Vice President, Financial Communications

Responsibilities

Lead client accounts and assignments for a portfolio of financial industry clients while providing strategic counsel to senior executives. Drive new business development, thought leadership, and team training to ensure high-quality service delivery and practice growth.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree and at least 8 years of experience in financial communications. Candidates must possess strong media relations experience and a deep understanding of capital markets and financial audiences.

Skills

• Financial communications
• Media relations
• Strategic counsel
• Capital markets
• Client relationship management
• New business development
• Thought leadership
• Team leadership
• Project management
• Analytical skills
• Presentation skills
• Writing
• Financial regulatory environment
• Prospecting
• Account management

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401k
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Travel assistance
• Wellness programming

About this role

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

$133,000 - $180,000 a year
An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, travel requirements, revenue-based metrics, any contractual agreements, and business or organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of DJEH’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, a Paid Time Off policy, and region-specific benefits.
DJEH offers a wide range of benefits: medical and dental insurance, vision, 401K, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, travel assistance and wellness programing.
DJEH 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.

About Edelman

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