic recommendations.
• Support qualitative research by helping schedule, prepare materials, observe sessions, and take detailed notes.
• Assist with quantitative research by reviewing survey tabs, identifying patterns, and summarizing key findings.
• Contribute to the development of audience personas, messaging briefs, and narrative insights.
• Draft background materials, briefing documents, memos, reports, and thought leadership content.
• Create clear, visually compelling presentations and data visualizations (Google Slides).
• Collaborate with strategy, digital, and creative teams to ensure insights inform messaging, content, targeting, and campaign execution.
• Help maintain internal research libraries, audience profiles, and shared resources for persuasion and behavioral science.
• Support new business efforts by preparing research pulls, developing audience insights, sharing background summaries, and…