Daniel J. Edelman Holdings
Vice President (Creative Design)
We are looking for you or maybe someone you know…
Are you curious by nature? Do you always seek to understand human behaviors in your everyday life? Do you believe strategic communications can help make the world a better place? Do you think the world of research needs to change and adapt to a more complex and ever-evolving world? Do you have an entrepreneurial mindset and want to shape a consulting division? If so, Edelman Intelligence is looking for you to join our team!
We are looking for an inspiring Vice President to join our team. This person will be an expert in primary research (qualitative and quantitative), ready to challenge themselves and grow their skills in secondary research (including social media measurement & digital analytics), and a highly skilled client manager. As a Vice President, your role will be to bring strategic thinking to your day-to-day client work, as well as supporting the long-term growth of our team by building successful relationships with your fellow team members, colleagues and clients.
Your potential coming to life:
Joining our team means you will…
Business Leader & Client Relationship Management
· Create, build and lead relationships with Edelman teams and external clients to generate new business opportunities and build incremental/existing business
· Drive revenue growth and profitability among client accounts to meet the firm's revenue goals
· Manage costs and resources across the lifecycle of each new project and manage the overall client relationship
· Establish a reputation as a go-to research expert, both within the Edelman network and clients
· Provide high-level client service
· Maintain a can-do attitude and a collaborative approach
Strategic Business Consultant
· Identify and understand business vs. brand vs. communication objectives in order to design research that delivers insights that drive and measure results
· Play a central role in leading and growing client accounts, identifying needs and converting them into work
• Leverage data from a variety of sources ans assimilate that disparate data into a compelling story that points to solutions for our clients.
• Provide strategic counsel to clients throughout all stages of the research process
• Use visual and innovative techniques to communicate your team's outputs
Talent Development and Mentoring
• Provide inspiring leadership and mentorship for team members
• Develop a team that is highly effective, motivated, and client-service orientated
• Support in training the team on core Edelman Intelligence offerings and capabilities
Qualified candidates have most, if not all, of the following…
• BA/BS degree in related field with at least 10 years of experience in market research, brand and communication consulting, insights creation, strategy development and/or media research
• Proven team management and leadership skills
• Expertise in measurement strategy/framework creation – Specifically around events, sponsorships and product integrations
o Identifying client KPIs
o Developing creative and holistic set of methodologies to measure success
o Implementation and reporting of success measurement
• Knowledge of digital and tracking technologies
• Campaign effectiveness measurement expertise, experience with ROI modeling
• Syndicated research tools knowledge
• Skilled data storytelling
· Demonstrated experience in managing and leading various types of research engagements including corporate reputation, thought leadership, measurement and campaign/strategy optimization and brand positioning
· Experience in working for multiple brands and/or clients across a diversity of industries at once
· Intellectually curious with a consultative mindset
Our team currently includes…
· Fun first attitudes – because what's the point of doing great work if aren't having fun?
· Career pathing on the mind – whether you plan to stay for 2 years or 20 years we put your development and career goals as a priority
· Open space floor plan community – the best research happens with collaboration and sometimes that includes input from our non-research co-workers
· Broader communications exposure – you will get the opportunity to work alongside broader Edelman teams such as Corporate, Brand, Digital, Assembly, and more
· Open minds for new ideas and methodologies – maybe it's not broken, but that doesn't mean we can't make it better
· Level agnostic – doesn't matter if you are the boss or an intern, we are all in this together
· Global Reach – we have researchers you can tap into around the world