Vice President / Acct Director, Financial Communications

Daniel J. Edelman Holdings in; New York (NY); On-site; USD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

401K

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Travel assistance

Wellness programming

Job summary

Edelman Smithfield is seeking a Vice President to lead accounts, teams, and projects for a portfolio of financial industry clients, including private equity, hedge funds, asset managers, banks, fintechs, and insurers. This role requires strategic counsel for senior executives and proven media relations excellence.

Responsibilities include leading client teams, driving new business, and shaping thought leadership in financial communications while collaborating across Edelman offices globally to

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in financial communications.
• Strong media relations with top-tier financial outlets preferred.
• Ability to counsel senior executives of capital markets clients on communications matters.

Responsibilities

• Lead client accounts and assignments with Edelman teams to deliver best-in-class service.
• Lead pitches and new business efforts focused on financial communications opportunities.
• Drive financial communications marketing and thought leadership to identify opportunities.

Skills

Financial communications

Media relations

Strategic counsel

Team leadership

New business development

Writing & storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/journalism/communications

Job description

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. Consistent with this approach, we hire the best qualified candidates for all positions. Edelman Smithfield is seeking a Vice President to lead accounts, teams, and projects for a portfolio of financial industry clients that could include private capital firms, hedge funds, asset managers, investment and commercial banks, fintech companies, real estate investors, insurers, or other institutional market participants.

This individual must possess a strong comfort level providing strategic counsel to senior executives of capital markets participants including private equity firms, hedge funds, investment managers, and financial markets firms. The candidate also must possess previous media relations experience, preferably with reporters from top‑tier financial publications.

Responsibilities

• Lead client accounts and assignments, effectively drawing from relevant Edelman teams and resources to deliver best-in-class service
• Lead and/or contribute to pitches and new business efforts focused on financial communications opportunities or integrated assignments
• Lead financial communications marketing and prospecting efforts to identify new opportunities, including developing thought leadership and IP
• Serve as relationship lead for C‑suite client-side executives, as well as clients who manage communications and marketing functions
• Collaborate with Edelman Smithfield and Edelman colleagues across offices to identify ways to bring financial communications services to Edelman clients
• Ensure account teams are proactive and highly responsive to client needs, anticipating upcoming deliverables and taking accountability for proper execution
• Ensure junior staff is trained, supportive of team efforts and paying sufficient attention to detail
• Collaborate with Edelman Smithfield colleagues in the US and globally to further develop and grow the global practice
• Build awareness of Edelman Smithfield with potential referral sources

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, journalism, public policy, communications, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in financial communications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of the financial regulatory environment
• A strong network and a track record of getting things done
• Deep understanding of how companies can more effectively communicate to their financial audiences
• Strong comfort level in counseling senior executives of clients operating in the capital markets space on communications matters
• Strong media relations experience, including existing top‑tier relationships
• Experience with high intensity corporate assignments
• Experience and facility in new business development and marketing
• Track record of training talent and creating new offerings for clients
• Strong writing, presentation and analytical skills
• Organized, proactive and self‑motivated; anticipate upcoming client projects and deliverables
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal skills.
• Innate desire to provide excellent service to clients

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

Benefits

• medical and dental insurance
• vision
• 401K
• life insurance
• disability insurance
• paid time off
• travel assistance
• wellness programing

Equal Opportunity Employer

DJEN is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and believes in diversity, equity, and inclusion. We seek applications from all qualified candidates without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, military and veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.

If you require a reasonable accommodation in any part of the employment process, please let us know.

Company Culture

It started with one man’s passion to make an impact through stories… 70 years later, we are the world’s largest communications firm, which fosters an environment where people feel empowered to take the kind of bold action that makes careers, reshapes industries, and creates the unexpected.

We are one global team, over 6,000 strong across 60 offices, grounded by our shared values. We promise an experience where our employees see that boldness is possibility, empathy is progress, and curiosity is momentum. Since Dan Edelman founded the firm in 1952, we have remained an independent, family‑run business, and our culture is one that brings understanding, collaboration, and respect to our work and to each other.

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) transform our colleagues, our clients, and our communities, and propel us forward as a company. At Edelman, we are in relentless pursuit of a fair and inspiring workplace that is respectful to all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust and collaboration. Each day and on each project, we strive to ensure that our colleagues feel a sense of true inclusion and belonging and can bring their best to their work— taking action and shaping impactful moments and movements within our company, on behalf of our clients, and within communities around the globe.

The relentless pursuit of excellence The freedom to be constantly curious The courage to do the right thing The commitment to positively impact society.

We grow our people We invite and celebrate differences Our reputation is our brand We’re global, yet local We offer more than just a career – we offer a place to grow, make a meaningful impact, and help drive change alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry. Our culture is built on trust, innovation, and inclusivity, where unique perspectives are not only welcomed, but celebrated.

At Edelman, your ambitions are supported, your voice matters and your work contributes to shaping the future of communications and clients’ business.

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