Freelance SAS-VP, Brand Digital

Edelman is a voice synonymous with trust, reimagining a future where the currency of communication is action. Our culture thrives on three promises: boldness is possibility, empathy is progress, and curiosity is momentum. 

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.

Responsibilities

• Serve as day-to-day contact for mid and senior level clients, managing ongoing social workstreams to ensure delivery of best-in-class content and strategic solutions. 
• Build trusting client relationships across the brand’s organization, navigating client approval processes and structure. 
• Serve as main point of contact for internal agency team, partnering with the data and analytics team to uncover valuable insights to share with clients and enhance work, and creative and strategy teams to deliver impactful creative recommendations and content.
• Manage multiple projects of varying scale, with the ability to manage up and down to ensure the team meets deadlines and stays on budget. 
• Have a pulse on social culture and identify critical issues, trends, and opportunities for clients and their audiences.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of clients’ businesses and their missions as well as key stakeholders both internally at Microsoft and externally with partners, consumers, etc.
• Cultivate strong, cross-practice client relationships to develop opportunities to grow business with existing and new potential clients. 

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in Communications Marketing and/or related fields, including public relations, digital marketing, content marketing, paid media/advertising, management consulting, or publishing, preferably within an agency setting.
• Experience developing digital and social communications programming and plans and implementing best practices
• Exhibited ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be a self-starter who is comfortable solving problems independently by seeking solutions and efficiencies.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills 
• Fun, engaging, team-first attitude; collaborative and inclusive working style 

*Please note that freelancers are hired as W-2 temp employees. We are not able to contract folks through personal LLCs, sole proprietor businesses, or the like.*Assembly occasionally converts freelancers to full-time-employees to support this growing business. Please note that potential for conversion is limited to candidates willing to work a hybrid schedule at an Edelman office.

Edelman is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage racially and ethnically diverse people, members of the LGBTQ community, veterans, parents, individuals with disabilities and members of any and all protected classes to apply.