About Our Team

Edelman Smithfield advises companies when the stakes are highest. We sit at the intersection of capital markets, reputation and strategy, helping leadership teams earn trust, command attention and win support from investors when it matters most.

Backed by the scale of the world's largest independent communications firm, our team brings deep capital markets expertise. We are a team of experienced advisors and former in-house IROs, sell-side analysts and investment bankers who partner directly with Boards and C-suites on IPOs, transformational M&A, activist campaigns, restructurings, earnings inflection points and market-moving moments of change.

The Opportunity

We are expanding our Special Situations & Investor Relations practice and are looking for an experienced advisor who thrives in complexity, urgency and visibility. This role sits at the center of high-impact client engagements: managing day-to-day execution and overseeing junior team members as we advise on pivotal events that shape valuation, credibility and long-term shareholder relationships.

You will be a key contributor: helping shape strategy, mentoring junior team members, owning day-to-day execution and helping build the next phase of a fast-growing advisory business.

Responsibilities:

• Build and deliver: Contribute to the development of earnings releases, scripts, investor presentations, Q&A materials, scenario analyses and strategic messaging.
• Counsel through execution: Work directly with senior team members to advise CEOs, CFOs, Boards and IR teams before, during and after earnings, investor days, M&A, IPOs, activist situations and other market-moving events - combining sound judgment with hands-on support.
• Operate under pressure: Anticipate issues, manage multiple workstreams and deliver high-quality work on compressed timelines during critical moments.
• Help grow the business: Participate in new business efforts and support new work once mandates are won.
• Develop talent by example: Mentor junior-level team members through active workstreams, modeling rigor, responsiveness and strong capital markets judgment.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, or a related field
• 4+ years of experience in financial communications or crisis management

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in an agency or financial communications advisory firm is preferred
• Exceptional communication skills, both in shaping market-moving narratives and in navigating high-stakes conversations.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to analyze financial data sets and understand businesses across multiple industries.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth, opportunity-rich environment.
• Strong comfort level in counseling senior executives of clients operating in the financial services or capital markets space on communications matters
• Experience managing high-intensity corporate assignments such as transactions, crises, and reputation-building initiatives.
• Ability to contribute to new business development and marketing, with a willingness to grow personal network and pursue new opportunities.

$83,000 - $110,000 a year

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An employee's pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, travel requirements, revenue-based metrics, any contractual agreements, and business or organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of DJEH's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, a Paid Time Off policy, and region-specific benefits.

DJEH offers a wide range of benefits: medical and dental insurance, vision, 401K, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, travel assistance and wellness programing.