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SalaryDo you love communications? Are you a born storyteller who wants to work with the best brands in the world's biggest and most reputable independent agency?
At Edelman, we are looking for a seasoned Account Manager to join the company's corporate team, helping grow this part of our business while working on some of the industry's most coveted clients. This is an opportunity for a driven, professional team player with a passion for innovative storytelling to work on some of the biggest tech clients in the world.
Thriving in a fast-paced, creative environment, in this role you will also get to work with a fun and passionate team, who drive change thinking and deliver incredible work. We want people who have ideas and convictions and aren't afraid to push the limits. You will have proven Account Management experience with a desire to make a difference and drive results for your clients.
While there is no “typical day” at Edelman, you will be exposed to a variety of disciplines within the company and be involved in several large, integrated client projects.
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Responsibilities:
- Play a major role in creation of communications plans and goals for leading brands.
- Manage multiple projects from conception to completion, by anticipating challenges and ensuring deadline adherence.
- Drive media relations including creating and leading campaign plans, message development, event management, coordination of media familiarization trips, effective pitching and training of spokespersons and growth of contact network.
- Serve as daily client contact addressing client issues thoughtfully and effectively.
- Demonstrate tactical proficiency in media relations, including creating and driving both earned and social media outreach plans.
- Work closely with client account lead to oversee operational performance of accounts, ensuring quality work, deadline and budget adherence.
- Consistently produce high quality internal and external communications content.
- A minimum of five years' relevant experience in B2B, enterprise technology communications, marketing or digital role.
- Be a media relations expert or be keen to develop these skills, building considered media relations plans, drafting messaging and pitch angles as well as selling to media with a focus on delivering outcomes for your clients.
- Have a passion for storytelling, be proficient in building campaigns that employ creative tactics along with traditional media and digital/ social media strategies, have strong writing capabilities and be a creative thinker who isn't afraid to share ideas and opinions.
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 and act with certainty, earning the trust of their stakeholders. Our honors include the Cannes Lions Grand Prix for PR; Advertising Age's 2019 A-List; the Holmes Report's 2018 Global Digital Agency of the Year; and, five times, Glassdoor's Best Places to Work. Since our founding in 1952, we have remained an independent, family-run business. Edelman owns specialty companies Edelman Data & Intelligence (DxI) and United Entertainment Group (entertainment, sports, lifestyle).
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