Senior Account Executive, Associate Practice

About The Edelman Associate Practice

The Edelman Associate Practice is the foundation of our client service talent and the launchpad for early-career professionals who want to shape the future of communications. Bringing together emerging talent across communications, public affairs, and advisory disciplines, the practice is designed to develop well-rounded, integrated practitioners from day one.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as day-to-day contact for clients on assigned projects, managing deliverables and ensuring alignment with objectives.
• Lead client calls, provide tactical counsel, and proactively flag issues, risks, or opportunities.
• Build strong relationships rooted in reliability, responsiveness, and trust.
• Interpret data and/or Strategic Planning & Program Management
• Lead elements of strategy development, message framing, and campaign planning.
• Oversee integrated program execution across functions, ensuring alignment with goals, timelines, and budgets.
• Collaborate with creative, digital, and analytics partners to deliver seamless, multi-channel campaigns.
• Write and edit high-quality materials such as press releases, op-eds, briefings, and stakeholder or policy documents.
• Translate insights into clear, persuasive narratives that connect to business and reputation outcomes.
• Review and refine content from junior team members to ensure quality and consistency.
• Lead proactive outreach to journalists, influencers, and policymakers; secure earned media and stakeholder engagement results.
• Monitor trends and provide recommendations that shape client strategy and response.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships across media, policy, and industry networks.
• Provide guidance, feedback, and mentoring to junior team members.
• Model professionalism, collaboration, and inclusion; support performance and development conversations.
• Contribute to new business initiatives through research, insights, or pitch participation.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required
• Minimum of 2+ years of professional experience in communications, public affairs, or a related discipline

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead and manage multiple small or medium-sized projects simultaneously
• Clear understanding of the clients’ businesses and their missions, as well as their key stakeholders: consumers, employees, investors, regulators, media, vendors, partners, other businesses/organizations, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to help develop communication programming and plans, implement integrated tactics and impart knowledge to junior account team members
• Able to perform well under pressure and be a team player
• Strong research, writing and editing skills, as well as the ability to interact with clients professionally and maintain relationships with media members

Pay

$60,000 - $76,000 per year

Benefits

• Medical and dental insurance
• Vision
• 401K
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Travel assistance
• Wellness programing