Vice President, Social & Influencer Strategy

Influencer Strategy Intern (Summer 2025)

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 bring big ideas to life? Are you ready to launch your career with Weber Shandwick? 

From creative brainstorming to day-to-day execution, Weber Shandwick’s Interns form the foundation of a talented team that generates groundbreaking, award-winning programs. During the program, you’ll work on campaigns 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 internal and external communications with clients and influencers  
• Research: Top influencers in the space and determine best fits for our clients and brands  
• Engage: Share big ideas in brainstorms and with teams 
• Hustle: Communicate with influencers including initial outreach, negotiations and content development  
• Monitor: Keep track of influencers in the space and that we are working with to ensure positive online sentiment as well as report on final campaign metrics and insights  

What we’re looking for from you: 

• Thinking: Do it out of the box. Actually, it’s best if you’re wholly unfamiliar with the concept of boxes 
• Digital: Know all the old school and the latest social media platforms, what brands are doing on them and what they should do next 
• Communication: Speak, write and edit succinctly and compellingly 
• 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 is a must 
• Technical: Know Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook. Familiarity with platforms like CreatorIQ, Adobe Creative Suite, a plus 
• Dynamic: Ability to work in a fast-paced agency environment 
• Spark: Understand what sets you apart 

What you’ll get from us: 

• Support: As you navigate a hybrid workplace, you’ll have regular check-ins, calls and touchpoints with your teams and the whole office to feel connected 
• Mentor: You’ll be paired with someone in the office to mentor you and help you navigate the waters 
• A possible career: Internships have the possibility of growing into a full-time position 
• A paycheck! Interns are paid hourly, at 40-hours per week

Requirements:  

• The ideal candidate must be a college graduate by the start of the internship or have demonstrated transferrable skills 
• Must be available to work 40 hours a week from June-August 

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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Job Summary 

The Account Director, Influencer Strategy is responsible for providing strategic, integrated direction for influencer & creator marketing initiatives. This role engages in high-level discussions with clients, ensuring that influencer efforts align with brand goals and drive measurable business outcomes. The ideal candidate will lead cross-functional collaboration, contribute to industry thought leadership, and advocate for innovation in influencer marketing. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Provides strategic direction for influencer marketing, ensuring alignment with brand objectives and business KPIs for some of our top lifestyle and CPG clients.  

• Partners with cross-functional leads—including Creative, Analytics, Paid Media, and CX teams—to ensure full campaign integration and stay at the forefront of agency capabilities, social trends, and digital innovations. 

• Drives communications in tactical planning, acting as a representative for influencer marketing capabilities. 

• Champions innovative approaches, leveraging emerging platforms, AI-driven insights, and trend forecasting to future-proof strategies. 

• Builds and maintains strong relationships with talent and management agencies to ensure reliability, quality partnerships, and the ability to execute quick-turn activations. 

• Acts as a trusted advisor, guiding clients through social, digital, and influencer best practices while identifying opportunities for strategic growth. Drives client engagements to uncover incremental revenue opportunities and foster long-term partnerships. 

• Reviews campaign briefs, align teams, and coordinate strategic staffing needs with Sr. Influencer Strategy Leads & Resource Management to optimize execution. 

• Mentor internal team, sharing best practices and emerging trends to elevate influencer marketing expertise. 

• Collaborate with the Sr. Influencer Strategy Leads to develop case studies that highlight successful influencer marketing initiatives. 

Qualifications & Experience 

• 8+ years of experience in influencer marketing, digital strategy, or a related discipline. 

• Proven experience in high-level client engagement, strategic consulting, and cross-functional collaboration. 

• Strong understanding of influencer marketing trends, emerging platforms, and measurement frameworks. 

• Ability to drive measurable results and demonstrate the business impact of influencer campaigns. 

• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills. 

• Experience mentoring and developing teams, fostering a culture of growth and innovation. 

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders. 

• Strong analytical mindset with proficiency in data-driven decision-making. 

• Familiarity with influencer marketing platforms, CRM tools (CIQ), and industry-standard analytics solutions. 

