Account Manager - Brand PR

The Edelman Brand team produces highly successful brand communications for a wide range of clients. Passionate about developing creative ideas to help the world's biggest brands connect with their audiences, we work collaboratively across the entire Edelman network to transform brands' reputations.

The Role

Your role involves managing day-to-day account work and providing support to senior team members. The successful candidate will have frequent interaction with the client providing counsel on tactical implementation. You may also be the primary lead on some accounts within the team and will have the opportunity to work on a number of high-profile brands.

Key Roles And Responsibilities

1. Proposal writing and review, content development and research.
2. Account management, including leading clients and internal meetings.
3. Account monitoring, reporting and analysis.
4. Manage medium to large sized projects across account programmes, including the management of suppliers.
5. Client counsel, both tactical implementation and general day-to-day contact.
6. Assist in developing and preparing new business proposals and presentations.

Knowledge & Skills

Ideally someone with:

• An understanding of public relations and experience working with retail clients.
• Previous client facing experience, including providing tactical counsel.
• Strong UAE media relations with English media outlets.
• Strong project management skills.
• Effective time management, and demonstrated ability to work to tight deadlines, whilst managing multiple accounts.
• Experience guiding junior employees.
• Ability to communicate effectively, including skills in negotiation and obtaining cooperation.
• Strong content development skills, and experience drafting press releases, media alerts, bylined articles, features etc.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

An opportunity to shape your future and work with some of the smartest and most energetic people in the PR industry, who will nurture, challenge, and enable you. We offer a hybrid work environment where you can work from home twice a week. Big potential for personal growth, training, and further development of skills.

A dynamic, collaborative, and inclusive culture, where diversity is embraced – and you are celebrated and appreciated for who you are. A huge variety of virtual learning and development resources to support your personal and professional growth.

If you apply, we will review your fit against the position criteria and feedback to you. If your profile does not meet the criteria, we will retain your profile as an active applicant for future consideration.