Senior Account Supervisor, Corporate, Ruder Finn

Ruder Finn is seeking a dynamic Senior Account Supervisor to join our Corporate Communications team and provide strategic counsel and execution for its clients in the healthcare space. This role will drive the development, planning and execution of extensive corporate programs consisting of large, highly complex, integrated, multi-year campaigns with multiple workstreams for some of our high-profile clients.

As a Senior Account Supervisor, you will be seen as a leader within the practice and play a vital role on your teams and in future company success. Building strong client relationships and driving communications programs and activations within an agency environment, as well as a strong record of account management and exceptional client service is key for success.

Key Responsibilities:

Drive smart account and client programming - from creatively ideating on ideas (events, activations, programs) to putting pen to paper on drafting out strategy and tactical execution recommendations. You will be responsible for not only helping come up with the big ideas but also helping drive the team to execute seamlessly and flawlessly against those ideas

Ability to not only work seamlessly and easily in a cross-functional, fully integrated (marketing, traditional communications, digital) environment with multiple players, with various goals - but to also maximize and capitalize on this integrated environment (being able to build on other ideas and programs, listen for ways to be able to insert)

Specifically, some of the work you would be doing on a day-to-day basis includes:

Develop, oversee and execute corporate reputation, stakeholder engagement and integrated marketing and communications programs and campaigns

Provide guidance and counsel to internal teams on media strategy and direction (smart media lists, compelling pitches, announcement release strategies), content creation and editorial management, and creative services work to ensure high-quality deliverables to meet client needs.

Maintain a thorough understanding of clients' businesses and industries, and the industry issues that directly and indirectly affect the client

Serve as a key senior member of the account team, managing and coaching of junior team members and inspiring emerging leaders in our agency

Evaluate communications opportunities for senior business leaders while communicating the organization's position on key topics

Qualifications

A minimum of 6+ years of experience within external communications, events planning, activations, executive communications, thought leadership and media relations

Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, marketing or a related field

In-depth knowledge of corporate communications

Effective written and verbal communication skills, presentation skills and organizational skills

A willingness and ability to work in a client-focused, team-oriented environment

A comfort level in working in a highly dynamic and ever-changing environment with many deadlines and demands at once

Expectation that you will not only excel in your 'lane' of external communications but also be able to comfortably interact and work within other disciplines including but not limited to digital and influencer, marketing, internal communications (not expected to be to a fully skilled degree, but enough to be proficient and confident to offer ideas and ways to build)

Strong time management skills with demonstrated ability to prioritize across complex projects

Proven experience managing a team and driving results and accountability Benefits & More

Competitive base salary and bonus opportunity

Health, Dental, Vision, company paid Disability and Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Account, as well as 401k (match) plan

Monthly allowance for cell phone, office equipment, etc.

Generous PTO policy with paid maternity/paternity leave

Transit benefits

Professional learning and development opportunities

Workplace flexibility

On-site and off-site social gatherings

The anticipated salary range for this position, at the time of posting, is $95,000 - $120,000. The salary of the applicant selected for this role will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, education, internal equity, geography, relevant years of experience, certifications, skills, abilities of the selected applicant, and other job-related qualifications. In addition, a range of medical, dental, vision, disability, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available by the company.

Ruder Finn provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Ruder Finn will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Ruder Finn believes that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.