Why Join Us? 

• Work with leading global brands on innovative and high-impact influencer marketing strategies. 

• Be part of a forward-thinking agency that prioritizes integration, innovation, and measurable results. 

• Collaborate with top-tier talent across multiple disciplines, including creative, analytics, and media. 

• Enjoy opportunities for professional growth, mentorship, and leadership development. 

• Competitive salary, benefits, and career advancement opportunities. 

Is this you?  

Be a driver of culture: Must have true passion and understanding of pop culture and are part of the community (be it music, gaming, fashion, food, internet culture, etc.) This job is the intersection of creative, strategy, marketing, technology, content creation and production; your energy must be driven by your lifestyle. You must influence creative ideations: from the ideas presented, to the influencers selected, to the content created, all the way down to the language used in post copy.  

Have high cultural competencies: Understand the role and importance of diversity, equity & inclusion (DE&I) You must be culturally vigilant with the ability to understand, communicate with and effectively interact with people across cultures.   

Have “Gravitas” in the influencer space and skin-in-the-game:  Deep understanding of the influencer landscape is required. Proven ability to build, speak and grow relationships with change agents and cultural makers (celebrities, influencers, artists, thought leaders) directly or via their agents. You must be open to a public-facing role; willingness to speak publicly about influencer trends when opportunities present itself to the WS Influencer Team.  

Know how to identify and manage diverse vendors and partners: in an industry where technologies (SaaS platforms, AI, managed services, etc.) are popping on the daily, at high volume, no less, you must have experience working with RFPs and meeting with leading tech companies to understand their services and identify their uniqueness (and keep up with their ongoing changes in our WS influencer database)  

Be ready to lead at any moment: working with your leads, you will learn to “step up to the plate” and lead effectively in the client’s and agency’s best interests while also helping to cultivate, mentor and coach mid to junior staff members on the influencer team.  

Hustle: identify influencer opportunities (organic or new) to ensure influencer marketing continues to be a strong marketing discipline and revenue driver on your assigned account or at Weber Shandwick.  

Think like a lawyer: you understand how important it is to be in compliance with best practices (FTC updates, platform requirements), continuously build our excellence by partnering with DXTRA legal and finance to ensure risk and liabilities are reduced and tamed for every campaign you touch.  

Have experience building engaged audiences: on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and other digital & social platforms.  

Know how to build a story: you will build client presentations that tell smart, compelling stories, never “rinse and repeat” which requires you to be highly motivated, energetically charged and always inspired.  

Be curious, always: You are willing to learn a little bit of everything, and open to take on anything. 

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

Illinois Salary range: $95,000 – $125,000

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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Account Director, Social Strategy

Have you ever been accused of being Extremely Online? Do you obsessively read about social media trends, scroll through Instagram and TikTok nonstop and have a media diet that could best be described as eclectic, diverse, maybe even chaotic? Are you curious about all things media and meme culture? Do you use LinkedIn unironically and understand the value of social as a part of a comprehensive integrated media approach? Are you passionate about researching the latest digital innovations, learning new tools, and translating findings into that ‘a ha’ moment for clients? Do you get excited about sharing data-driven insights with clients to inform future social media strategy? Are you a resourceful and proactive digital communicator that ‘gets’ marketing but approaches client challenges with an earned first mindset?  

If so, we’re glad you’re here and keep reading! Weber Shandwick is currently seeking a Director, Social Strategy to join our team in Detroit. This motivated collaborator will bring their ✨passion✨ for all things social to our high-performance, collaborative team. As a Director you will work closely with both senior and junior staff members across teams to provide sound digital counsel and manage day-to-day work.

This is a client-facing role so the ability to work with all types of people is really important. 

Who Are We Looking For? 

