Edelman

Account Executive, Health

Edelman

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: New York City • Illinois • New York • United States

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Salary

💰 $55,000 - $68,000 per year

About the role

  • Contribute to the creation of communications plans, program recaps, and materials that meet client objectives.
  • Support on multiple projects from conception to completion, by anticipating challenges and ensuring deadline and budget adherence – this includes creating media materials to support client campaigns.
  • Build relationships with clients and colleagues at all levels.
  • Understand key client information including business strategy, industry news, products and services, key customers, and competitors.
  • Support in the execution of brand activations such as press trips, media events, and earned mailers – this includes securing attendees or opt-ins, staffing events, and preparing recap reports.
  • Provide cross-team support including coordination of client status agendas and activity reports, attending meetings and conference calls, compiling media and competitor coverage audits, identifying relevant trends to craft and distribute pitches, coordinating team scheduling, and logistics.
  • Support reactive and proactive earned media relations outreach including but not limited to story-mining, development of pitches and media lists, media monitoring and tracking, staffing interviews, briefing spokespersons and more.
  • Existing relationships with consumer media is a plus.
  • Support financial and administrative responsibilities in a timely manner as needed including setting up new project vendors, submitting vendor & partner invoices, and facilitating product shipments for events, individual sampling, mailers and more.
  • Commit to continuous learning and improvement of leadership skills; set and pursue stretch goals.
  • Possess a solid understanding of the current consumer brand, health and wellness landscape, and topical issues.

Requirements

  • 1-2 years of relevant experience in public relations and/or related fields including research, advertising, management consulting, media, and publishing.
  • A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
  • Previous agency or retail brand experience.
  • Eagerness to apply cultural happenings and trends to the thinking they are doing on behalf of client.
  • A solid grasp of all basic public relations tools and how they are used as well as solid research, writing, and editing skills.
  • They should have the ability to develop relationships with media and apply experience and initiative in developing traditional and digital media relations strategies.
  • Interest/experience in consumer health and wellness is a plus.
Benefits
  • medical and dental insurance
  • vision
  • 401K
  • life insurance
  • disability insurance
  • paid time off
  • travel assistance
  • wellness programing
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
public relationsmedia relationsresearchwritingeditingevent coordinationbudget managementproject managementmedia monitoringtrend analysis
Soft Skills
relationship buildingcommunicationteam coordinationproblem-solvingleadershipinitiativeadaptabilityorganizational skillsattention to detailcontinuous learning
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree