Senior Brand Marketing & Earned Media Lead

Daniel J. Edelman Holdings; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Travel assistance

Wellness programing

Job summary

Daniel J. Edelman Holdings in New York is seeking a Senior Account Executive to join our Brand Marketing team, supporting a portfolio of well-known consumer brands across personal care, food, and beverage. This role focuses on earned media, consumer storytelling, and bringing creative ideas to life.

You will serve as day-to-day client contact, build journalist relationships, and collaborate with creative, digital, and analytics partners to deliver integrated communications programs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of professional experience in public relations, communications, or a related field.
• A bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive day‑to‑day earned media efforts, including developing targeted media lists, crafting compelling pitches and press releases, conducting proactive outreach, and building relationships with consumer, lifestyle, and food & beverage journalists.
• Serve as a day‑to‑day client contact, managing communications, deliverables, timelines, and expectations while building trusted relationships.
• Support the planning and execution of integrated PR campaigns, product launches, brand activations, and always‑on media programs.
• Collaborate with creative, digital, paid media, and analytics teams to execute integrated 360‑degree campaigns that connect brands with consumers.
• Monitor consumer trends, cultural moments, and the competitive landscape to identify timely storytelling opportunities and bring fresh ideas to clients.
• Manage multiple projects and workstreams, proactively anticipating needs, identifying challenges, and keeping teams aligned on priorities and deadlines.
• Develop and edit high‑quality communications materials, including media pitches, press releases, briefing documents, and client presentations.
• Support junior team members through collaboration, guidance, and feedback while contributing to an inclusive and supportive team environment.

Skills

Public relations

Communications

Storytelling

Relationship management

Writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications

Job description

Daniel J. Edelman Holdings in New York is seeking a Senior Account Executive to join our Brand Marketing team, supporting a portfolio of well-known consumer brands across personal care, food, and beverage. This role focuses on earned media, consumer storytelling, and bringing creative ideas to life.

You will serve as day-to-day client contact, build journalist relationships, and collaborate with creative, digital, and analytics partners to deliver integrated communications programs.