Conceptual Designer

Who is Weber Shandwick? 

We create cultural value and help brands navigate the ever-changing age of earned: an age where consumers actively say no to advertising; an age where everyone is an influencer that can make or break your brand; an age where content can be turned into commercial opportunity. Our talented team builds brands by finding connection points in the real world. We energise the right mix of talent, using the right platforms and latest technology to choreograph stories that make a real and meaningful impact for some of the world’s leading brands and businesses e.g. HSBC, Unilever, eBay and IBM to name a few.  

We earn affection, attention, affinity, and purchase by delivering value to people around the world, with deep specialisms across energy, automotive, sports sponsorship, and entertainment & lifestyle. We are known for:  

• Developing data driven insights and strategies to drive measurable impact
• Creating impactful campaigns that tap into culture
• Creating channel and platform agnostic campaigns that grow organically
• Delivering integrated campaigns that are earned-first yet deliver for paid and owned

 

A snapshot of the role:

Weber Shandwick is looking for a talented AD to join the Corporate Enterprise team based in the London office, working as a Sustainability specialist.

You’ll have a strong corporate reputation background, working with big brands to help understand and navigate topics from across the sustainability landscape, such as climate change, circularity and health.

The practice is made up of smart, dedicated, and fun team members with expertise spanning B2B, Corporate, Public Affairs, Crisis/Issues, Social Impact/ESG and Technology.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced practitioner who is curious, ambitious, proactive and friendly. You will enjoy working on a portfolio of well-known global brands, executing integrated campaigns involving earned media, strategy, creative, analytics and digital. You’ll lead the day-to-day running of accounts, provide counsel, manage budgets, and lead and inspire your team to deliver flawless execution of activities.

 

What will you be doing?

• Provide high-level strategic counsel to clients, being able to proactively identify and assess problems, define logical and effective strategies, and implement solutions on their behalf
• Be a highly trusted senior point of contact for clients, responsible for leading a team to deliver an exceptional client experience
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams in the development of both over-arching strategy and creative campaign ideas
• Act as a facilitator, bringing in specialist practitioners within the practice and throughout the wider London office to support in the delivery of integrated communications campaigns
• Lead market co-ordination for UK, international and global campaigns
• Oversee the flawless execution of media/campaign strategies of multiple accounts simultaneously
• Demonstrate proficiency in understanding communications and business goals, and the ability to link team efforts to these in order to demonstrate value and impact for clients
• Stay on top of industry news, trends and influencers in specific industries and be able to link these to your clients’ objectives
• Work effectively with finance colleagues to support the client lead in client budgeting and resource management, including forecasting, hours allocation for team members, project and plan budgeting, managing servicing levels
• Lead in the development and presentation of new business pitches
• Support on the growth and awareness of the Sustainability specialism across the agency.

 

Who are you?

• Significant previous experience in comms or marketing is essential
• Strong experience working on sustainability topics and campaigns for clients, with experience of health preferred but not essential
• A strategic and growth mindset for our clients’ businesses and a nose for hunting opportunities
• Interested in the complex sustainability landscape, regularly reading media coverage on emerging topics and conversations
• Proficiency in both media relations and the delivery of an exceptional client experience
• A comprehensive roster of journalist contacts within corporate, business and/or sustainability at titles covering international, national and trade/vertical sector publications A proven ability to manage large and multi-market teams to deliver work of the highest quality
• Experience working with multiple disciplines and specialists to deliver integrated campaigns
• Mastery in copywriting a range of external and media materials including press releases, key message documents, pitches, social media content, etc.
• Familiarity with quantitative analytics and an ability to set and evaluate campaign metrics
• Strong presentation skills and a desire and experience being involved in new business pitching
• Experience developing and managing campaigns and being a day-to-day lead for clients, with a track record of providing strategic counsel

Core Benefits:

• Private medical insurance
• Group life assurance
• Group income protection
• Personal pension plan
• Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible Benefits:

• Buy or sell holiday
• Additional life assurance cover
• Critical illness insurance
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Dental insurance
• Travel insurance
• Health screening
• Gym discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health cash plan
• Flexible working with our 3:2 hybrid work model
• 4pm Friday finish
• Equivalent of $250 USD for new joiners on 6 month + contract to support home working setup
• 25 days’ annual leave (in addition to public holidays) plus 2 volunteering days, birthday day off work and Christmas period off
• Flexible public holidays
• Sweets and snacks in the office
• Exclusive shopping discounts and perks
• Headspace membership
• Annual eyecare voucher
• Season ticket loan
• Referral bonus scheme
• Long service bonus
• Enhanced family leave
• Inclusive and invisible health policies

Note from the talent team:

We appreciate the time taken to apply for the role and your recent interest in Weber Shandwick. We will review all applications within five working days and be in touch with those who have been shortlisted to the next stage. Unfortunately, down to volume, we are not able to get back to everyone individually so if you have not heard back from us, unfortunately, you have not been successful on this occasion and wish you all the best in your search.

