Senior Client Executive, Corporate

Edelman; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Edelman Singapore seeks a Senior Client Executive, Corporate to strengthen client leadership across tech, healthcare and government accounts. You will connect clients, teams, and media, anticipate needs, and influence stakeholders with clarity.

You will oversee workstreams, coach junior staff, contribute to strategic planning, and help shape integrated campaigns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required.
• 2+ years of professional experience in communications or public affairs.
• Strong writing, editing and client-facing communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as day-to-day client contact, manage deliverables and objectives.
• Lead client calls, provide strategic counsel and flag risks.
• Build strong client relationships based on reliability and trust.
• Oversee strategy development, messaging, and campaign planning.
• Coordinate multi-channel campaigns with creative, digital, and analytics teams.
• Write and edit press materials and stakeholder communications.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to performance development.

Skills

Strong writing & editing

Client relationship management

Media relations

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

2+ years communications experience

Job description

Edelman is a voice synonymous with trust, reimagining a future where the currency of communication is action. Our culture thrives on three promises: boldness is possibility, empathy is progress, and curiosity is momentum.

At Edelman, we understand diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) transform our colleagues, our company, our clients, and our communities. We are in relentless pursuit of an equitable and inspiring workplace that is respectful of all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust, collaboration and belonging.

Job Description

At Edelman, we understand diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) transform our colleagues, our company, our clients, and our communities. We are in relentless pursuit of an equitable and inspiring workplace that is respectful of all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust, collaboration and belonging.

We are a leading integrated communications agency, helping brands and organizations earn trust through earned and owned media, digital, creative and integrated campaigns. With Singapore as one of Edelman’s regional hubs, our team works across diverse industries – from tech and healthcare to consumer and government – and partners with clients to evolve, promote and protect their brands and reputations.

About The Role

We are looking for a Senior Client Executive, Corporate to join the team. The ideal candidate is a strongcommunicator who serves as a trusted connector between clients, teams, and media or stakeholder networks.They show emerging leadership byanticipatingneeds, solving problems proactively, and influencing both internal and external stakeholders with clarity and confidence.

SCEs demonstrateownership of workstreams, contribute to strategic planning, and provide coaching and quality oversight for junior staff.As they continue to build theirexpertise, they may begin to specialise in a particular practice area based on their skills, experience, and professionalgoals.

Key Responsibilities

Client Leadership

• Serve as day-to-day contact for clients on assigned projects, managingdeliverablesand ensuring alignment withobjectives.
• Lead client calls, provide tactical counsel, and proactively flag issues, risks, or opportunities.
• Build strong client relationships rooted in reliability, responsiveness, and trust.

Strategic Planning & Program Management

• Lead elements of communications 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.

Content & Storytelling

• 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.

Media & Stakeholder Relations

• Lead proactive outreach to journalists, influencers, andpolicymakers;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.

Leadership & Team Development

• 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
• 2+ years of professional experience in communications, public affairs, or a related discipline
• Strong research, writing and editing skills, as well as the ability to interact with clients professionally and maintain relationships with media members

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead and manage multiple small or medium-sized projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated ability to understand clients’ businesses 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

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.