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Requirements of the role:
Client Leadership & Strategic Counsel
- Serve as a senior day-to-day client contact for a global sportswear brand, building strong working relationships with global and regional stakeholders
- Support the development of global Performance PR strategy across multiple categories, markets and moments
- Translate business and brand objectives into integrated, earned-first communications programmes
- Provide thoughtful counsel to clients on communications opportunities, cultural relevance and executional considerations
- Lead planning and delivery for key calendar moments, including product launches, sports moments, innovation stories and seasonal peaks
Global Programme Management
- Lead the day-to-day development and delivery of multi-market PR programmes, coordinating teams across EMEA and North America
- Ensure strategic consistency across markets while allowing for local relevance and execution
- Develop and manage global toolkits, messaging frameworks and playbooks for regional teams
- Manage multiple workstreams effectively, ensuring strong attention to detail, pace and quality of output
Earned Media, Culture & Influence
- Shape earned media strategies across performance categories, including innovation storytelling, athlete narratives and community-led programmes
- Drive culturally relevant storytelling that connects product and performance innovation with real-world participation
- Support influencer, creator and community engagement strategies aligned to performance credibility
- Ensure strong integration across earned media, digital, social and experiential activity
Team Leadership & Development
- Manage and support junior team members, helping to set clear expectations and maintain high standards of delivery
- Contribute to a collaborative, positive and solutions-focused team culture across disciplines and markets
Commercial & Operational Excellence
- Support budget management, resourcing, and forecasting for the account, ensuring work is delivered on time, on budget, and to Edelman’s quality benchmarks
- Identify opportunities for organic growth, innovation, and expanded scope
- Collaborate with other Edelman practices (Digital, Creative, Data & Intelligence, Sport & Culture) to deliver integrated solutions
We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
