Senior Account Supervisor, Earned Media at Edelman in Chicago, IL

Edelman Chicago has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Account Supervisor, Earned Media to join our Consumer/Brand Team supporting agriculture, commodities and CPG food accounts. The ideal candidate is an experienced media relations professional with a passion for storytelling who understands what it takes to break through in a constantly evolving news cycle. They are creative and collaborative, an avid consumer of the media, follow the latest trends and can adapt in real time.

Candidates should have an existing network of media contacts, the ability to craft stories reporters will view as newsworthy, and an ability to create integrated earned media strategies that will resonate across platforms and diverse media channels. Ideal applicants have experience, and confidence, in counseling clients and executives on effective earned media strategies. They are able to adapt quickly and partner with colleagues in other departments (account teams, creative, influencer, paid, etc.) to develop and execute multichannel media strategies.

The position also requires the ability to effectively project manage, delegate, and oversee a large volume of short-term and longer-term/complex assignments on accounts. All candidates should have experience coaching junior team members and will likely manage direct report(s) and support their career development.

This is a great opportunity to advance your experience with top consumer brands, work on creative campaigns and help the team engage stakeholders across a variety of channels. Not to mention, you’ll work and learn from some of the best in the business and be a part of a firm that prides itself on entrepreneurialism and forward thinking.

Qualifications

• At least six years of relevant experience in public relations, communications and marketing and/or related fields
• Experience in storytelling to B2C and B2B media on a wide range of topics across multichannel media platforms
• A demonstrated ability to digest and understand a wide variety of accounts – their business, products, markets, personnel, outside influencers among other aspects, and succinctly translate and develop this material into newsworthy storylines and themes.
• Established relationships with reporters across a variety of verticals and media outlets with success securing impactful media
• Strong client counselor with proven ability to demonstrate the role earned media plays within their communications and marketing efforts, helping clients understand what reporters/media are looking for, and the ability to articulate the current media landscape and climate
• Participate in the new business process, including research, audits, preparation of proposals and support for new business pitches
• Passion for supervising/mentoring junior team members
• AP style and grammar, spelling and punctuation master
• A proactive self-starter with excellent organizational and project management skills, and the ability to adapt to change and meet deadlines
• Ability to research, interview, write and edit a range of media communications (press releases media alerts, pitch emails, post-project recap reports)
• Provide client service administration, including preparing client status and activity reports, attending meetings and conference calls, compiling media and competitor coverage, coordinating press pitching, scheduling and logistics