Account Supervisor, Technology

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Edelman has a fantastic opportunity for a strategic, collaborative communicator to take the next step in their career and join dynamic Technology accounts as an Account Supervisor.

Location:

Chicago, IL

• Serving as the day‑to‑day client lead for key work streams, managing ongoing communications, ensuring strong client service, and overseeing delivery of high‑quality work.
• Leading internal account teams across projects by establishing clear roles, timelines, priorities, and workflow management.
• Monitoring and flagging client, competitor, and industry coverage, developing media coverage reports, and tracking major media moves.
• Providing strategic counsel on media strategy, narrative development, industry issues, and emerging technology trends such as AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and digital transformation.
• Supporting executive communications programs by developing leadership narratives, messaging platforms, and thought leadership content for senior executives.
• Overseeing the development of briefing materials for executive interviews, including schedules, messaging, and reporter backgrounds.
• Researching, writing, editing, and reviewing press materials such as press releases, pitches, briefing documents, fact sheets, contributed articles, and client correspondence.
• Cultivating and leveraging media relationships while guiding and supporting proactive outreach by the broader team.
• Managing and mentoring junior team members through clear direction, feedback, and professional development.
• Participating in team‑wide and client‑facing brainstorming sessions on announcement planning, media strategy, and message development.
• Maintaining a strong understanding of key client information—including business strategy, industry context, products, and competitive landscape—to inform program recommendations.
• Advising clients on emerging industry trends and proactively recommending narrative pivots or media opportunities.

• Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Thrives in a fast‑paced, flexible environment and can manage multiple work streams with a sense of urgency.
• Works effectively both independently and collaboratively and enjoys mentoring team members.
• Earns greater ownership in client leadership and team management.
• Builds and nurtures media relationships and crafts compelling story angles.
• Passion for emerging technologies—especially AI—and how they shape the media landscape.
• Understanding of the evolving media relations ecosystem, including digital, social, newsletters, and research platforms, and knows how to leverage them effectively.
• Enjoys working on global business and collaborating across regions.
• Experience in executive communications and confidence advising senior leaders on messaging, thought leadership, and public positioning.

• 4+ years of experience in Communications, PR, Marketing, Journalism, or related fields, ideally supporting enterprise technology clients.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of the enterprise technology and AI industry and principles of integrated communications marketing.

• Highly curious about technology, news, and people.
• Team player—collaborative and participatory with a diverse cross‑section of stakeholders and clients.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and written and oral communication skills.
• Knowledge of tech industry landscape and top tech journalists, outlets, influencers.
• Ability to use social media platforms for story mining and industry trend spotting.
• Ability to adapt to new conditions, deadlines, and assignments.
• Strong work ethic and follow‑through, and desire to provide high‑quality work to clients and teams.
• Pragmatic attitude with problem‑solving capabilities, and confidence to proactively share ideas.
• Solid knowledge of the MS Office suite.
• Comfortable with using AI…