General Application - USA

Junior Associate, Business Development

Weber Shandwick is seeking an ambitious and detail-oriented Junior Associate who wants to be part of a dedicated and engaged team that creates smart marketing and communications solutions for clients. This position will provide ongoing support the Business Development team for North America. The role includes development of RFI and RFP content, conducting research into new prospects, supporting proactive new business pursuits, managing timelines, coordinating with pitch teams and leads, assist with reporting, knowledge management and more.
 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide operational support on client projects, as directed
• Accurately maintain executional tools, trackers and reporting
• Share results of the work in a structured way
• Proactively offer solutions for executional issues specific to assigned programs
• Engage, as appropriate, with client contacts
• Support multiple client programs

 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Timely communication of significant issues and challenges
• Confident presenter and persuasive speaker
• Self-motivated, entrepreneurial and endlessly curious

 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• PR agency/journalism internship experience
• Available to work a full-time schedule
• Professional demeanor
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Resourceful and effective problem solver

 

NYC Salary range: $45,000 – $50,000

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.

 

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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We are seeking someone who is passionate about healthcare and making a difference in the lives of patients living with various diseases and conditions. As a Manager, you will work closely with senior and junior staff members across several teams to provide counsel and manage day-to-day work, in addition to serving as a key client contact.

As a successful Manager, you will be a strong leader with excellent writing and communications skills and an ability to translate client needs into project plans. You will also help develop and implement engagement campaigns for a variety of healthcare clients, including pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, and health systems. Ideally, you should have agency/consulting or related experience with a background in healthcare communications, including experience leading digital program elements.

Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

1. Manage account team implementation of agreed-upon programs, ensuring quality standards are met and desired results are delivered on-budget
2. Lead project management initiatives
3. Lead development and revision of tools, ensuring all activities are moving forward and are within deadlines
4. Leverage traditional media as well as influencers and digital/emerging technologies for PR programming
5. Develop a range of external and media materials including press releases, key message documents, pitches, social media content, etc.
6. Manage event and activation logistics in a variety of settings
7. Set and meet campaign measurement and evaluation criteria
8. Identify training and development needs of junior staff and provide opportunities that enable staff members to reach their full potential
9. Assist in financial management for clients, including development of invoices and activity reports

 

 What We Are Looking For

1. Fluency and/or familiarity with digital and social media
2. Experience working on multi-disciplinary (holistic) communication initiatives
3. Strong understanding of the relationship between traditional public relations and the use of current online/digital technology and social media
4. Solid working knowledge of key online/offline media influencers/journalists
5. Strong budgeting and financial management skills
6. Experience with clients and accounts that are measurement and evaluation driven
7. Strong presentation skills, poise, and professionalism
8. Industry experience in healthcare communications and/or pharmaceuticals

 

Basic Qualifications

1. At least 4 years’ experience in public relations at an agency or corporate in-house (healthcare experience required)
2. BA or BS in Public Relations, 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

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.