Hello? Is it you that we’re looking for? The ideal candidate should be a proactive team player who thrives in a fast-paced, always-changing environment. Yawn. Doesn’t that sound terrible? Really, we want someone who can dive in, enjoy the work, and wants to get stuff done while helping to continually improve the processes while they do it. Successful candidates typically have a solid digital communications, marketing or integrated communications background and with a mix of experience across client campaigns. Read: you’ve worked with lots of different types of clients and you’re excited about a range of industries. You must have exceptional project management skills, have a TikTok worthy level of organization (did your friends envy your desk set up and note taking prowess in college?) and want to be involved in all aspects of the work we do, from helping to build social strategy to helping us execute it flawlessly. 

POV: You’re our new Director, Social Strategy 

 On any given day, you could be working on social content strategy, liaising with a client on a paid social campaign, researching the latest trending sounds on Instagram Reels or even helping to launch a podcast. In the morning you may be the one explaining the FYP to a client, in the afternoon compiling a report on Instagram content performance, and end the day learning about generative AI directly from some of our leading subject matter experts at Weber Shandwick. Each day may be a little bit different but every day you will work hard doing something you love with some really cool clients.

TL;DR – you LOVE social, you speak internet, are a versatile up-and-coming social media leader and are eager to gain more experience working at one of the largest agencies in the world in our beloved nation’s capital. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

This is what you can regularly expect your work to look like. 

• Lead the development and implementation of social media campaigns integrating into larger paid, owned and earned programs
• Educate clients and colleagues about emerging trends, platforms and best practices
• Implement digital engagement campaigns for top-tier clients
• Oversee client’s social media channels including editorial planning, content development, paid media, social listening, social media monitoring and content performance analytics and ongoing social strategy
• Inform the development of effective digital and social media creative and editorial assets to resonate with priority audiences and ensure social channels are being used in high-value ways
• Serve as a key client contact in the management of digital campaigns, providing both reliable project management and strategic counsel as needed. You know how to appropriately engage with clients and can confidently communicate with clients in both written communications, virtually via Microsoft Teams or IRL.  
• Collaborate with senior internal agency staff to develop strategy and ensure client deliverables are being met
• Support new business development efforts in pitch development and presentations 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 

We think you will be most successful with this background but if this isn’t quite you and the role speaks to you, we encourage you to apply. 

• 6-10 years in digital communications and marketing positions in roles focused on social media
• Experience supporting large clients or organizations driving innovative social media programs
• Deep expertise in social media, including content formats, available ad targeting and analytics capabilities
• Experience working closely with several types of teams such as creative, strategy, media planning and PR
• Familiarity and comfort working with senior-level stakeholders and clients
• A keen passion for tracking social media and influencer trends and leveraging them to solve client challenges across a range of industries
• Knowledge of and interest in social media listening programs and the ability to transform findings into actionable insights for clients
• Ability to manage multiple projects at various stages simultaneously
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, multi-disciplinary team  
• Resilient mindset, deep curiosity and a healthy sense of humor (heavy on the humor) 

SKILLS 

This is what you need to know and be able to do with confidence in this role. 

• Familiarity with a wide range of social media platforms including but not limited to: LinkedIn, Instagram, X/Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, etc. and the available content formats for each and an understanding of social platforms’ native analytics offerings.
• Familiarity with Google Analytics and a wide range of community management, social listening and social media management tools such as Talkwalker, Brandwatch, Sprout Social, Sprinklr, Khoros, Hootsuite or similar tools and an appetite to learn more.
• Superb research skills with the ability to conduct desk research independently and quickly learn new research tools to inform client and internal briefs (read: you can effectively search something on Google and discern reputable sources and learn new tools that can help you supplement your research)
• Top notch written skills, able to write engaging short form social content with a bonus if you have experience writing longer form content
• A strong comfort level with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint; You don’t have to be an expert, but you need to be comfortable creating client-ready deliverables in both
• A clear communicator and persuasive presenter both virtually and IRL
• Ability to think strategically about the development of social media programs and how to use social platforms effectively
• Demonstrated success translating client needs into workable plans/projects
• Strong organizational, time management and project management skills
• Ability and desire to quickly learn new systems and tools
• Self-motivated, entrepreneurial and endlessly curious 

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

Michigan Salary range: $93,000 – $123,000

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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