Assistant Account Executive, Corporate Reputation

Edelman is seeking a Seattle-based Assistant Account Executive to join its Corporate Reputation team, working on a global food & beverage client. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, collaborative, a problem solver at heart, and has strong media relations and storytelling skills. Experience in food & beverage, social impact communications, media relations, and/or crisis is a plus.

This is a great opportunity to advance your experience with a top consumer brand, work on corporate reputation-building communications campaigns, promote industry-leading social impact programs, and help the team engage stakeholders across a variety of channels. Not to mention, you will 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.

You’ll be an integral part of a team supporting one of Edelman’s largest accounts, working with experts across offices and building a portfolio that spans your interests and passions in Corporate Reputation.

Responsibilities:

• Showcasing a deep understanding of client business through monitoring of daily coverage, including industry competitors, assisting with compilation of client and industry media coverage reports
• Preparing and proofreading client materials, specifically pitches, product key messages, fact sheets, talk tracks, media briefing documents, and more
• Building and fostering ongoing relationships with key media for clients, inclusive of conducting media outreach and follow-up in alignment with pitch calendar and agile opportunities
• Demonstrating a general knowledge of social media platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.
• Demonstrating an understanding of the social media industry, influencer marketing, and basic principles of community engagement
• Demonstrating behaviors consistent with Edelman’s values and Code of Ethics and Business Conduct
• Supporting with client service administration including notetaking in meetings, developing client agendas and recaps, preparing client status and activity reports, participating in brainstorms, scheduling, and team logistics

Basic Qualifications:

• This is an entry-level position. At least 0-6 months of relevant internship experience in Communications Marketing and/or related fields
• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Candidates should demonstrate an interest in and understanding of the communications marketing industry and basic principles of integrated communications marketing. 
• Interested in Corporate Communications public relations role, working across social impact, corporate reputation, issues/crisis, and creative media storytelling programs
• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field from an accredited college or university
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and written and oral communication skills
• Ability to problem solve, adapt to new conditions, deadlines, and assignments
• Demonstrates strong work ethic and the ability to provide quality work to clients and teams 
• Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

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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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