Account Supervisor, Brand

Location: New York

Edelman 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.

From cars to consumer goods, fashion and retail, financial service, food and beverage, luxury, and technology – we are fanatics about finding an insight or truth that will inform smart strategy, breakthrough creative, and brilliant programming.

This is a unique opportunity to work on a team delivering award-winning, industry-leading work supporting our earned media team as we identify opportunities and tell stories that tie our client to culture with focus on key product verticals such as fashion, motors and collectibles. This is a fast-paced account with opportunity for growth and an incredible teamwork-oriented culture.
** Responsibilities:
*** Client Relations & Business Expert
** Servesas daily client contact,working to develop a strong partnership rooted in open dialogue, mutual understanding, and respect
* Becomes anexpert on the client business, products, competitive set,and priorities
* Effectively presents the agency’s recommendations and point-of-view to clients with excellence
* Ability to work amongst an Integrated Agency Team (IAT) including creative, paid media,talent,and shopper agencies
* Ability to recognize client needs and opportunities and identify/offer an agency solution.
* Program Management & Execution
** Contributes to brand/program strategy to achieve client and program goals
* Demonstrates tactical proficiency inEarned

Media relations(PR), includingguidingoutreach plans, message development, management ofactivations, effective pitching,and training of spokespersons for media interviews and more
* Oversees quality and operational performance of accounts,developing and managing clear program timelines
* Assists with the development of accurate project scopes andbudgetsusing the firm’s financial system, working with internal discipline partners
* Tracks and monitors project financials(e.g., budget vs. actual), manages day-to-day client budget issues to resolution,helps ensure teams follows financial policies and processes, and supports internal finance and forecasting work
* Demonstrates proficiency in writing skills to craft internal and client correspondence, communications plans, press materials, client presentations, etc. as well as successfully present POVs and work to gain internal and client alignment.
* Owns presentation preparation, ensuring that all materials are correct and submitted by partners/departments on time
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* Basic Qualifications:

** At least four years of relevant experience in public relations and/or related fields, including communications, advertising, management consulting,media,or publishing Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
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* Preferred Qualifications:

** Prior experience and expertise working with least one, if not several, of our client’s priority product categories including fashion, motors and collectibles.

Proven ability to manage large, integrated project and teams You must be able to demonstrate excellent storytelling skills, and provide sound, level-appropriate media counsel withkey internal and client stakeholders

Previous account leadership and client leadership experience a plus Ability to demonstrate acomprehensive understanding of their 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

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