Digital Account Executive
Burson
| Company | Burson |
| Category | Sales |
| Location | Chicago |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Not stated |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Last verified | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (greenhouse) |
Description
Who we are:
Burson, part of WPP, is the global communications leader built to create value for clients through reputation. With highly specialized teams, industry-leading technologies and breakthrough creative, we help brands and businesses redefine reputation as a competitive advantage so they can lead today and into the future. When you work at Burson, you are part of a global community of lifelong learners who thrive at the edge of innovation.
WPP (LSE/NYSE: WPP) is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com
For more information visit bursonglobal.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram . More about the role:
As an Account Executive at Burson, you’ll join our digital team’s center of excellence, an incubator program designed to help emerging digital talent build broad, hands-on expertise with digital work while developing a particular emphasis in corporate digital and social communications.
You’ll contribute to the work of various client accounts as it relates to social strategy and execution, with a focus on the research, monitoring, insights and content development that pushes companies and leaders to communicate effectively and manage reputation. Coordinating regularly with specialists across Burson’s integrated capabilities—including Social & Influencer, Digital Experience & Content Strategy, Paid Media & Brand Partnerships, , Strategy, Creative and Intelligence & Insights—to ensure every digital activation connects to broader communications strategies.
This role is designed with a distinctive growth path: you’ll begin in Burson Digital’s center of excellence, deepen your skills through varied client work and, as your experience and corporate portfolio grow, have the opportunity to transition into the digital team within Burson’s Corporate & Public Affairs practice.
This role may be based in New York, Chicago or Washington, DC .
What you'll do:
Conduct social and digital audits, identify meaningful findings and clearly communicate recommendations to senior team members.
Build and refine social listening queries and use tools such as Brandwatch—or comparable platforms such as Meltwater, Talkwalker or Sprinklr—to monitor conversations, culture, trends, audience behavior and emerging issues.
Support real-time and crisis monitoring, helping teams understand what is happening, why it matters and how clients may need to respond.
Support stakeholder, subject matter expert, key opinion leader and influencer mapping across B2B and corporate ecosystems, using tools such as CreatorIQ where appropriate.
Develop, draft and edit audience-first content for corporate and executive channels, translating business and communications priorities into platform-relevant ideas and copy.
Contribute to organic and paid social programs across channels such as LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Instagram and Reddit, coordinating with paid media, strategy, measurement, insights, creative and other digital specialists.
Conduct competitive research and support audience profiling to inform corporate social strategies, content and client deliverables.
Stay curious about evolving platforms, online communities, culture and audience behavior, and proactively bring new ideas to the team.
Connect research and insights to broader communications strategies and campaign opportunities rather than treating analysis as an end in itself.
Support day-to-day client and account needs by preparing high-qual