Senior Account Executive, US Crisis & Risk

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate understanding of the digital ecosystem and how various issues can arise, evolve, and escalate. Help translate this into action as needed.
• Contribute to multiple projects simultaneously, working in close collaboration with colleagues and using organizational skills  
• Identify and work with media; research, compile, and analyze client media coverage; develop and maintain media contact lists; and pitch stories to targeted media to raise client profiles and shape public and investor perceptions 
• Contribute to the creation of communications plans and materials, ensuring quality and consistency with appropriate writing styles 
• Maintain an up-to-date understanding of crisis and issues trends and share knowledge with others  
• Manage workload to meet deadlines, keep senior project leaders apprised of status, and produce high-quality internal and external communications content 
• Plan and facilitate client events  
• Participate in new business efforts including research, proposal and pitch preparation  
• Provide client service administration support; attend meetings, handle scheduling, logistics, notes and follow up actions  
• Supervise staff junior to you by motivating, coaching, and providing feedback 
• Build relationships with clients and colleagues at all levels  
• Commit to continuous learning through Edelman Learning Institute and other training opportunities  

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years’ post-grad professional experience in communications 
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (public relations, corporate communications, English, advertising, journalism, business, marketing, political science) or equivalent work experience  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Have previous communications agency experience  
• Have experience and interest in crisis and issues communications 
• Strong understanding of social media and experience deploying digital strategies and tactics for reputation and crisis management
• Understanding of the digital ecosystem and how various issues can arise, evolve, and escalate and be able to help translate into action as needed
• Have a solid grasp of basic public relations tools and how they are used   
• Experience in media strategy and message development skills to help execution of planning, messaging, and storytelling on behalf of clients  
• Possess solid research, writing, and editing skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Office 
• Demonstrate excellent organization skills and attention to detail 
• Possess solid time management skills to balance your workload across account teams and able to deliver quality work to deadlines  
• Collaborative, curious, and adaptable to change 
• Have strong interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills 
• Demonstrate strong presentation skills and the ability to ideate on the spot and actively participate in group discussions  
• Be results-and-solutions-orientated  
• Have a strong work ethic and proactive approach 
• Available to travel onsite with regionally headquartered clients (conditions permitting)  
• Spanish fluency is a plus