Managing Director

Requirements:

• 18+ years of relevant experience in a marketing or communications role, with a demonstrated experience in earned engagement.
• Demonstrated experience managing 500k + accounts.
• Deep experience as a key client leader adept at managing, mentoring and motivating large integrated teams.
• Executive presence and credibility with senior leaders and stakeholders and the ability to deliver integrated communications counsel.
• Results oriented leader who is proactive, can roll up their sleeves and has a strong work ethic.
• Ability to represent the agency and the client in a polished, professional and intelligent manner.
• Ability to drive reporting, insight and action with data and analytics, and an ability to report across earned, owned and paid platforms.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and solve complex problems while making decisions with entrepreneurial mindset.
• Digitally savvy, with strong knowledge of digital integration within client solutions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate and inspire staff, peers, clients.
• Effective team leader with the highest creative, ethical and legal standards rooted in open and honest communication, ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion.

Key responsibilities:

• Industry Leader - demonstrates detailed knowledge of the client’s business and Edelman’s and applies it to inform integrated strategies and solutions.
• Client Master - establishes a position of trusted advisor by demonstrating strong strategic and executional value.
• Relationship Builder - earns and builds trust with clients and key stakeholders.
• Expertise Integrator- builds integrated teams that evolve Edelman’s strategic thinking and produce great work with shared accountability and alignment.
• Values-Driven Leader- embodies Edelman’s values and creates a team culture that encourages excellence, courage, inclusion, and integrity.
• Talent Developer - recruits, engages, retains, and builds a pipeline of talent and creates an environment for them to grow and thrive.
• Growth Minded - seeks ways to solve for clients and drive growth in our business and our people.
• Quality Driver -ensures client satisfaction with their Edelman experience.
• Financials Pro - demonstrates strong and effective financial management that mitigates risk, and drives growth and long-term value for the client and Edelman.
• Visionary – communicates a compelling and inspired vision of future possibilities and direction to the team, creates a climate that encourages entrepreneurial behavior, learning and ethical conduct.
• Drive and lead - Team completion of mandatory compliance training modules.