Senior Account Supervisor, Brand Purpose

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, but to ‘buy in’ to brands and what they stand for. 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, 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. The Senior Account Supervisor, Brand Purpose? will support the development of purpose strategy on one of Edelman’s top national retail clients. This is a great opportunity to help develop and deploy purpose initiatives across an exciting business touching some of society’s most pressing issues. As an Sr. Account Supervisor, you will be charged with introducing clients to the power of building compelling stories, experiences, all directed by a confluence of data and leading-edge technology. You’ll be a trusted client partner with a deep understanding of their business and the tools we can provide them with. Your internal team will look to you as a leader on day-to-day affairs, and the one who helps connects the dots from brief to execution. Joining a team of specialists leading Edelman Purpose, the role will focus on: supporting the team in driving purpose strategy across key brands; contributing to impact planning, programming and partnership development; and working closely with the Vice President, Purpose Branding to provide clients with insightful issue analyses, strategic impact recommendations, and business case development. The SAS, Purpose Branding will collaborate with teammates across account and creative teams from strategy through creative development and campaign execution to ensure successful implementation. If you are passionate about issues, curious about brands and consumers, have knowledge of social impact theory and implementation, and are motivated to bring that expertise to bear as a key contributor to integrated, collaborative and creative teams, then this role is for you.
Core Responsibilities Advisory: In partnership with the VP of Brand Purpose, communicate strategic counsel and recommendations along the purpose spectrum (from supply chain to consumer marketing) and across multiple brands and issues Strategy: Support brand purpose development and impact strategy on key brands through research and insights development Integration & Implementation: Collaborate with account and creative teams in delivering purposeful creative and activation plans; ensure successful implementation Education & Team Building: Serve as team lead for internal purpose communications and knowledge sharing Client Engagement: Provide polished client management and communication, building strong relationships with Brand teams Operations: Work with account teams to ensure operational performance, ensuring the team delivers quality work and client requests are handled in timely and strategic fashion, adhering to deadlines and budgets Professional and Business Growth: Commit to continuous learning and improvement of leadership skills; set and pursue stretch goals; contribute to business growth through introducing clients to new capabilities, building network of industry contacts and participating in relevant professional organizations

• Serve as day-to-day contact for mid and senior-level clients, responsible for providing strategic solutions around anything/everything involved in our integrated and high visibility campaigns - social and digital marketing, ideas that drive earned, experiential that drives consumer engagement. 
• Manage multiple urgent projects, with the ability to manage up and down to ensure the team meets deadlines and stays on budget  
• Serve as a main point of contact for integrated agency team partners to ensure alignment on program goals and next steps and that the team is operating in a holistic and coordinated manner – across earned, social, influencer, production, creative, and more – making sure any concerns are flagged and escalated early  
• Lead and mentor junior staff, training them on best practices and identifying opportunities for them to learn and grow by taking on new responsibilities – with the right level of support to ensure client quality is maintained 
• Evaluate programming and ideas to ensure we’re hitting client objectives/following client input briefs and that our executions help solve specific business challenges
• Build trusting client relationships across the brand’s organization, navigating client approval processes and structure, including a deep understanding of client “watchouts” we need to avoid across our content and programming 
• Internalize and own client product benefits and