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About the Role
Edelman is seeking a Senior Account Executive for its Brand Marketing team in New York to support well-known consumer brands. This role involves managing earned media, storytelling, and executing integrated campaigns across personal care, food, and beverage sectors. The ideal candidate will be a proactive communicator passionate about consumer PR and ready to take ownership of client relationships and deliverables.
Responsibilities
- Drive day-to-day earned media efforts, including developing targeted media lists, crafting compelling pitches and press releases, conducting proactive outreach, and building relationships with consumer, lifestyle, and food & beverage journalists.
- Serve as a day-to-day client contact, managing communications, deliverables, timelines, and expectations while building trusted relationships.
- Support the planning and execution of integrated PR campaigns, product launches, brand activations, and always-on media programs.
- Collaborate with creative, digital, paid media, and analytics teams to execute integrated 360-degree campaigns.
- Monitor consumer trends, cultural moments, and the competitive landscape to identify timely storytelling opportunities.
- Manage multiple projects and workstreams, proactively anticipating needs and keeping teams aligned on priorities and deadlines.
- Develop and edit high-quality communications materials, including media pitches, press releases, briefing documents, and client presentations.
- Support junior team members through collaboration, guidance, and feedback.
Requirements
- A minimum of 2 years of professional experience in public relations, communications, or a related field.
- A bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Hands-on experience in earned media relations, including proactive pitching, journalist outreach, and securing media coverage.
- Experience supporting consumer brands, with a background in consumer packaged goods (CPG), food & beverage, or personal care considered a plus.
- Strong client communication and relationship management skills, with the ability to confidently manage day-to-day client interactions.
- Experience working in a PR or communications agency environment, although candidates with relevant in-house experience are also encouraged to apply.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize deadlines, and proactively identify solutions.
- Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with an understanding of consumer, lifestyle, and cultural media.
- Experience supporting integrated communications campaigns, product launches, or brand activations.
- A collaborative, proactive mindset with the ability to take ownership, contribute ideas, and work effectively across teams.
Skills
- Earned media relations
- Media pitching
- Journalist outreach
- Securing media coverage
- Client communication
- Relationship management
- Project management
- Prioritization
- Problem-solving
- Writing
- Editing
- Storytelling
- Integrated communications
- Product launches
- Brand activations
- Consumer trends monitoring
- Cultural moments analysis
- Competitive landscape analysis
- Team collaboration
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Salary/Compensations
- $60,000 - $75,000 a year
Benefits
- Medical and dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401K
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Paid time off
- Travel assistance
- Wellness programming
- Annual bonuses
- Paid Time Off policy
About the Company
- Edelman is in relentless pursuit of an equitable and inspiring workplace that is respectful of all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust, collaboration and belonging.
- The Edelman Associate Practice is the foundation of our client service talent and a launchpad for professionals looking to shape the future of communications.
- Bringing together talent across communications, public affairs, and advisory disciplines, the practice offers opportunities to develop integrated communications expertise through hands-on client experience, cross-functional collaboration, and structured professional development.
- Rooted in community and driven by growth, the Associate Practice empowers colleagues to build their skills, explore new opportunities, and contribute to meaningful client work while developing the strategic thinking, creativity, and confidence that define Edelman excellence.
Equal Opportunity
- DJEH is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and believes in diversity, equity, and inclusion. We seek applications from all qualified candidates without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, military and veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. If you require a reasonable accommodation in any part of the employment process, please let us know.