Senior Manager, China Go Global

About this Position:
Our Vice Presidents are strategic partners and trusted advisors to our clients. They help them address business imperatives or issues with the right marketing/communications solutions. Our VPs champion a superlative client experience by leading a dynamic, integrated team to develop breakthrough ideas, innovative programs and executional excellence. They advocate the agency’s full breadth of capabilities and expertise across today’s digitally led media landscape. Our VPs also lead business development activities with existing and new clients and manage and mentor junior team members.

Key Responsibilities:

• Executive responsibility for the team performance (P&L) including the setting and achievement of agreed financial goals; the leadership, management and mentoring of team members; the provision of high quality and innovative client services which maintain and build excellent client relationships; and the overall strategic development of the business;
• Provide senior client counsel on technology-focused strategies and ensure programs deliver ROI;
• Work with experts across the agency and wider network to develop and deliver on strategy, including measurement, creative, strategy and analytics;
• Actively cultivate and nurture client relationships to build trust, long-term partnership and client satisfaction;
• Actively engaging, establishing and maintaining key relationships with key stakeholders and resources useful for the agency, such as government departments/officials, key media, NGOs, institutions, academia, influencers, etc. Strong top/senior media relations with top China and international publications are must;
• Lead, inspire and empower colleagues from various functions to coordinate work across departments, communicate effectively and collaborate to deliver as one team;
• Grow business prospects with existing clients, expand scopes of work and advance new business opportunities;
• Contribute to the overall senior management of the agency across China
• Participate in the development of the annual business plan and budget

Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 10 years professional experience of the communication and integrated marketing role in technological sector; expertise includes but not limited to in PR/MKT/Media profession, preferably with a background in technology communications (preferably within a PR agency environment)
• In-depth and Insightful understandings of the technological clients’ and related industries in China as well as international markets.
• Proven success in terms of both team management and business growth.
• Strong Communication skills and organizational skills to handle business in sophisticated environment.
• Great leadership and hands on in managing projects, team working skills are a must.
• Capable of working under stress and leading multiple projects.
• Fluent English & Mandarin is a must.

About this Position:
Our Vice Presidents are strategic partners and trusted advisors to our clients. They help them address business imperatives or issues with the right marketing/communications solutions. Our VPs champion a superlative client experience by leading a dynamic, integrated team to develop breakthrough ideas, innovative programs and executional excellence. They advocate the agency’s full breadth of capabilities and expertise across today’s digitally led media landscape. Our VPs also lead business development activities with existing and new clients and manage and mentor junior team members.

Key Responsibilities:

• Executive responsibility for the team performance (P&L) including the setting and achievement of agreed financial goals; the leadership, management and mentoring of team members; the provision of high quality and innovative client services which maintain and build excellent client relationships; and the overall strategic development of the business;
• Provide senior client counsel on technology-focused strategies and ensure programs deliver ROI;
• Work with experts across the agency and wider network to develop and deliver on strategy, including measurement, creative, strategy and analytics;
• Actively cultivate and nurture client relationships to build trust, long-term partnership and client satisfaction;
• Actively engaging, establishing and maintaining key relationships with key stakeholders and resources useful for the agency, such as government departments/officials, key media, NGOs, institutions, academia, influencers, etc. Strong top/senior media relations with top China and international publications are must;
• Lead, inspire and empower colleagues from various functions to coordinate work across departments, communicate effectively and collaborate to deliver as one team;
• Grow business prospects with existing clients, expand scopes of work and advance new business opportunities;
• Contribute to the overall senior management of the agency across China
• Participate in the development of the annual business plan and budget

Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 10 years professional experience of the communication and integrated marketing role in technological sector; expertise includes but not limited to in PR/MKT/Media profession, preferably with a background in technology communications (preferably within a PR agency environment)
• In-depth and Insightful understandings of the technological clients’ and related industries in China as well as international markets.
• Proven success in terms of both team management and business growth.
• Strong Communication skills and organizational skills to handle business in sophisticated environment.
• Great leadership and hands on in managing projects, team working skills are a must.
• Capable of working under stress and leading multiple projects.
• Fluent English & Mandarin is a must.

Healthcare Communications

Join Weber Shandwick’s Healthcare team, and in a dynamic and empowering environment, support clients in healthcare industries, while exploring future opportunities for the team as a whole.

We are looking for an senior associate, ideally with healthcare communication experience, media relationship and content developing background.

He or she will work on multiple accounts, helping to handle core public relations tasks ranging from building media relationships, conducting industry research, to drafting press release and other media materials.

He or she will have the opportunity to ground themselves with a solid foundation in strategic planning, corporate communication, IMC and public education campaign. They should demonstrate strong communication and task management skills, show initiative and an ability to manage deadlines consistently. 

Responsibility:

Media:

• Understand and have established connections to top-tier general media and healthcare vertical media, be able to identify and familiarize with key reporters and editors
• Conduct media outreach and follow-up
• Manage external vendors to meet delivery schedules and quality requirements

Writing:

• Draft pitch letters, abstracts, profiles, press kit materials and releases, social media content and executive related documents
• Proof and edit client related documents as needed

Planning and reporting:

• Accurately maintain executional tools, trackers and reporting
• Compose integrated media plans and contribute to plan development processes as needed

Qualifications

• 2-3 year working experience in PR agency
• Quick and eager to learn
• Strong English ability in both written and spoken
• Strong Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PPT) skills