Senior Account Executive, Integrated Brand (Finance)

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Edelman Integrated Brand has helped evolve, promote, and protect some of the world's most iconic and celebrated brands. We aspire to do work that moves people - work that inspires people to not only "buy in" to brands, but also buy. We thrive off the energy, heart, and hustle of the city around us and apply that same passion to everything we do. We are fanatics about finding an insight or truth that will inform smart strategy, breakthrough creative, and brilliant programming. Our independence keeps us nimble, thoughtful, and resourceful, allowing us to invest in the best people in the business.

We are looking for a Senior Account Executive to join our Integrated Brand team, supporting a global food brand. The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, collaborative, a problem solver at heart, has strong media relations and storytelling skills, is tapped into culture and trends, and is well-versed in influencer programming and digital/social media. Experience with food-related accounts and prior agency experience supporting large-scale integrated 360 programming is a plus.

This is a great opportunity to advance your experience with top consumer brands, work on integrated creative campaigns, and help the team engage stakeholders across a variety of channels. Not to mention, you'll work and learn from some of the best in the business and be a part of a firm that prides itself on entrepreneurialism and forward-thinking.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a client contact, providing counsel on executional matters linked to strategic tactical plans, with support of leadership and core team
• Drive forward timelines and day to day communication to ensure all media and influencer related plans and work streams are moving forward
• Manage multiple projects at one time, coordinating between Edelman, IAT and client team
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of the public relations industry and its basic principles
• Understand key client information, including business strategy, industry issues, products and services, key customers and competitors
• Provide client service administration, including preparing client status and activity reports, attending meetings and conference calls, coordinating scheduling and logistics
• Research, outline, write, edit, and proofread materials, including media & influencer strategies, press materials, influencer/talent briefing books, pitches, fact sheets, and more
• Assist with research and recapping, including analysis of media coverage and online conversations
• Have your finger on the pulse with social trends and cultural happenings and proactively identify and develop, fresh story angles and opportunities for clients to take part
• Manage projects using organizational skills, working with colleagues, vendors, and support agencies, and keeping project leaders apprised of status
• Help supervise junior team members and communicate progress with senior team leadership
• Participate in the new business process, including research, audits, preparation of proposals, and support for new business pitches

Basic Qualifications:

• At least 2-3 years of relevant experience in public relations and/or related fields including research, advertising, management consulting, media, and publishing.
• A bachelor's degree in journalism, Public Relations, Advertising, Marketing or related field preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

• You will have an intricate level of understanding of the account(s), the client's businesses, products, markets, personnel, outside influencers, opposition, etc.
• Strong understanding of traditional media, influencer, and content marketing strategies, ability to integrate campaign strategies and tactics to achieve client goals.
• You also will have solid research, writing, and editing skills and the ability to develop media and influencer contacts/relationships.
• Possess strong verbal and written client, interpersonal and intra-team communications, as regular communications across all stakeholders will be expected.

$60,000 - $80,000 a year

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An employee's pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, travel requirements, revenue-based metrics, any contractual agreements, and business or organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of DJEH's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, a Paid Time Off policy, and region-specific benefits.

Edelman offers a wide range of benefits: medical and dental insurance, vision, 401K, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, travel assistance and wellness programing.

Edelman is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage racially and ethnically diverse people, members of the LGBTQ community, veterans, parents, individuals with disabilities and members of any and all protected classes to apply.