Southwest Strategies Group is seeking a full-time, entry-level Account Coordinator to join our San Francisco team. This position is ideal for someone with campaign, public affairs, and community engagement experience, strong writing and interpersonal skills, and the ability to stay highly organized, efficient, and manage multiple priorities effectively. You will support project managers with community outreach, media relations, and social media efforts across the agency’s diverse portfolio of development, transportation, infrastructure, and energy clients. If you thrive in a fast-paced, client-focused environment and are eager to grow in a multi-faceted role, we’d love to hear from you!

About Southwest Strategies Group 

Southwest Strategies Group is focused on building leaders in our industry and community. With more than 130 professionals from diverse backgrounds and experience, our team is uniquely positioned to communicate with stakeholders where they are in a way they understand. We approach every project as a trusted partner, leveraging decades of expertise to provide custom strategies that help our clients get results. 

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

• Cultivate community awareness and support for projects through targeted outreach, canvassing, phone calls, meetings and events
• Provide general account support to clients needing community relations, digital advocacy and strategic communication services
• Develop engaging and innovative content for social media, advertising, videos, websites, fact sheets, presentations, newsletters and other collateral
• Assist with special event planning and coordination including conducting preliminary research and supporting event execution and staffing
• Assist with client-related media coverage and social media tracking
• Conduct in-depth client-related research and develop stakeholder databases
• Respond to stakeholder inquiries and track outreach and activities in project logs
• Manage client action item and task lists
• Assist in coordinating public hearings or open houses, including managing invites, tracking RSVPs, and supporting set up and cleanup activities
• Additional responsibilities as assigned

Position

Location and Travel: This person must be located in the Bay Area. Our offices operate on a hybrid schedule, with 3 days onsite in San Francisco. Travel is required up to 10-15% of the time. This role will include early mornings, evenings, and weekends as required.

Compensation:

The annual base amount for this position is dependent on several factors, including the candidate’s geographic location, experience, and qualifications. The annual base amount may be adjusted based on market conditions in the location where the employee resides.

A typical annual base range for this role is: $52,000– $56,000 - non-exempt, hourly (actual compensation may vary by location and will follow local regulations).

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, English, Public Relations, Marketing, Journalism, Public Administration or similar preferred
• Familiarity with AP Style and standard rules of grammar
• Campaign, public affairs, and community engagement experience preferred
• Spanish fluency preferred

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

• Competitive salary with clear paths for growth
• Hybrid work model to support flexibility and work-life balance
• Comprehensive benefits, including a no-cost medical plan, dental, vision, FSA, 3 weeks PTO, 14 paid holidays, and 401(k) profit sharing
• Professional development stipend and internal training programs to boost your skills and career
• Company wellness stipend for ClassPass to support your health and well-being
• Mentorship from experienced professionals to guide your growth
• Work on impactful projects that shape the future of our communities
• Opportunities to connect with some of the region’s most influential stakeholders
• Company events and celebrations to recognize, support, and bring our team together
• Employee recognition program celebrating achievements and contributions