Health Communications Specialist

Weber Shandwick – Boston (Hybrid)

Weber Shandwick has an opportunity for a proven communications professional with 3-5 years of social media marketing/PR experience to join our team as a Manager in our growing digital healthcare practice. The ideal candidate will have previous agency and digital marketing experience in healthcare and is a motivated, proactive team player who is strong in account client/project management, social strategy, and creative thinking.  He/she is a social media connoisseur who possesses a thorough understanding of the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries and is eager to help clients use digital tools to tell thoughtful corporate/franchise and brand stories.

If that is you, let’s talk!  

Responsibilities include:   

• Support as day-to-day social strategy contact for a major client, becoming an expert on our clients’ business and understanding how their communications objectives help achieve business goals
• Work with clients in a solution-oriented fashion to execute against digital content strategies, including collaborating with cross-functional partners to address tactical issues related to social content planning/development, influencer coordination and integrated media planning
• Ability to confidently advise internal and client teams on integrated digital marketing strategy and execution 
• Develop project plans, calendars, and workflow processes for a variety of tactics, including always-on/evergreen and campaign-based social, digital and influencer efforts  
• Deep experience within cross-channel digital marketing strategies, working closely with different teams including creative, media, planning and PR. Oversee content production from concept to execution to measurement 
• Strong understanding of digital analytics and measurement and performance-driven insights 
• Maintain a keen interest in current industry trends related to social media and influencer best practices, and act as a thought leader in elevating these trends to directly and indirectly affect clients and our practice 
• Understand industry issues that directly and indirectly affect the client, particularly the regulatory landscape and its implications on the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry’s use of social media.  
• Generate new ideas and opportunities to ensure client program success 
• Experiment constantly. Pilot new tactics and strategies and prove their effectiveness through data.  

The Essentials:  

• Forward Thinking: Seeing the forest through the trees for our clients and not getting caught in the minutia. Intellectual curiosity and creativity, as well as a constant drive to experiment and figure out how to achieve goals is a must.   
• Communication: Speak, write and edit succinctly and compellingly. 
• Storytelling: Understand the elements that make a story exciting, what brands are doing in the press and on social platforms, and what they should do next. 
• Management: Meet deadlines, put out fires and multi-task. Work fast and work well.
• Interpersonal: Collaborate well and play nice, whether it’s in a team, with other teams or independently. 
• Passion: To deliver high-quality work, build close client relationships, execute effectively, and be motivated by the work. 
• Technical: Skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Analytics tools (Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics) and influencer identification tools (Creator IQ) 
• Detail-Oriented: Whether it’s a strategy presentation, client social posts or communications, or monthly insights reporting, attention to detail and a commitment to delivering clear and precise work is essential. 
• Spark: Understand what sets you apart. 
• Growth: Recognize where you can grow and be open to learning opportunities. 

Additional Responsibilities:  

• Support social communications strategist for healthcare clients 
• Be a demonstrated self-starter and work well within a highly collaborative, multi-disciplinary team to deliver client success 
• Provide client counsel while serving as a strategic driver for client meetings and presentations 
• Identify and manage influencer partnerships for our healthcare clients, inclusive of patients and healthcare professionals
• Assist in the development and implementation of social and influencer programs 
• Efficiently manage client and team resources and deliverables around major campaigns and projects 
• Write content briefs and manage project timelines 
• Manage multiple projects at various stages simultaneously
• Have excellent organization and time management skills 
• Have very strong written and verbal communications skills 
• Be able and eager to quickly learn new systems, tools, approaches and platforms 
• Effectively manage client and team expectations around timelines, work, and deliverables

Basic Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s Degree 
• Experience working with healthcare/pharmaceutical clients preferred

 

The Weber Shandwick Collective recognizes that your health and well-being are a priority. This is why we offer a full suite of benefits including:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k (with employer match)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Juice Money – $60 monthly reimbursement to be used towards purchases that nourish your health, mind, body, and soul
• MyDays – Flexible holiday schedules
• Short-Term Disability
• Paid Employee Family Leave
• Family Building Benefit

 

Boston Salary range: $78,000.00 – $88,000.00

Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

 

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.