Weber Shandwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability 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

We appreciate the time take to apply for the role and your recent interest in Weber Shandwick. We will review all applications within five working days and be in touch with those who have been shortlisted to the next stage. Unfortunately, due to volume we are not able to get back to everyone individually so if you have not heard back from us unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion and wish you all the best in your search.

 

 

At IPG DXTRA we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

 

Associate Creative Director

We’re looking for an Associate Creative Director with a background in art direction and creative direction who will help manage large-scale accounts. We’re seeking someone who is a highly conceptual problem solver, an articulate presenter of ideas, a builder of strong client relationships, and a storyteller who will convey our clients’ messaging in new and ground-breaking ways. You’ll have the chance to join a team that creates award-winning work for national and global brands largely across social impact and public healthcare, across social, traditional, and earned media including clients in the healthcare/pharmaceutical vertical.

You’ll be someone who values mentoring and managing teams of junior creatives, leading by example, with a keen eye for organization and detail. You’ll motivate the team and keep them focused on the task at hand – but you’ll still love getting your hands dirty managing the creative process and work alongside them. You will work closely with project management, production, and account teams to help keep the work running smoothly.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Generate creative solutions across all existing and emerging platforms including: product launches, digital advertising, social campaigns, PR stunts, online videos, TV ads, radio ads and a wide variety of brand touch-points
• Cultivate an inclusive culture within the team that values trust, honest and team accountability towards defined goals and results
• Execute work in a variety of conceptual disciplines, generating big ideas while demonstrating comprehension of executional ones.
• Push creative boundaries and propose brave ideas
• Manage the overall quality of the creative concept and its execution on assigned programs
• In partnership with the Creative Director/Executive Creative Director, continually lead projects to innovate the process, the ideas, and the strategies to grow accounts
• Find solutions that will have a business impact on clients as well as a cultural impact on consumers
• Communicate and be a storyteller for your team’s conceptual and directional choices
• With the Creative Director/Executive Creative Director, drive the collaborative efforts of the project’s creative team
• Continually develop practices and processes to lead, inspire, innovate, and harness new ways of thinking

 

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• A strong portfolio of work that demonstrates conceptual big thinking
• Values teamwork, inclusivity, honesty, trust and team accountability
• 7 to 10 years’ experience as a creator, managing projects as a part of a team
• A love for art and design, but an eye for great writing.
• A real grasp of what makes for compelling work – whether on social platforms, in video, or in big earned media activations and ideas that get talked about, reported on, and pointed to by other agencies with an “I wish we’d done that” envy
• The ability to concept across a broad range of media, in a variety of tones and voices
• Solid knowledge of the marketing industry at large; an ability and a desire to adapt to the changing landscape of technology
• Proven leadership skills managing multiple projects/tasks/teams of varying complexities, meeting deadlines, and working well under pressure
• Video production experience – whether for online video, TV, etc. – and the ability to storyboard and art direct concise scripts accordingly
• An authentic attitude geared towards positive, solutions-focused action that always comes from a place of respect and inclusion
• Exceptional internal and external communication skills, someone who can present and uphold their work clearly and confidently
• Experience with social media platforms and a working knowledge of their best practices
• An interest in staying on top of emerging platforms, mobile design, & development trends

 

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Prior healthcare and social impact experience a plus.
• Education in advertising design, writing or conceptual thinking is preferred.
• Ability to work quickly, efficiently, and accurately within all required aspects of the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) as well as presentation software (PowerPoint); any AfterEffects animation skills will be utilized.
• Bonus skills: illustration, photography, retouching, AfterEffects animation skills, videography, HTML.

NOTE: If you are selected for an interview, please come prepared to discuss and showcase your design skills, and walk through your conceptual/strategic creative approach to assignments (show us how your brain works). Use whatever work or case studies necessary to best represent these areas of expertise.

 

Powell Tate is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We welcome and encourage black & indigenous people, people of color, caregivers, people with disabilities, foreign nationals, veterans, gender non-conforming people and people from other diverse backgrounds to apply.

Powell Tate recruits qualified applicants and does not discriminate based on 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.

We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppAccommodation@cmgrp.com. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.

Weber Shandwick is proud to 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 

 

ABOUT US

Weber Shandwick is a leading global communications and marketing services firm in 78 cities with a network extending to 128 cities around the world. The firm’s diverse team of strategists, analysts, producers, designers, developers and campaign activators has won the most prestigious awards in the world for innovative, creative approaches and impactful work. Weber Shandwick was the only public relations agency included on the Advertising Age Agency A-list in 2014 and 2015 and the only PR firm designated an A-List Agency Standout in 2017 and 2018. Weber Shandwick was honored as PRWeek’s Global Agency of the Year in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, The Holmes Report’s Global Agency of the Year in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2017, and The Holmes Report’s Global Digital Agency of the Year in 2016. The firm deploys deep expertise across sectors and specialty areas, including consumer marketing, corporate reputation, healthcare, technology, public affairs, financial services, employee engagement, social impact, financial communications and crisis management, using proprietary social, digital and analytics methodologies. Weber Shandwick is part of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). For more information, visit http://www.webershandwick.com.  

 

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