08/18/2010 - Silicon Valley - Technology Marketing - PR-VICE PRESIDENT CORPORATE Edelman's Silicon Valley office has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Corporate Technology PR expert to join Edelman as a Vice president with our team in Silicon Valley.
Our corporate practice is a fast growing group at Edelman and includes a strong team of professionals helping our clients emerge from some of the most difficult challenges. We work across many industries and tackle a variety of challenges for our clients including: mergers & acquisitions, corporate reputation management, executive communications, corporate media relations, crisis communications and more
Some of the responsibilities of the Vice President
"Manage the overall quality of work on accounts by demonstrating professional and team leadership
"Coach and mentor staff
"Participate in new business pitches and play a leading role in prospecting and business development
"Total financial responsibility for accounts including forecasting and account profitability
"Lead the research, planning and development of comprehensive public relations programs
"Address client issues thoughtfully and effectively
"Train company spokespersons
"Generate media outreach strategies and demonstrate a superior understanding of media relations
"Superior writing and editing skills on all tasks including press releases, plans, speeches, emails and pitch letters both formal and informal
"Final editing responsibility for all agency- and client-generated documents
"Develop network of industry clients; participate in relevant professional organizations
"Manage/coordinate all aspects of a large account, project or event and/or manage multiple small accounts
"Drive the central idea for programs and projects, including creative platform, copy strategy and visual execution
Qualifications we are seeking in a candidate
"The Vice President should have at least eight years' public relations experience with people management and budget management experience
"The Vice president should have at least 8 years agency experience and/or strong corporate experience, relevant to more than one incident and industry
"The Vice President should have a bachelor's degree, a solid grasp of public relations tools, superior research, writing and editing skills
"We're looking for someone who can generate creative ideas, provide client counsel and be a respected manager
"Qualified candidates must be up for the challenge of defining the undefined and being motivated by the mutual success of their clients and their career
More about Edelman:
Edelman maintains three offices in Northern California: Silicon Valley, Sacramento and San Francisco. Each office fosters a collaborative and team-oriented environment among a close-knit, engaging and diverse workforce. If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please submit your resume through our career page. Edelman offers a generous compensation and benefits package. We look forward to hearing from you!
Edelman is the world's leading independent public relations firm, with more than 3,200 employees in 51 offices worldwide. Edelman was named PRWeek's "2009 Agency of the Year," PRWeek's "Large PR Agency of the Year" (three times in the last four years), and Holmes Report's "2008 Global Agency of the Year"; and was listed as a top-10 firm by Advertising Age in 2008 and 2007. In 2007, CEO Richard Edelman was honored as "Agency Executive of the Year" by Advertising Age, and he was cited in 2007 and 2008 as "Most Powerful PR Executive" by PRWeek. Edelman's network includes specialty firms Blue (advertising), StrategyOne (research) and BioScience Communications (medical education and publishing). Visit us at www.edelman.com for more information.
07/21/2010 - Silicon Valley - EIS - DIGITAL ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE - ADOBE Account Executive Edelman Digital
Edelman digital is in search of an account executive to support some of the leading global brands.
Edelman Digital is the digital arm of Edelman, the largest independent PR firm in the world. We believe in the power of digital engagement, and everything we do is designed to foster that, and in the process, engender mutual trust and respect between our clients and their respective stakeholders through the 4P's of digital engagement: presence, programming, protection and participation.
If you share this vision and think you have what it takes to help us take our Northern California team (and business!) to new heights, read on.
Some of the responsibilities of the Account Executive include:
"Assist with managing basic updates to sites and/or applications for all areas of an account including
"Creation of and maintenance of Facebook pages and Twitter channels
"Demonstrate knowledge of WordPress - being able to create a blog from scratch.
"Manage online community forums and prepare presentations with learnings
"Prepare and/or review activity reports and status reports for clients
"Develop understanding of client's internal organization, business and sector
"Manage work process
"Work with marketers on client strategies
"Manage basic updates to sites and/or applications for all areas of an account including
"Analyze key word research
"Exhibit effective project management working closely with account teams
"Analyze market research including using online services
"Keep account team abreast of timelines and deadlines
"Assist with content plan
"Create site maps
"Draft visibility audits
"Assess online marketing strategies
"Analyze search engine marketing
"Coordinate and support website builds
Some of the qualifications we are seeking in a candidate:
The account executive should have 2-3 years of agency experience. A strong consumer tech background is a plus! The Account Executive should have an intricate level of understanding of the role that the Internet plays in a clients communication mix and understand and be able to assist in the development of online marketing/issues management campaigns. The Account Executive will have an understanding of on-line media and be able to educate others about it effectively. The Account Executive should have solid research, writing and editing skills and be able to evaluate and edit the work of an assistant account executive and interns. The account executive is expected to have a fundamental understanding of on-line media outreach assignments and apply experience and initiative in developing appropriate on-line media strategies. Basic knowledge of website structure, digital space and social media. Some web development skills such as HTML is a big plus.
More about Edelman:
Edelman maintains three offices in Northern California: our global tech practice is led from San Mateo; state public from Sacramento; and all other PR initiatives out of San Francisco. Each office fosters a collaborative and team-oriented environment among a close-knit, engaging and diverse workforce.
Edelman is the world's leading independent public relations firm, with more than 3,200 employees in 51 offices worldwide. Edelman was named PRWeek's "2009 Agency of the Year," PRWeek's "Large PR Agency of the Year" (three times in the last four years), and Holmes Report's "2008 Global Agency of the Year"; and was listed as a top-10 firm by Advertising Age in 2008 and 2007. In 2007, CEO Richard Edelman was honored as "Agency Executive of the Year" by Advertising Age, and he was cited in 2007 and 2008 as "Most Powerful PR Executive" by PRWeek. Edelman's network includes specialty firms Blue (advertising), StrategyOne (research) and BioScience Communications (medical education and publishing). Visit us at www.edelman.com for more information.
