Edelman Smithfield is a global financial communications firm with the power and scope of Edelman, the world’s largest integrated communications company. We specialize in financial markets and strategic situations, serving clients in the United States, Canada, EMEA, APAC, and beyond. Edelman Smithfield offers a deep and talented bench of approximately 250 financial market specialists across more than 25 cities and 15 countries.
Edelman Smithfield advises senior leaders and management teams navigating complex matters that impact reputation and valuation and has deep expertise in serving and communicating to the financial markets.
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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 and public affairs opportunities or integrated assignments
- Lead financial communications and public affairs 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, public affairs and marketing functions
- Collaborate with Edelman Smithfield and Edelman colleagues across offices to identify ways to bring financial communications and public affairs services to Edelman clients
- Ensure