Assistant Account Executive, Brand

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. Edelman is a leading global communications marketing firm, with more than 6,000 employees in 65 cities worldwide. Our independence keeps us nimble, thoughtful, and resourceful, allowing us to invest in the best people in the business.  
We are looking for an Assistant Account Executive (AAE) to create innovative, newsworthy campaigns who will play a key role in supporting communication plan development, research, client tracking, and media outreach to business, trade and other types of media. You’ll build a strong foundation in media relations, working directly with reporters and partnering with Edelman colleagues across the network.  

In this role, you’ll do things like:  

• Support account teams in daily activities – learn Edelman’s various consulting processes/approaches, including integrated communications, media relations, consumer engagement, trend monitoring, brand collaborations, social media, and digital campaigns, and supporting account teams in the execution of these processes for clients 
• Assisting with product orders for media relations and influencer seeding  
• Agile send-out for media relations, influencer seeding, and reactive needs for client team 
• Deck support on plans for clients and researching trends, competitive insights to help guide the team on strategic development.  
• Execute& support across local product and purpose workstreams   
• Assists in budget development needs from senior leads and PM 
• Supports with relationships with clients and IAT counterparts, and internal integrated team – includes prepping call agendas, recaps and other service requests 
• Supports planning and execution of earned media strategies and news bureau plans – mainly through pitching and fostering media relationships 
• Ongoing monitoring, tracking and success measurement and providing regular status updates to senior leads 
• Campaign support such as leading daily monitoring, tracking and success measurement across all workstreams 
• Demonstrate a general knowledge of social media platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. 
• Demonstrate behaviors consistent with Edelman’s values and Code of Ethics and Business Conduct 

You're a great fit if you:

• Are seeking an amazing workplace invested in supporting your growth and development 
• Value a diverse and inclusive work environment and understand the importance of having a team that can represent all types of voices. 
• Thrive in a fast-paced, flexible, ever-changing environment 
• Are detail-oriented with strong organizational and multi-tasking skills, capable of driving results, and working with a sense of urgency 
• Can work independently as well as collaboratively with a team 
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Want to learn from some of the best and brightest in the industry 

Basic Qualifications

• At least six months of relevant experience in public relations and/or related fields including research, advertising, management consulting, media, and publishing
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Possess good interpersonal and communication skills along with the ability to work effectively with a variety of account service staff within a specific set of accounts.
• Prior internship experience preferred.
• Strong research, writing, and editing skills and the ability to develop media contacts/relationships.
• Fundamental understanding of media outreach assignments and the ability to apply experience and initiative in developing appropriate traditional and online media strategies.
• Solid grasp of all basic public relations tools and how they are used to achieve client goals
• Strong work ethic and dedication to consistently provide quality work to their team and clients
• Good organizational skills and ability to handle multiple projects across brands

What you'll get in return:

• We value our employees’ health and well-being and recognize that life’s not all about work. Our hybrid work model gives you the flexibility to create a schedule that works with your personal and professional goals.  

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