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Weber Shandwick’s West Coast is seeking a smart, passionate and diverse thinker to help us solve and create industry-defining work for a range of clients. Our internship offers an opportunity to shape data-driven, creative, integrated communications solutions while working closely with a team of dynamic professionals.

 

From creative brainstorming to day-to-day execution, Weber Shandwick’s Interns form the foundation of a talented team that generates groundbreaking, award-winning programs. Plus you’ll work on campaigns for iconic brands and companies you likely encounter every single day.

 

What you’ll do all day: 

• Create: Craft written communications including media materials and compelling social content 
• Research: Analyze brands using various resources 
• Engage: Share big ideas in brainstorms and with teams 
• Plan: Assist in event coordination and logistics 
• Hustle: Pitch stories to media, develop media lists, track placements, etc. 
• Monitor: Track brands in traditional and social media 

 

What we’re looking for from you: 

• Thinking: Do it out of the box. Actually, it’s best if you’re wholly unfamiliar with the concept of boxes 
• Digital: Know all the old school and the latest social media platforms, what brands are doing on them and what they should do next 
• Communication: Speak, write and edit succinctly and compellingly 
• Management: Meet deadlines, put out fires and multi-task. Work fast, and work well 
• Detail-Oriented: Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering clear and precise work is a must 

• Technical: Know Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook. Familiarity with platforms like Hootsuite, Cision, MuckRack, Adobe Creative Suite, a plus 
• Dynamic: Ability to work in a fast-paced agency environment 
• Spark: Understand what sets you apart 

 

What you’ll get from us: 

• Support: As you navigate a hybrid workplace, you’ll have regular check-ins, calls and touchpoints with your teams and the whole office to feel connected 
• Mentor: You’ll be paired with someone in the office to mentor you and help you navigate the waters 
• Learning and development: Keep sharp and learn all the new skills with access to trainings and tutorials through complimentary access to LinkedIn Learning as a WS employee 
• A possible career: Internships have the possibility of growing into a full-time position 
• A paycheck! Interns are paid hourly, at 40-hours per week 

 

Requirements:

• The ideal candidate must be a college graduate by start of internship
• Must be available up to full-time (40 hrs/week)

[California/Washington] Salary range: $20.00 – $20.00

Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.

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HEALTH COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST

Weber Shandwick is seeking an experienced Health Communications Specialist to serve as a full-time embed for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) within the Division of Media Relations in Atlanta, GA.

The specialist will help plan, implement, and evaluate a variety of health communication and marketing activities designed to impact positive health outcomes. As a Health Communications Specialist, you will help:

• Provide day-to-day support for the Center and the Office of Public Affairs, ensuring smooth operations and efficient communication.
• Manage and respond to media requests, serving as a liaison between the CDC and media outlets.
• Monitor media briefings, transcribe quotes, and summarize key points to facilitate accurate reporting and internal communication.
• Review, edit, and provide strategic guidance on a variety of communication packages, ensuring alignment with CDC messaging.
• Assist in the development of press releases and other materials that effectively convey CDC initiatives and public health information.

Job Requirements:

• 6-7 years of experience in health communications
• Strong health writing, editing, and communication skills
• Familiarity with public health issues and the ability to convey complex information clearly.
• Proficiency in monitoring and analyzing media coverage.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Applicants must be local to the Atlanta area or willing to relocate.

 

The Weber Shandwick Collective recognizes that your health and wellbeing are a priority. This is why we offer a full suite of benefits including:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k (with employer match)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Juice Money – $60 monthly reimbursement to be used towards purchases that nourish your health, mind, body, and soul
• MyDays – Flexible holiday schedules
• Short-Term Disability
• Paid Employee Family Leave
• Family Building Benefit

Georgia Salary range: $90,000.00 – $105,000.00

Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.

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