Senior Art Director

We’re passionate about expanding the boundaries of what we offer our clients by bringing diverse perspectives to the table. Are you creative and daring? Do you have digital savvy? Do you love to collaborate and solve complex issues? Are you ready to launch your career with Weber Shandwick? 

From creative brainstorming to day-to-day execution, Weber Shandwick’s Interns become an important part of a talented team that generates groundbreaking, award-winning programs. During the program, you’ll work  for iconic brands and companies you likely encounter every single day. 

What’s in it for you? Our Interns will earn practical experience as fully integrated members of account teams and will receive coaching from team members to help advance your career goals.

What you’ll do all day: 

• Create: Craft written communications including statements, key messages, and tough Q&As, and more
• Research: Analyze brand risks and live issues using various tracking tools
• Engage: Problem solve in real-time and with teams
• Hustle: Provide support across a range of complex, high-profile corporate issues/crisis communications situations
• Monitor: Track brands in traditional and social media 

What we’re looking for in a candidate: 

• Thinking: Do it out of the box. Actually, it’s best if you’re wholly unfamiliar with the concept of boxes
• Communication: Speak, write and edit succinctly and compellingly 
• Digital: Know all the old school and the latest social media platforms, what brands are doing on them and what they should do next
• 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 are critical
• Technical: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite. Familiarity with platforms like Cision, Muckrack, Meltwater, Talkwalker,  and/or TV Eyes a plus
• Dynamic: You must be able to work in a fast-paced agency environment and juggle tasks
• Spark: Understand what sets you apart

What you’ll get from us: 

• Buddy: All new hires are paired with a buddy dedicated to making your time with us amazing
• Built-In Mentorship: You’ll be invited to panels and workshops to learn from the greatest in the industry
• A possible career: Internships have the possibility of growing into a full-time position
• A paycheck! Interns are paid hourly 

Requirements:  

• Must be available to start January 2025
• The ideal candidate must be a college graduate, a current senior or have demonstrated transferrable skills 
• Candidates who can work full-time or part-time will both be considered

NYC 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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SENIOR ASSOCIATE – MEDIA RELATIONS, FINANCIAL SERVICES 

Weber Shandwick is currently seeking a Senior Associate of Earned Media Strategy to join our Integrated Media team and support consumer-facing financial brands, in sub-sectors including retail banking, fintech, payments and retirement. 

We’re looking for a team player to help us tell compelling stories for our financial services clients through innovative and integrated earned, owned and paid media strategies. Do you love the thrill of the pitch, building relationships with media and influencers, and constantly immersing yourself in social media, culture and media trends to drive impact for financial brands? Do you love helping financial brands help regular people save more, invest for their future, have tough money conversations, and checkout with ease? If so, this role is for you. 

With 2-3 years of experience, you’ll help us create campaigns that drive earned media coverage and activate influencer and social programs that generate meaningful and measurable results. 

Responsibilities include but not limited to: 

• Help develop and execute innovative and award-winning integrated PR campaigns 

• Work with the Integrated Media team and client leads to support the development and execution of social media and influencer strategies and proposals 

• Identify and build relationships with media, influencers and content creators to bring our clients’ stories to life through trusted and relatable voices 

• Enhance the profile of our client’s executive spokesperson bench through comprehensive media strategies that increase their share of voice, bolster their thought leadership, and amplify corporate milestones 

• Identify new outlets and platforms, and creative ways to propel earned-first storytelling for our clients 

• Monitor media outlets, understand financial services industry issues that directly and indirectly affect our clients, and analyze and distill meaningful insights from media coverage and social conversations 

• Keep your finger on the pulse of retirement, insurance, banking, payments and fintech news, reporter moves, and competitor landscapes 

• Monitor issues and help develop strategic messaging for clients’ issues and reputational risks 

• Advise the team on how to architect proprietary research, thought leadership content, and bold brand acts to beget media outcomes 

• Develop and track meaningful KPIs to measure success of campaigns and return on investment for our clients 

• Participation in office-wide initiatives, seminars and meetings to further professional learning and development 

 

  

Key Qualifications: 

• Approximately 2-3 years of experience, ideally in an agency, communications or marketing environment 

• Tenacity, creativity and a proven ability to garner media coverage on behalf of consumer financial brands 

