Edelman is in search of a daring, transformative digital leader accountable for creating, driving, and implementing profound transformation and best-in-class digital work for our clients. This leader will have oversight of our digital capabilities across Canada, including digital strategy and advisory, technology and experience design and social storytelling, and will be responsible for driving culture, sourcing the best talent and ultimately, growing revenue at a more rapid pace.
Edelman is a global communications firm built for a digital world. With the benefit of 68 years of building trust and earning attention through communications, our digital teams help clients create direct and impactful audience connections and tell magnetic stories that move at the speed of social, transform culture and spark movements.
To achieve this, we have assembled a global, industry leading digital team of strategists, client partners, technologists, creatives, experience designers, platform experts, storytellers and analysts. Our honors range from Cannes Lions for Creativity, 2019 Ad Age Agency A list #4, to the Holmes Report for the 2019 Global Digital Agency of the Year and five times as Glassdoor’s “Best Places to Work.”
Our ideal candidate:
A leader who will drive business development through the Edelman Canada network; growing talent and expertise, building new relationships and securing new revenue streams through portfolio, digital solutions, centers of excellence and IP development.
- A visionary in the digital marketing space who knows how to demonstrate the value of integrated marketing to our clients as well as internal stakeholders;
- A recognized and highly respected digital expert who understands the rapidly changing digital landscape, including platforms, technology and innovation;
- A leader who can communicate a compelling and inspired vision of future possibilities and direction. As a practice leader grow the Canadian business by delivering market-leading digital services to our clients;
- An expert in latest digital content formats and best practices to translate content strategies effectively within the digital ecosystem and make certain that assets developed by creative are designed to perform, particularly for social media;
- A leader who is knowledgeable about the markets, sectors and channels in which the client operates; shepherds a comprehensive channel strategy to tell clients’ stories via earned, owned, social and paid;
- A team leader adept at marshalling diverse resources and capabilities in service of a client brief;
- A partner who will serve as the client’s chief digital advocate and ensures broad understanding of the client’s business, goals and point of view;
- A mentor who will motivate, coach, provide feedback and accountability;
- An entrepreneur capable of building new solutions and intellectual property for clients and who is comfortable within a large, matrixed organization;
- A collaborator who takes a client-centric view of staffing and resourcing across geographies and practices in order to deliver the best solutions to Edelman clients.
Qualifications we are seeking:
- Candidate should have 15+ years of agency experience in digital, advertising or an integrated agency with at least 4 years in a digital leadership role with a minimum of 8 years team leadership experience;
- Proven track record of building and growing revenue;
- Inspiring team leader who is collaborative, energized and excited about the teams growth and success;
- Ability to navigate and collaborate a complex internal ecosystem;
- Experience managing P&L; driving organic and incremental growth, profitably;
- Maintain A+ client relationships with complex global companies and brands across industries, including CPG, corporate reputation and healthcare;
- Demonstrated track record of developing and executing successful social media marketing and communications programs; paid, organic, SEO/SEM activation; analytic benchmarks;
- Unmatched energy and competitive spirit… a tireless desire to win.
Should you be interested in applying for this role, please send your résumé and cover letter. Only those candidates short listed for an interview will be contacted. Thank you for your interest in working with Edelman Canada.
Accommodations:
Edelman is committed to accessibility and equal opportunity in its recruitment processes. If you require accommodation to participate in this recruitment, please contact hr.toronto@edelman.com.
Edelman is a global communications firm that partners with businesses and organizations to evolve, promote and protect their brands and reputations. Our 6,000 people in more than 60 offices deliver communications strategies that give our clients the confidence to lead and act with certainty, earning the trust of their stakeholders. Our honors include the Cannes Lions Grand Prix for PR; Advertising Age’s 2019 A-List; the Holmes Report’s 2018 Global Digital Agency of the Year; and, five times, Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work. Since our founding in 1952, we have remained an independent, family-run business. Edelman owns specialty companies Edelman Data & Intelligence (DxI) and United Entertainment Group (entertainment, sports, lifestyle).
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Canada Head of Digital
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