Freelance Account Director, Health PR

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.

At Edelman Health we are on a mission to help the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies and healthcare brands build and safeguard trust with an ever-growing audience of stakeholders, and show how their complex products deliver the thing we all value most – life.

The Health Team at Edelman strategically partners with clients to deliver global, regional and local integrated campaigns for disease awareness, medical education, patient and employee engagement, digital communications, data and regulatory milestones and much more!

Championing diverse skills, backgrounds and specialisms in our team is the key to our success, and it is this EMEA collective of 130 brilliant PR, medical and scientific communications professionals that has helped make us an award-winning agency! This year, among the 16 trophies won at Cannes Lions 2024 by Edelman , our Health team collected a Silver Cannes Lion in the Health and Wellness category for their work Allegra Airways, executed for the global Sanofi account.

Successfully diversifying and winning new business as well as growing accounts, our team are now looking for passionate PR professionals to join Edelman Health. So, if you are looking to take your career in Health PR to the next level and collaborate with some of the best in the industry, gaining exposure to some of the biggest accounts in the business, keep reading, this role could be for you…

The Role

3 Month Freelance Contract

Edelman is now looking for an experienced Freelance Account Director to join the Health Team for a 3 month contract , and work on one of our biggest pharma accounts.

As an Account Director in the team, you will be charged to develop and lead client relationships, exemplifying best practice in client management. Partnering closely with clients and understanding their business objectives, you will counsel them on communications marketing strategy and will drive every aspect of creating and implementing innovative communications marketing programmes. This role will see you contributing to the development of plans and overseeing client campaigns and project teams, delivering integrated projects across data and regulatory milestones comms, digital disease awareness campaigns, media relations, policy and public affairs, thought leadership, patient engagement etc.

If you are a driven PR professional with a passion for Health PR, and would like to be considered for the Freelance Account Director role and work at PRovoke’s EMEA Consultancy of the Year 2024, then please APPLY TODAY.

Key Experience

• A background in life sciences, experience working in the Health PR sector or equivalent, resulting in understanding of health regulations, ABPI Code, technical terminology etc.
• Experience working in PR or similar communications marketing field, with agency experience preferred.
• Experience working on Local, Regional and Global projects is preferred.
• Experience working on integrated and Medical Device projects is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively multitask, delegate and manage assignments in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience developing and maintaining strong relationships with clients.
• Record of accurate client-related finance management.
• Evidence of strong media, influencer and stakeholder networks.

Key Skills

• Superior written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to manage and inspire a team to make sound judgements.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills.
• Ability to think creatively and ensure a good level of creative output across the team.
• Strong media relations skills and ability to ‘sell a story’ and communicate effectively with the media or influencers.
• Client liaison and interface skills e.g. leading client meetings, managing day to day contact.
• Ability to present ideas confidently and persuasively.

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.

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