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Senior Vice President, Group Head
Edelman Digital
Dallas, TX, United States
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Senior Vice President, Group Head - Corporate
Description
Edelman is the world’s largest, independent communications marketing agency. All of us at Edelman work on behalf of our clients to evolve, promote and protect their brands. The work is earned-centric and social by design to foster genuine stakeholder engagement that builds real business value.
Our Dallas office is growing rapidly and we’re looking for a senior professional to join our team as Senior Vice President and Group Head of Corporate. This person will take a hands-on approach to develop award-winning work product, nurture relationships with some of the world’s best brands and build new relationships with prospective clients. The ideal candidate has expertise in strategic communications planning, crisis and issues management, thought leadership, overall corporate reputation management and more.
Responsibilities:
• Provide strategic counsel, guidance and leadership to staff, supervising several staff members, and ensuring the team's success by managing work quality and productivity levels
• Maintain relationships with senior-level client contacts and internal contacts
• Mentor, coach and support team members ensuring constant development of their skills
• Consistently hold self and staff accountable for behavior and performance
• Seek and suggest process improvements and support positive change initiatives
• Effectively manage staff utilization to meet profitability targets
• Grow business prospects with existing clients; expand scope of work using Edelman network capabilities; lead new business outreach process and win business
• Participate in the development and adoption of new products/services; leverage IP with clients
• 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 senior vice president must have at least 10 years of relevant experience in public relations and/or related fields including research, advertising, management consulting, media and publishing.
Preferred Qualifications:
• The senior vice president should have a bachelor’s degree in a related field and a track record of developing and executing profitable public relations campaigns that meet client objectives. S/he should have strong leadership qualities including superb people management skills. S/he should be able to attract, motivate, empower, coach and retain staff.