The Role
The Account Executive will create communications plans, build client relationships, produce quality content, manage media relations, and support account activities while managing multiple projects.
Summary Generated by Built In
Edelman is a voice synonymous with trust, reimagining a future where the currency of communication is action. Our culture thrives on three promises: boldness is possibility, empathy is progress, and curiosity is momentum.
At Edelman, we understand diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) transform our colleagues, our company, our clients, and our communities. We are in relentless pursuit of an equitable and inspiring workplace that is respectful of all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust, collaboration and belonging.
About the Company
We are a leading global communications marketing firm helping business and organisations evolve, promote, and protect their brands and reputations. We are independent and family owned, which allows us the freedom to deliver original thinking and invest in our clients.
We have deep expertise and advise on consumer trends, research, analytics and insights, corporate reputation, health, technology, capital markets, crisis, energy, and government affairs.
About the Team
We create commercial value by delivering campaigns and advisory work for companies and brands that operate in the full glare of the public spotlight and whose reputations shape their businesses.
We have deep industry expertise and advise on integrated media strategy, digital and content production, crisis planning & response, litigation & legal affairs, employee engagement & advocacy, research & analytics, capital markets and government affairs.
We take pride in delivering exceptional work for our clients but, at our core, we are a non-hierarchical team who like to spend time together in and out of the office. We are relentlessly collaborative, and supported by leadership who champion and celebrate our collective achievements.
The role
This position is within our Corporate Technology team. The successful candidate will possess exceptional interpersonal and communication skills in order to work effectively with a variety of people of all levels. S/he must have excellent organisational skills and the ability to adapt to new conditions, assignments and multiple deadlines. Excellent attention to detail, a passion for the news, media and communications, and enthusiasm for delivering great results for clients are essential.
Responsibilities include:
- Contribute to creation of communications plans that meet client objectives
- Build relationship with clients and colleagues at all levels
- Consistently produce high quality internal and external communications content often under tight timelines and with competing priorities
- Demonstrate tactical proficiency in media relations, including creating and driving both traditional and social media outreach plans
- Commit to continuous learning and improvement of leadership skills; set and pursue stretch goals
- Aid in new business process including idea contribution, research and proposal preparation
- Monitor media trends and social conversations to uncover news trends, new media columns and story ideas for clients
- Providing day-to-day account support and managing multiple projects simultaneously, keeping teams organized and updated
Key Requirements:
- The account executive must have at least one year of relevant experience in public relations and/or related fields including research, advertising, management consulting, media and publishing
- Ability to multi-task and work in a matrix structure
- Ability to work calmly, accurately, and efficiently under multiple deadlines, often with short lead-times
- Ability to develop relationships with media and apply experience and initiative in developing traditional and digital media relations strategies
- Enthusiasm and energy for communications and delivering great client work
- Ability to conduct accurate, detailed research and analysis across digital and social media Good communication skills, both written and verbal; able to articulate point of view
- Exceptional attention to detail, tenacity, and organisation and planning skills
We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Top Skills
Communications
Digital Media
Media Relations
Social Media
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The Company
What We Do
Edelman is a global communications firm that partners with businesses and organizations to evolve, promote and protect their brands and reputations. Our 6,000 people in more than 60 offices deliver communications strategies that give our clients the confidence to lead, act with certainty and earn the lasting trust of their stakeholders.
We develop powerful ideas and tell magnetic stories that move at the speed of news, make an immediate impact, transform culture and spark movements.
Since our founding in 1952 by Dan Edelman, we have remained an independent, family-run company. We use our profits to strengthen our business, provide our employees with opportunities to grow, advance our industry, and serve as a responsible citizen of the world. Every day, we strive to live and work by a long-held set of core values: the pursuit of excellence, the freedom to be curious, the courage to do the right thing, and a commitment to improving society.
Edelman is an equal opportunity employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities