Edelman is seeking a Director, Corporate Marketing to help elevate the agency’s profile and strengthen UEG’s visibility across the marketing, advertising, sports, and entertainment industries. This onsite role in New York, NY partners directly with the CEO and senior leadership to shape and deliver a corporate marketing strategy that highlights people, capabilities, and work through conferences, speaking, trade media, awards, and thought leadership.
You’ll build an always-on approach to recognition and visibility by establishing a consistent calendar and pipeline of opportunities, while also identifying timely stories, cultural moments, and industry conversations where UEG brings a differentiated perspective.
What you’ll do
- Develop and execute UEG’s corporate marketing strategy to increase agency and executive visibility.
- Identify and secure high-impact conferences, speaking engagements, panels, podcasts, and industry events for UEG executives.
- Strengthen UEG’s presence across influential advertising, marketing, entertainment, and business trade outlets to ensure leaders and work are visible to key industry audiences.
- Partner with the CEO to develop ideas and platforms that position UEG as a relevant industry voice.
- Proactively source agency stories, cultural moments, and industry conversations for external visibility.
- Develop executive thought leadership, messaging, and content that showcase UEG’s expertise and capabilities.
- Coordinate with internal teams to amplify award-winning work, client successes, agency milestones, and talent externally.
- Lead UEG’s approach to industry awards, rankings, and other recognition opportunities.
- Build and maintain relationships with journalists, conference organizers, industry organizations, and other external partners.
- Maintain an ongoing calendar and pipeline of visibility opportunities rather than focusing on one-off moments.
What you’ll bring
- 4+ years of relevant experience, including meaningful experience within an advertising, creative, marketing, entertainment, or communications agency.
- Proven success increasing the visibility and reputation of an agency, brand, or executive leadership team.
- Strong knowledge of the advertising and marketing trade landscape, including industry conferences, awards, and cultural tentpoles.
- Existing relationships across relevant media, events, and industry organizations are strongly preferred.
- Highly proactive, entrepreneurial, and comfortable identifying opportunities, developing ideas, and driving execution.
- Strong executive presence and credibility to work directly with senior leadership.
- Excellent writing, storytelling, and messaging skills.
- Comfort operating independently with ownership of both strategy and hands-on execution.
- Based in the New York area.
Compensation and location
Location: New York, NY (onsite)
Salary: USD 68,000 - 98,000 per year
Benefits
- Medical and dental insurance
- Vision
- 401K
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Paid time off
- Travel assistance
- Wellness programing
