Saturday 25 May 2013

Careers

We work for some of the world’s leading brands and employ some of the industry’s top talent. As the world’s largest independent PR agency, we offer an enviable combination: A well-established international network and the flexibility to maintain an entrepreneurial spirit.

A PR agency is only as good as its people, and we are 100% committed to ours. We nurture their professional growth and develop their talents and we provide a creative and fun working environment to bring out the best ideas.

If this sounds the kind of experience you are looking for, please get in touch! Have a look at our vacancies.

Alternatively if you would like to make a speculative application, or would like to apply for work experience or an internship position, please click here.

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Taylor Bennett Foundation Internship Programme

The Taylor Bennett Foundation is now accepting applications for their September Internship Program. Read more about the Taylor Bennett Foundation, including their internship program here. As part of the internship, successful applicants will spend 1 day each week working in the Edelman offices. It is a great opportunity to experience the PR industry at the world’s largest PR agency! Applications close 20 August 2012.

Apprentice Scheme

New for 2012, the company is opening up its talent development programme – formerly its Graduate Scheme – to all entrants. By employing the very best talent, we are securing the continued success of the agency for years to come. In order to attract and retain top people, we offer a programme which promises to challenge, develop and support all our trainees. Find out more about the Edelman Apprentice Scheme.

Mission and Values

Many of our senior people have spent part of their careers in senior in-house positions in both the private and public sectors. As such, we feel that we have an unusually high proportion of people who have a unique and relevant understanding of the pressures facing our clients. We attribute our exceptional client retention rates and low staff turnover directly to the broad experience of our senior management. We feel that the most successful client/agency relationships are characterized by a seamless partnership between the agency and the in-house team; a partnership which is able to push the boundaries of deliverable, measurable creative communications.

Our Mission
Our mission is to provide public relations counsel and strategic communications services that enable our clients to build strong relationships and to influence attitudes and behaviors in a complex world. We undertake our mission through convergence by integrating specialist knowledge of practices and industries, local market understanding, proprietary methodology and breakthrough creativity. We are dedicated to building long-term, rewarding partnerships that add value to our clients and our people. Our clients are leaders in their fields who are initiating change and seeking new solutions.

Our Values

Quality: Excellence in products, services, and people that drives long-term growth and employee satisfaction

Integrity: Responsible, trustworthy partners respected by all stakeholders

Respect: Positive relationships with our colleagues, clients, and the communities in which we do business

Entrepreneurial Spirit: First-class staff with the drive to take charge and make a difference for our clients

Mutual Benefits: Financial success that rewards our firm, our employees, and our clients

Equal Employment Opportunity

Edelman whole-heartedly supports the principle of equal opportunities in employment and opposes all forms of direct or indirect discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. This also includes discrimination based on the perception of, or association with any of the above characteristics.

Every possible step will be taken to ensure that individuals are treated equally and fairly and that decisions on recruitment, selection, training, promotion, career management and provision of other benefits are based solely on objective and job related criteria.