Health Communications Specialist

Weber Shandwick is seeking a spring intern to work across major consumer brands. This is a full-time (40 hours/week), paid internship that will start in January 2025. This role is hybrid out of our NYC office.

The Essentials

• Thinking: Intellectual curiosity and creativity is a must
• Storytelling: Understand the elements that make a story exciting and how to highlight them in what you read in the press and what you see on social media
• Communication: Speak, write and edit succinctly and compellingly
• Management: Meet deadlines, put out fires and multi-task. Work fast, and work well
• Interpersonal: Play nice, whether it’s in a team, with a team or independently
• Technical: Know Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook. Media databases and social tracking tools are a bonus (examples: Cision, Muckrack)
• Detail-Oriented: Whether it’s a media list or a recap report, attention to detail and a commitment to delivering clear and precise work is essential
• Spark: Understand what sets you apart

What You Will Be Doing

• Research: Analyze brands using various resources, thoughtful and detailed research helps our bring ideas and plans to life
• Engage: Share big ideas in brainstorms and with teams
• Plan: Assist in event coordination and logistics 
• Create: Craft written communications including media materials, from briefing books to media pitches
• Hustle: Pitch stories to media, develop media lists, track placements, etc.
• Monitor: Track brands in traditional online and social media during one of the biggest sporting events of the year. Previous campaign reporting experience is a plus
• Organization: Organize and maintain product closet, check inventory, order product/shipping supplies
• Product send outs: Compile various product mailers and coordinate product shipments

What We Are Looking For

• Someone who has an interest in, and enthusiasm for public relations and consumer brands
• Able to work in a dynamic and fast-paced agency environment
• Strong writing skills and understanding of the media landscape
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills
• Go-getter and proactive mindset – you’re willing to go above and beyond your daily tasks
• A contributing member of the team

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 starting January 2025

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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Weber Shandwick has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Associate to join our Corporate team. We are looking for an intellectually curious and collaboration-minded team member with excellent media relations skills, account management, strategic planning and social media skills to help support a variety of accounts. 

 

Responsibilities:

• Developing public relations action plans, goals, media targets and pitch angles 
• Cultivating and enhancing collaborative working relationships with media through regular communications 
• Persuasively pitching media and securing high-profile coverage for clients
• Staying abreast of current industry news and trends, and ideating creative media, thought leadership and social activations based on your observations; understanding client objectives and priorities to help shape activations  
• Developing and managing timelines and weekly action plans to ensure all deadlines on client programs are met
• Breaking down and managing detailed tasks with the account team 
• Managing editorial calendars, awards, and speaking opportunity programs on behalf of your account teams, including vetting opportunities, crafting applications, and liaising with coordinators
• Anticipating and proactively offering solutions to senior team leadership for executional issues specific to assigned programs 
• Interacting with senior management and providing input into tactics and strategies
• Writing and editing thought leadership content, key message documents, briefing materials, blog posts and pitch letters for a range of audiences
• Diving deep into sometimes complex and technical topics to build a deep understanding of clients’ business, industry and points of view
• Following social media platforms and trends on LinkedIn and Instagram, proposing creative approaches to build engagement on both corporate and executive social media posts, writing social copy & guiding creative teams
• Meticulously tracking program successes to ensure accurate and compelling measurement and reporting
• Teaching and empowering Associates and interns you work with
• Deepening your subject matter expertise to contribute to a passionate and growing team

 

Basic Qualifications: 

• 3+ years of communications experience, preferably in an agency environment
• Experience and interest in working with financial services and corporate clients across industries, potentially including retirement and insurance 
• Strong media relations skills and relationships, including in beats relevant to financial services clients
• Excellent communication/presentation skills; verbal and written
• Strong attention to detail and project management skills
• At least a Bachelor’s degree preferably in communications, journalism, international relations, or a related field 
• Social media literacy with the ability to identify and recommend social program elements
• Ability to multi-task effectively and work within tight deadlines
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team to meet deadlines and client expectations
• Confident and comfortable presenting in front of groups

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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HEALTH COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 

Weber Shandwick is seeking an experienced Health Communications Specialist to serve as a full-time embed for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention within the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) in Atlanta, GA. The specialist will help plan, implement, and evaluate a variety of health communication and marketing research activities designed to impact positive health outcomes. As a Health Communications Specialist, you will help:  

• Provide day-to-day support for the Center and HCSO as well as help implement Weber specific activities, liaising with internal CDC parties as appropriate. 
• Develop and implement communication and marketing programs, research projects, and strategies for the general public and other audiences.  
• Apply communication theories and models to communication campaign development. 
• Develop and present printed, electronic, and audiovisual materials for technical and lay audiences, scientific journals, and Internet and other mass-media outlets.  
• Provide consultation, technical assistance, and training on program and project implementation to internal and external groups.  
• Collect data from programs for the development of health communication strategies and products. 

Job requirements: 

• 6+ years of experience in health communications
• Demonstrated knowledge of both quantitative and qualitative research method
• Strong track record of successfully implementing integrated health behavior change campaigns 
• Knowledge of behavior change communications theories and models 
• Strong health writing and communication skills 
• Experience managing complex projects in a fast-paced environment
• Applicants must be local to the Atlanta area or willing to relocate.

 

 

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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