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Drive revenue by developing new public affairs relationships and expanding existing client accounts within the Democratic and progressive digital campaign market. Responsible for writing RFPs, creating strategic media budgets, and executing visibility strategies to meet sales quotas.
Requires a Bachelor's degree and extensive experience building networks within the Public Affairs and political digital markets. Candidates should have a proven track record of managing sales plans and proficiency with project management tools like Asana.
Optimal is hiring a Public Affairs Sales Director to further solidify Optimal as the leader in targeted advertising for Democratic and progressive digital campaigns by growing our presence in the market.
Optimal works hard to provide our clients with innovative solutions based on the diverse perspectives of our team. To that end, we’re committed to recruiting team members from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. Optimal is an equal-opportunity employer. We encourage applicants of all races, colors, gender identities, religions, ages, sexual orientations, national and ethnic origins, disabilities, marital status, veteran status and all backgrounds. Optimal job offers are contingent on the results of a background check.
We’re always looking for exceptional people to join our team. If this sounds like you, please apply!
Who Are We?
Optimal is a performance marketing agency on a mission, bringing together the best data, technology, and people to achieve our clients’ marketing goals. Brand, campaign, or cause: we maximize performance at every moment.
We are not only digital media strategists – we’re award-winning industry leaders, with deep knowledge spanning all things digital: from advertising and paid media to marketing and communications, to audience data and analytics, we deliver for our clients.
Everyone at Optimal has the opportunity to learn, grow, and progress. We provide our team with the personal and professional development they need to achieve real career advancement.
We’re always looking for exceptional people to join our team. If this sounds like you, please apply!
About the Position
The Public Affairs Sales Director supports the Vice President of Business Development and the Business Development team. Responsible for driving revenue through developing new public affairs relationships while also maintaining and expanding our existing client relationships. Responsible for soliciting and responding to RFPs, developing strategic media budgets and plans, and developing and executing outreach and visibility strategies. Works in conjunction with Business Development to help reach sales quotas within the Public Affairs vertical. Drives revenue through maintaining and expanding existing client relationships and forming new ones. Writes RFPs, budgets, and media plans. Understands job duties and largely works independently but asks for assistance as needed.
This position is based in Washington, DC or New York, New York, however, we are open to remote work in other states. We work on a hybrid basis with many team members working entirely from home. Work hours are consistently 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday, with the expectation that evening and weekend work will be required as necessary.
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DSPolitical is the digital advertising and technology partner built exclusively for Democratic campaigns, progressive causes, and advocacy organizations. We help campaigns reach the voters and audiences that matter most across connected TV, streaming video, digital audio, display, and high-impact programmatic media. By combining trusted Democratic data, voter-file matching, premium inventory, real-time optimization, and hands-on strategic support, DSPolitical helps teams move faster, spend smarter, and run addressable media programs up and down the ballot. Since 2011, we have built the tools Democrats need to compete in a changing media environment, from Deploy for advanced campaign teams to DemocraticAds.com for local and down-ballot candidates. After 15 years, our focus remains the same: helping Democratic teams run smarter, more responsible, and more effective digital campaigns.
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