Edelman is a leading global communications firm, with thousands of employees in 65 cities worldwide. Edelman’s Integrated Brand practice is growing, with more and more companies seeking the value of our teams who understand the new communications paradigm and deliver great work for our clients every day.

Edelman has helped evolve, promote, and protect some of the world’s most iconic and celebrated brands. We do work that moves and inspires people to trust in brands. We support a variety of accounts from cars to restaurants, non-profits to retail. We are fanatics about finding an insight or truth that will inform smart strategy, breakthrough creative, and brilliant programming.

Edelman has an exciting opportunity for an Account Executive (AE) in our Chicago office. For this role, you will specifically be supporting an exciting automotive client on their brand, corporate and digital initiatives. This is a great opportunity to bring your public relations, writing, content development and media relations skills to Edelman, and you will be part of a growing team of people who are constantly curious and thrive in a culture of executing work that points the way.

The AE will be part of a strong multi-disciplinary account team with room for growth opportunities. You must demonstrate an eagerness to learn, be part of and contribute to a strong, high-performing team. This position is ideal for an individual looking for a fast-paced, intellectually challenging environment to acquire skills to become a strong communications practitioner and client advisor. 

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Provide client service and cross-team support by attending meetings and taking detailed notes, drafting recaps, handling scheduling and logistics, preparing client status and activity reports 
• Develop, edit and proofread materials, including press releases, media pitches, media lists, interview briefs, fact sheets, client correspondence and other materials 
• Conduct research, compiling and analyzing media and competitor coverage, or background information on speaking or executive visibility opportunities 
• Media monitoring and ongoing, real-time coverage tracking; development of client-facing reports and support in program recaps 
• Engage with media and key stakeholders 
• Identify real-time trends and provide creative brainstorming against potential client activations or engagement opportunities 
• Understanding client’s business, including general business strategy, industry issues, products and services, key customers and competitors in the marketplace, and ability to creatively offer solutions or ideas related to their business goals and objectives 
• Experience in using monitoring and media tools like Cision, TrendKite and MuckRack is a plus 
• Publish content across social media platforms

Teamwork, Passion and Values:

• Proactive self-starter who takes initiative on projects 
• Dynamic, energetic, eager to learn 
• Effective team player who collaborates with account and cross-disciplinary team members
• Set and pursue challenging stretch goals
• Organized and detail-oriented, meets deadlines 
• Interest in the automotive industry, passion for sustainability and electrification a plus
• Stays on top of culture, and is constantly consuming news and social media in order to predict trends and use those to inform the work
• Demonstrates behaviors consistent with Edelman’s values

Basic Qualifications:

• The Account Executive must have at least 1 year of relevant experience in public relations and/or related fields including marketing, advertising, media, and publishing. 

Preferred Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (PR, English, Communications, Journalism, Advertising) from an accredited college or university
• Solid grasp of all basic public relations tools and how they are used to achieve client goals
• 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
• Proactive self-starter with excellent organizational and project management skills, along with the ability to adapt to change and meet deadlines
• Prior experience publishing content across clients’ social media platforms 

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Edelman is a global communications firm that partners with businesses and organizations to evolve, promote and protect their brands and reputations. Our 6,000 people in more than 60 offices deliver communications strategies that give our clients the confidence to lead and act with certainty, earning the trust of their stakeholders. Our honors include the Cannes Lions Grand Prix for PR; Advertising Age’s 2019 A-List; the Holmes Report’s 2018 Global Digital Agency of the Year; and, five times, Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work. Since our founding in 1952, we have remained an independent, family-run business. Edelman owns specialty companies Edelman Data & Intelligence (DxI) and United Entertainment Group (entertainment, sports, lifestyle).

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