What you will be doing:
- Plays a major role in the research, planning, and development of comprehensive Communications Marketing campaigns.
- Serves as daily client contact and as client lead when appropriate (for mid-size projects/clients).
- Helps manage client's day-to-day activity/ program.
- Elevates problems to superiors and solicits counsel when needed and appropriate.
- Demonstrates proficiency in writing skills to craft internal and client correspondence, communications plans, press materials, new business proposals, etc.
- Ensure high execution standards in the development of tactical plans/media relations, including creating and driving outreach plans, message development, management of events, growth of contact network, and effective pitching and training of spokespersons on speeches and presentations.
- Demonstrates practical and advanced understanding of visual communications, social media, and the digital landscape and how to incorporate them into client programs.
- Generates original ideas for sustainable online community engagement, helps integrate them into plans and measures, and evaluates them to ensure they contribute to client goals.
- Fosters relationships with third-party influencers and internal business partners.
- Plays a role in using research and analytics as a project performance indicator.
- Support network/industry clients and participate in relevant professional organizations and networking activities that will grow Edelman's brand recognition and own reputation.
- Assists with the development of accurate project budgets using the firm's financial system.
- Tracks and monitors project financials.
- Contributes to new business processes, including identifying new business opportunities.
- Participates in integrated teams to provide clients and prospects with the most compelling team and proposal.
- Works with the account managers and account leaders to introduce existing clients to relevant and new Edelman capabilities, including resources outside of the group, to advance their business goals.
- Oversees junior staff's work products to ensure quality and consistency.
- At least two to four years of relevant experience in Communications Marketing and/or related fields, including research, advertising, management consulting, media, or publishing.
- A bachelor's degree in a relevant field from an accredited college or university.
- Proven ability to manage medium size projects and small teams on one or more sizable accounts.
- A comprehensive understanding of his/her clients' businesses and their missions, as well as their key stakeholders: consumers, employees, investors, regulators, media, vendors, partners, and other businesses/organizations, etc., and will be able to impart this knowledge to account team members.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills and demonstrated ability to delegate tactical assignments and accurately judge and edit the work of others.
- Familiar with best practice integrated Communications Marketing tactics and tools and will be able to recommend them to his/her clients.
Daniel J. Edelman Holdings