Senior Vice President, Social Strategy

We Are Seeking

We are seeking an Account Director to join our Media Relations team within our Health Practice. As a Director, you will be responsible for managing client, media and inter-agency relationships, playing a critical role in determining the future and long-term success of our Health practice.

You will be responsible for all aspects of a client relationship and account team as it relates to earned media . You will supervise major pieces of business and team members. Other responsibilities include recommending programs and activities, coordinating with clients’ goals, effectively delegating projects, offering counsel to team members, and allocating agency resources to match client budgets.

You are also engaged with business development, strategic program planning, and the development of creative concepts. Ideally, you will have consumer health experience and a proven track record of managing branded and unbranded consumer campaigns with media and third party partnerships. The following is a general outline of primary responsibilities.

Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Day-to-day client support and counsel
• Leading media relations efforts for team including managing junior staff
• Driving communications support around campaigns
• Working across internal and external specialists including media, digital, creative and agency partners
• Working with senior counselors on strategy

What We Are Looking For

• Capacity to convey ownership of assigned projects to junior team members
• Can solve conflicts
• Can mobilize and motivate teams
• Can work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent oral and written business communication skills
• Aptitude for financial analysis
• Can complete challenging projects within set parameters
• Exceptional judgment when working with team members, client contacts and vendors
• Commitment and dedication to the agency’s success as well as individual career
• Can anticipate client and team needs
• Attention to detail and quality
• Instills confidence with clients and colleagues

Qualifications

• At least 7 years’ healthcare public relations/communications experience, including an interest in working with the media
• BA or BS in Communications or in a related field

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

NYC Salary range: $115,000 – $135,000

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 is seeking a Manager (Account Supervisor level) to join our Integrated Media team within our Healthcare Practice.

We Are Seeking

We are seeking a strong Manager to join our Media Relations team within our Healthcare Practice who loves the thrill of the pitch, building relationships with media, and has a passion for healthcare innovation. As a Manager, you will have the opportunity to work on various top tier brands in various healthcare categories, including high science, health and wellness and consumer health.

What You Will Be Doing

• Develop a strong understanding of the client’s business and target audience, and work with sr. media members, strategists and creative team members to deliver solutions that meet program objectives
• Monitor media outlets, understand industry issues that directly and indirectly affect the client, and analyze and distill meaningful insights from media coverage
• Generate story ideas and topic angles, draft media materials, and pitch media to land earned coverage
• Develop strategic messaging for clients and support creation of media plans and proposals that take an integrated approach to driving awareness with target audiences
• Maintain real-time understanding of health news and trends and support creative ideation for evergreen opportunities on a consistent basis
• Proactively seek relationships with journalists on behalf of clients
• Serve as a role model to team members
• Participate in office-wide initiatives, seminars and meetings to further professional learning and development
• Actively participate in agency development and assist with new business as needed

Competencies

• Business Acumen– align talent strategies to drive business goals
• Client Service– client focus and ability to build trust and rapport across all levels
• Proactivity – exhibit relentless pursuit for new and innovative talent strategies
• Collaboration– build strong relationships at all levels across the organization
• Critical Thinking– ask probing questions; anticipate and address critical talent gaps and needs
• Conflict Resolution– possess sound judgment and savvy in navigating and resolving complex talent and organizational issues

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations
• 3 to 4 years’ relevant experience
• Media relations experience
• Spanish-speaking a plus

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

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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Description

We are looking for an experienced Manager (4-6 years of experience) for our Corporate team. We’re looking for a talented and enthusiastic self-starter who is ready to be a part of a dedicated local and national team and is passionate about telling stories for clients across multiple industries. We need someone with strong media chops and a proven track record of crafting story ideas that demonstrate a strong understanding of the media landscape and that meet client program objectives. The ideal candidate will have experience working with a team across multiple offices and will be a clear, concise communicator.   

Responsibilities

Client & Team Engagement

• Communicate with clients on daily basis  
• Provide basic client counsel
• Serve as a key participant in client meetings and presentations, including developing meeting recaps
• Conduct and manage the flow of research and work materials necessary to analyze client issues
• Manage client and team resources and deliverables around major campaigns and initiatives

Account Management

• Strong time and project management skills and an ability to juggle multiple client needs
• Track/enter time with precision and on a daily basis
• Assist with account budget and time entry analysis

Media Relations

• Develop a strong understanding of the client’s business and target audience, and work with strategists and media team members to deliver solutions that meet program objectives
• Monitor media outlets, understand industry issues that directly and indirectly affect the client, and analyze and distill meaningful insights from media coverage
• Generate story ideas and topic angles, draft media materials, and pitch media to land earned coverage
• Develop strategic messaging for clients and support creation of media plans and proposals that take an integrated approach to driving awareness with target audiences
• Provide thoughtful, strategic recommendations for executive thought leadership across owned and earned channels
• Compose basic earned media plans and contribute to plan development processes
• Develop proposals, releases, customer profiles, newsroom blogs, bylined articles, supporting social content and other press materials
• Proof and edit client related documents as needed
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and execute large scale media programs

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 4+ years of experience in a communications role (PR agency preferred)
• 3+ years of experience in PR/communications role with expertise in writing, plan development, media relations strategy and execution, event management, speaking and awards submissions, social content, measurement, and monitoring
• 1-2 years management experience leading small groups and projects
• Strong experience with both large-scale and start-up business environments preferred

Additional Qualifications:

• Computer proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel and Word
• Collaborative work style
• Strong organizational skills, ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, work in a team and meet deadlines
• Ability to communicate information effectively and accurately, verbally or in writing
• A high level of integrity and sensitivity to confidential information
• A strong work ethic and an ability to be a self-starter

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

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