• Interest in engaging consumers on financial topics (including saving, spending, retirement, insurance, borrowing and investing), as well as B2B stakeholders 

• Digitally savvy, with a good understanding of the overall media and social media landscape 

• Creativity in spotting ways for consumer financial brands to break into the cultural conversation 

• A working style that is self-motivated, well-organized and resilient to ever-changing timelines, requests and deliverables 

• Experience working with a research vendor to design media-genic proprietary thought leadership and surveys 

• Strong written, verbal communication, presentation, collaboration and problem-solving skills 

• A degree in communications or a related discipline 

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: $62,400 – $70,000

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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Position: Art Director

Location: Tokyo (Hybrid)

 

会社概要：

ウェーバー・シャンドウィックは、119の都市に拠点を持ち、世界中に広がるネットワークを有する、世界最大級のグローバルPRエージェンシーです。アジア太平洋地域では、日本を含む18の都市にオフィスを持ち、今後さらに多様化する市場で、戦略的に拠点の拡張を続けています。当社は、これまでのPR会社の枠組みを超え、クライアントの目標達成を実現するために活動する、新たな「エンゲージメント・ファーム」へと進化し続け、最先端のテクノロジーを駆使したデータドリブンな戦略やインサイトを生み出し、様々な業界のビジネスソリューションを提供しています。社員には、多種多様な専門分野のスペシャリストを擁し、多様なクライアント企業や組織に対して、広範囲なコミュニケーション・サービスを展開しています。

 

こんな人に来てほしい：

• デザイン経験: デザインスキルはもちろん、コンセプトメイキングやブランディングに興味があり、クライアントの魅力を引き出すアイデアを考えるのが好きな方
• プランニング志向: プランニングにワクワクし、デザインの枠を超えたクリエイティブな戦略を一緒に作り上げたいという気持ちを持っている方
• 社会課題への関心: 社会問題やトレンドに関心があり、PR活動を通じて前向きな変化を生み出したいと思っている方
• グローバルな視点: インターナショナルな環境で働くことに前向きで、異文化理解やコミュニケーションに柔軟に取り組みたい方
• チームでの協力: チーム全体のクリエイティブ力を高め、プロジェクトの進行やメンバーのサポートを通じて一緒に成長していきたいと思っている方
• 幅広いクライアント対応力: コンシューマー、IT、ヘルスケアなど、さまざまな業界のクライアントに柔軟な視点でアプローチしてみたい方
• 新しいことへの挑戦: ピッチやプレゼンテーションを通じて、新しいクライアントとの出会いやプロジェクトを楽しみたい方
• コラボレーションを楽しめる: アーティストやクリエイターとのコラボレーションを通じて、新たな価値や表現を追求するのが好きな方

 

業務内容：

• ブランドビジュアルコンセプトの開発、PRキャンペーン、プロモーションのアートディレクション
• クライアントのブリーフィングをもとにしたアイデア発想、クリエイティブプランニング
• ビジュアルコンセプトのプレゼンテーションおよびクライアントとのコミュニケーション
• 新規プロジェクトやクライアントの獲得を目的としたクリエイティブ提案
• グローバルなマーケティング環境での新しいトレンドやメディア戦略のリサーチ、提案
• 外部協力会社（デザイナー、カメラマン、印刷会社など）との連携・調整

 

求められるスキルと経験：

• デザインおよびアートディレクションの実務経験: 広告代理店やクリエイティブエージェンシーなど、他業種での経験も歓迎します。PR業界の経験は問いません
• コンセプト立案経験: ブランドやプロダクトのブランディング戦略に携わった経験
• プロジェクトマネジメントスキル: プランニングから実行までプロジェクトに携わり、チームと協力して進められる方
• コミュニケーション能力: 社内外のステークホルダーと円滑にコミュニケーションできるスキル、グローバルクライアントとのやり取りができる英語力（尚可）
• ソフトウェアスキル: Adobe Creative Suiteなどデザインツールの基本的なスキル
• イノベーティブな発想力: 新しいアイデアやビジュアルトレンドを積極的に取り入れる意欲

 

 

 

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Weber Shandwick is committed to building a culture where all employees are seen as equal, are respected and where all opinions are heard. We take pride in our inclusive hiring, as well as our diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

Personal data held by Weber Shandwick relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.

 

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