Account Executive, Brand (Health & Wellness)

Edelman; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is on the lookout for a motivated Account Executive to join their vibrant Consumer Health & Wellness team. This exciting role offers a unique opportunity to work with some of the world's most iconic wellness brands, driving awareness and affinity through impactful storytelling. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, showcasing strong writing and organizational skills while contributing to various projects. Join a company that values creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning, and be part of a mission to inspire healthier living through innovative brand communications.

Benefits

Medical and Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Travel Assistance

Wellness Programming

Annual Bonuses

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience in public relations or related fields.
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, or marketing.

Responsibilities

• Create communications plans and materials to meet client objectives.
• Support brand activations and media engagement activities.
• Provide cross-team support and manage client status agendas.

Skills

Public Relations

Brand Communications

Media Relations

Writing Skills

Research Skills

Organizational Skills

Curiosity about Health and Wellness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communications

Equivalent work experience

Tools

Media Monitoring Tools

Project Management Software

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.

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.

Edelman is seeking an Account Executive to join our growing Consumer Health & Wellness team.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of brand, health, and purpose—supporting some of the world’s most iconic wellness and consumer healthcare brands. At Edelman, we believe in doing work that moves people: driving awareness, action, and affinity through thoughtful storytelling and earned creative. Our team partners with brands that help people feel better, live healthier, and thrive.

If you have experience in brand communications, a passion for wellness, and are looking to grow your career in an environment that values creativity, collaboration, and curiosity—we’d love to hear from you.

Who You Are:

You’re a motivated and detail-oriented communicator who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. You enjoy tracking cultural trends, crafting thoughtful media strategies, and helping brands show up in meaningful ways. You’re a self-starter, eager to learn, and ready to take on a wide range of projects—from media engagement to brand activations. You bring strong writing and organization skills, a curiosity about the health and wellness space, and a genuine desire to grow within a supportive team.

What You'll Do:

• Contribute to the creation of communications plans, program recaps, and materials that meet client objectives.
• Support on multiple projects from conception to completion, by anticipating challenges and ensuring deadline and budget adherence – this includes creating media materials to support client campaigns.
• Understand key client information including business strategy, industry news, products and services, key customers, and competitors.
• Support in the execution of brand activations such as press trips, media events, and earned mailers – this includes securing attendees or opt-ins, staffing events, and preparing recap reports.
• Provide cross-team support including coordination of client status agendas and activity reports, attending meetings and conference calls, compiling media and competitor coverage audits, identifying relevant trends to craft and distribute pitches, coordinating team scheduling, and logistics.
• Support reactive and proactive earned media relations outreach including but not limited to story-mining, development of pitches and media lists, media monitoring and tracking, staff interviews, briefing spokespersons and more.
• Support financial and administrative responsibilities in a timely manner as needed including setting up new project vendors, submitting vendor & partner invoices, and facilitating product shipments for events, individual sampling, mailers and more.
• Commit to continuous learning and improvement of leadership skills; set and pursue stretch goals.
• Possess a solid understanding of the current consumer brand, health and wellness landscape, and topical issues.
• Demonstrate behaviors consistent with Edelman’s values (Quality, Integrity, Respect, Entrepreneurial Spirit, Mutual Benefits) and Code of Ethics and Business Conduct.

Basic Qualifications:

• 1–2 years of relevant experience in public relations and/or related fields such as research, advertising, management consulting, media, or publishing.
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, marketing, or a related field—or equivalent work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A solid grasp of core public relations tools and tactics, and strong research, writing, and editing skills.
• Ability to build media relationships and contribute to traditional and digital media relations strategies.
• Interest or experience in consumer health, wellness, or lifestyle sectors.
• Previous agency or retail brand experience.
• Curiosity around cultural trends and how they influence brand communications.
• Existing relations with consumer media is a plus.

$55,000 - $68,000 a year

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An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, travel requirements, revenue-based metrics, any contractual agreements, and business or organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of DJEH’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, a Paid Time Off policy, and region-specific benefits.

Edelman offers a wide range of benefits: medical and dental insurance, vision, 401K, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, travel assistance and wellness programing.

Edelman is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage racially and ethnically diverse people, members of the LGBTQ community, veterans, parents, individuals with disabilities and members of any and all protected classes to apply.