Account Supervisor - Health

Edelman is a leading global communications marketing firm that partners with many of the world’s largest and emerging businesses and organizations, helping them evolve, promote and protect their brands and reputations. Edelman owns specialty firms Edelman Intelligence (research) and United Entertainment Group (entertainment, sports, experiential), a joint venture with United Talent Agency.

Edelman’s Health Sector team provides a wide array of communications services to a diversified portfolio of healthcare clients including major pharmaceutical companies, hospitals and providers, health insurers, associations, life sciences companies, government and public health organizations. By employing innovative and thoughtful strategies, the Health Sector team promotes and protects reputation, drives brand sales and manages issues in a rapidly changing healthcare landscape. Employees will work with clients who are at the forefront of this changing industry and will have the ability to learn and deploy a wide variety of communications skills to a single, but diversified, industry that is of fundamental importance to individuals, governments and society at large. Furthermore, employees will hone their communication skills alongside colleagues who have deep expertise at the intersection of healthcare and public relations.

* Oversee operational performance of accounts, ensuring quality work, deadline and budget adherence * Play major role in creation of communications plans and goals; manage against them * Serve as daily client contact and act as client lead when appropriate; address client issues thoughtfully and effectively * Consistently produce high quality internal and external communications content * Build relationships with third-party influencers and internal business partners to meet client needs * Demonstrate tactical proficiency in media relations, including creating and driving both traditional and social media outreach plans * Supervise staff by motivating, coaching, consistently providing feedback, holding them accountable and conducting their reviews * Contribute to business growth through introducing clients to new capabilities, building network of industry contacts and participating in relevant professional organizations * Commit to continuous learning and improvement of leadership skills; set and pursue stretch goals * Demonstrate behaviors consistent with Edelman’s values and Code of Ethics and Business Conduct

**Basic Qualifications:** * The account supervisor must have at least four years of relevant experience in public relations and/or related fields including research, advertising, management consulting, media and publishing. **Preferred Qualifications:** * The account supervisor should have a bachelor’s degree in a related field, a proven ability to manage large projects (including budgets) and small teams simultaneously, function as a daily client contact, as well as develop and execute plans to meet client goals. S/he should have demonstrated ability to delegate and accurately judge and edit the work of others. S/he should have excellent written and verbal communications skills.