General Application - USA

Senior Copywriter

Weber Shandwick is seeking a Senior Copywriter to join our team in Chicago.  

Alongside a team that will include AD support, this Senior Copywriter will spend most of their time working toward a variety of creative objectives supporting multiple brands across a single, large-scale account.

Whether driving a big project like a multi-channel campaign or handling a real-time opp to react to news, we need a nimble copywriter who consistently delivers exciting, culture-first ideas and writing across just about any platform. If there’s a medium that gets people engaged in our brands’ stories, we play in that space. We look for well-rounded, immersive creators who can tell a great story.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Concept ideas anchored in the trends, stories, and consumer passions that are being shared in media and across social feeds
• Help drive overall creative direction for key client projects.
• Craft overall messaging direction and maintaining consistency.
• Write short- and long-form copy including concept manifesto, digital/social copy, video script, pitches and a range of campaign support material.
• Mentor junior writers.
• Take direction and work collaboratively with colleagues across teams.
• Help develop long-term creative plans and recommendations for client objectives.
• Join client meetings, brainstorms and planning sessions for ongoing projects.
• Build and maintain strong rapport with creative team colleagues, client leads and project managers.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of copywriting experience in a related agency or department (advertising, digital, social media, publishing/content or public relations).
• Must have a portfolio (share anything that conveys the way you think or approach assignments, even if it was never produced).
• Be curious, self-motivated, hard-working, well-organized, thick skinned and resilient to ever-changing timelines, requests, and deliverables.
• Advanced knowledge of brand development, marketing/advertising, and the creative process.

 

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: $80,000 – $110,000

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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Associate, Earned Media

Weber Shandwick Atlanta has an exciting opportunity for an Associate, Earned Media to join our Consumer team. We are looking for a collaborative self-starter with the ability to create storytelling narratives with proven experience garnering earned attention. The ideal candidate is a team player with a strong understanding of how the marketing communications function impacts a client’s business and how the client’s business makes news. 

 

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key media contacts, pitching story ideas, and securing media coverage for the company or clients
• Write and edit press releases, media kits, and other communication materials, ensuring they align with brand messaging
• Track media coverage, analyze press mentions, and report on the effectiveness of media campaigns, providing insights and recommendations for improvement
• Support the strategic development of public relations and media relations plans and campaigns
• Research media topics, cultural trends, digital influencers, and reporters in support of new assignments and projects
• Interact with senior management and input feedback into tactics and strategies

 

Qualifications:

• 1+ years of communications experience, preferably in an agency environment
• Strong consumer media relations skills and relationships at the national, regional and trade/vertical level
• Excellent communication/presentation skills; verbal and written
• Strong attention to detail and project management skills
• Desire to continuously learn new skills and knowledge, and willingness to always share skills and knowledge with team members as well as clients
• BA or BS in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism or related field
• Capable of working independently and in a dynamic, high energy, fast paced team-oriented atmosphere

 

 

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

 

Salary range: $50,000 – $55,000

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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We are always looking for great talent!  If you don’t see an open role listed that interests you at this time, please send us your resume and we’ll keep in touch about future openings. 

Weber Shandwick is a leading global marketing and communications network that delivers next-generation solutions to brands, businesses and organizations in major markets around the world.

We push beyond category convention, pairing data-driven insights with creative prowess to deliver game-changing ideas that earn attention and drive business impact. We have a deep bench of talent across sectors and specialty areas, including brand and B2B marketing, healthcare marketing, change management, employee engagement, corporate reputation, crisis management, data and analytics, technology, public affairs, social impact and financial communications.

Led by world-class strategic and creative thinkers and activators, we have won some of the most prestigious awards in the industry. Weber Shandwick was named to Ad Age’s A-List in 2020 and Best Places to Work in 2019. The firm earned 25 Lions at the 2019 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

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