Media Supervisor, Food & Beverage

TheMedia Supervisorshould bring a sharp curiosity for news and a deep understanding of how stories move — from headline to homepage, feed to feature — across print, broadcast, digital, and emerging platforms.

The role supports the development and execution of earned media strategies, collaborating closely with clients and integrated teams. With hands-on experience pitching outlets and working directly with journalists, editors, and producers, the candidate knows how to find and tell stories that drive meaningful coverage. An instinct for news angles, a pulse on cultural and media trends, and a creative approach to storytelling with AI tools is key — not just tomonitorcoverage, but to surface insights, patterns, and must-haves.Proficiencywith AI tools isa must. The ideal candidate is proactive, collaborative, and energized by the pace of modern media. As part of Edelman’s global network, the candidate will play a critical role in delivering high-impact earned results while growing as a strategic, culture-savvy communicator.

Responsibilities:

• Proactively and independently leads day-to-day media strategy, supervisingprojectsand junior team members, while managing multiple projects and deadlines

• Serve as client’s daily media contact whenappropriate, addressing issues and inquiries effectively

• Demonstrate critical thinking within evolving media landscape and use insights to inform programming and positioning, and proactively develop fresh story ideas to build client reputation/awareness

• Consistently lead reactive and proactive media projects from planning stages through execution/activation and client reporting

• Strong teamplayer and positive role model; supports and respects colleagues,clientsand partners; focuses on self-improvement and ensures work is based on strategic insights

• Effectively and consistently manages strengths and weaknesses of self and others; is consistently ambitious in setting and achieving goals

• Always takes feedback as a constructive learning opportunity and acts upon it; enables others to thrive as part of agency life and adapts to others’ styles to do so; ensures excellence is repeated by rigorouslyidentifyingand socializing key learnings for all colleagues

• Demonstrates curiosity, resourcefulness and enterprising in problem-solving; embraces diverse trends, skills,specialtiesand viewpoints

• Seeks substantial change for clients and the communities in which weoperate; ensures new insights from self and others fuel innovation in agency approach and client work; uses diversity of perspective to elevate content, the agency and own career

• Ensures trust and relationships are founded on open and honestcommunication; listens and responds with empathy and respect; upholds anddemonstratesinclusive,ethicaland legal standards

• Ensures consideration behind each agency action is always purposeful and transparent

Basic Qualifications:

• At least 4 years of experience doingpredominantly earnedmedia work with proven interest in the field

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to research, write and edit client-facing media deliverables and proposals, such as audits/backgrounders, conference reports, media alerts, pitch emails, medialistsand recap reports

• Ability to proactively manage multiple projects simultaneously, both as team member and autonomously, and to perform well under pressure

• Experience working on media events, such as corporate milestones, product launches, deskside briefings and executiveor talentinterviews

• Solid grasp of all traditional and new media tools and their relationship with society

• Excellent storytelling skills, and ability to provide sound, level-appropriate media counsel with internal and external clients

$68,000-96,000 annually

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