Manage and mentor junior team members, fostering a culture of collaboration, growth, and excellence. Provide coaching and feedback to support professional development and ensure high-quality deliverables. Allocate resources effectively and maintain operational performance across projects.
Project & Financial Management
Oversee campaign timelines, budgets, and reporting to ensure projects are delivered on time and within scope. Contribute to forecasting and account profitability management.
Qualifications & Skills
10+ years of experience in PR or communications, ideally within technology or corporate sectors.
Proven ability to manage client relationships and deliver integrated campaigns.
Strong media relations expertise with established journalist contacts in technology and business media.
Excellent writing and storytelling skills; ability to craft compelling narratives.
Experience managing and motivating teams; strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
Highly organized, detail-oriented, and adept at managing multiple priorities.
Business fluency in Japanese, English language skills are a plus.
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.
Benefits
Equity / stock options
Additional Information
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.
At Edelman, we understand diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) transform our colleagues, our company, our clients, and our communities. 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.
Account Manager, Assembly
This role sits within the Daniel J. Edelman family of companies, the world's largest independent communications firm. The team supports a long-standing, global partnership with one of the world's leading technology organizations, delivering integrated marketing and communications work at scale.
Role Overview
We are seeking a strategic and results-driven Account Manager to join Edelman's Corporate Practice. This role will focus primarily on supporting some of the world's largest technology companies to drive strategic communications programs that strengthen corporate reputation and thought leadership in Japan market. The ideal candidate will have strong client and project management skills, lead with both critical thinking and creativity, drive flawless execution of campaigns, and mentor junior team members.