VP, Crisis & Reputation Strategy — Hybrid Chicago

Daniel J. Edelman Holdings; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

401K

Paid time off

Wellness programing

Job summary

Daniel J. Edelman Holdings in Chicago is seeking a seasoned Vice President in the Global Crisis & Reputation Risk practice to counsel clients on complex crises and protect reputations.

You will lead strategic accounts, develop crisis specialties, and guide senior clients through high-pressure scenarios. You will oversee account teams, drive new business, and expand the firm’s food & bev offerings while aligning with client goals and market needs.

Qualifications

• 8+ years crisis management experience and experience running integrated account work, managing a team, and growing account work with clients.

Responsibilities

• Play an active role in strategically driving and developing crisis account work.
• Lead operational and financial performance of account teams, ensuring quality work, effective processes and that client requests are handled in timely and strategic fashion.
• Thoughtfully counsel clients based on business goals; take immediate action on client feedback.
• Work alongside clients to develop communications plans and materials.
• Oversee junior staff by providing clear and consistent feedback, and advancing work product.
• Lead new business development efforts, capitalizing on, and contributing to, the Edelman global network to serve and help grow the firm's food & bev offering, including proactively expanding existing relationships and bridging new relationships.
• Demonstrate advanced writing skills and supervise writing of others.
• Set and lead both traditional and social strategic media relations course
• Manage billing and budgets

Skills

Crisis management

Integrated account work

Team leadership

New business development

Media relations

Crisis writing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Daniel J. Edelman Holdings in Chicago is seeking a seasoned Vice President in the Global Crisis & Reputation Risk practice to counsel clients on complex crises and protect reputations.

You will lead strategic accounts, develop crisis specialties, and guide senior clients through high-pressure scenarios. You will oversee account teams, drive new business, and expand the firm’s food & bev offerings while aligning with client goals and market needs.