Manager/ Senior Manager (China Go Global)

Junior Associate (Internship for graduates) – Belgian Market (FR)

What’s Happening?

Weber Shandwick is a leading international communications agency for brands, companies and organizations in all major world markets. Thanks to a diverse and specialized team, the agency can look back on numerous awards for innovative and creative campaigns.

Are you creative, passionate about the world of PR and want to get a first working experience in a stimulating environment? Then you’re in luck!

Weber Shandwick is looking for a smart, curious, and talented French speaking intern to join our team in Brussels for a 6-month paid traineeship starting in February/March 2026, someone who can bring the heat!

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 be doing

• Support on a variety of PR campaigns for key clients across multiple sectors including Healthcare, Technology & Service, Food & Ag and Sustainability.
• Monitor the Belgian media and local policy environment
• Build excellent media relationships
• Support the development of new business and client campaign proposals.

What we’re looking for

• You’re fluent in French. You also have a very good command of English
• Excellent communication skills (both written and spoken)
• Excellent editing, analytical and research skills
• Good knowledge of media landscape in Belgium
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
• You’re a self-motivated, energetic team player

What we offer

• A 6 month remunerated internship
• Coaching and mentoring from our team members and in-house training sessions to cultivate your skill-set
• An international and intellectually stimulating working environment
• A fun, dynamic and engaging team
• Flexible working time and teleworking.

About the internship

This six-month paid internship will take place in Brussels.

The internship framework is a professional immersion (Convention Immersion Professionelle, if you’ll excuse our French) – this means you will be developed in a structured traineeship programme and equipped with all the skills to become a consultant – literally groomed for success.

We pride ourselves on putting personalized development plans in place which allow us to develop our talented interns to become the consultants we seek to hire.

Junior Associate (Internship for graduates) – Belgian Market (NL)

What’s Happening?

Weber Shandwick is a leading international communications agency for brands, companies and organizations in all major world markets. Thanks to a diverse and specialized team, the agency can look back on numerous awards for innovative and creative campaigns.

Are you creative, passionate about the world of PR and want to get a first working experience in a stimulating environment? Then you’re in luck!

Weber Shandwick is looking for a smart, curious, and talented Dutch speaking intern to join our team in Brussels for a 6-month paid traineeship starting in February/March 2026, someone who can bring the heat!

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 be doing

• Support on a variety of PR campaigns for key clients across multiple sectors including Healthcare, Technology & Service, Food & Ag and Sustainability.
• Monitor the Belgian media and local policy environment
• Build excellent media relationships
• Support the development of new business and client campaign proposals.

What we’re looking for

• You’re fluent in Dutch. You also have a very good command of English
• Excellent communication skills (both written and spoken)
• Excellent editing, analytical and research skills
• Good knowledge of media landscape in Belgium
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
• You’re a self-motivated, energetic team player

What we offer

• A 6 month remunerated internship
• Coaching and mentoring from our team members and in-house training sessions to cultivate your skill-set
• An international and intellectually stimulating working environment
• A fun, dynamic and engaging team
• Flexible working time and teleworking.

About the internship

This six-month paid internship will take place in Brussels.

The internship framework is a professional immersion (Convention Immersion Professionelle, if you’ll excuse our French) – this means you will be developed in a structured traineeship programme and equipped with all the skills to become a consultant – literally groomed for success.

We pride ourselves on putting personalized development plans in place which allow us to develop our talented interns to become the consultants we seek to hire.

OVERVIEW

Part of The Weber Shandwick Collective (TWSC), we’re the earned-first global communications agency, led by world-class strategic thinkers and creative activators. We create shared and sustainable value for businesses, people, and society. 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.

Our game-changing work is recognised by some of the most prestigious industry awards bodies, and we have won more than 135 Lions at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. We’re also PRWeek’s 2024 Global Agency of the Year as well as being listed on the Ad Age A-List 2024 and Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies 2024.

About The Role:

Our Vice Presidents are strategic partners and trusted advisors to our clients. They help them address business imperatives or issues with the right communications solutions. Our VPs champion a superlative client experience by leading a dynamic, integrated team to develop breakthrough ideas, innovative programs and executional excellence. They advocate the agency’s full breadth of capabilities and expertise across today’s digitally led media landscape. Our VPs also lead business development activities with existing and new clients and mentor junior team members.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build, nurture and expand client relationships, serving as a trusted resource and advisor
• Lead the development of strategies as well as cross-community implementation activities for PR and communication programs for client brands and projects
• Drive development of tactical plans, translating strategies into tactics; ensure team deliverables align with strategies
• Own responsibilities for executional leadership of multiple client programs, budgets, timeline and plans
• Lead the production of high quality, client-ready work, including but not limited to project strategies and plans, communications proposals, media and influencer engagement tactics, press releases, backgrounders, feature articles, reports, digital and social media content, etc.
• Keep apprised of clients’ brands, products, services, and market and industry developments – their key issues, competitive situation and industry trends
• Facilitate cross-functional team integration by working closely with team members from a variety of functional groups – client experience, creative, data & analytics, planning etc.
• Own responsibilities for executional leadership of multiple client programs, budgets, timeline and plans
• Manage ongoing team resourcing to ensure successful delivery of client work
• Anticipate and proactively offer solutions to senior team leadership for executional issues specific to assigned programs
• Manage the development of new business proposals and presentations
• Build and own productive relationships with multiple client stakeholders, interagency teams, clients’ business partner organizations and a diverse array of agency colleagues
• Demonstrate financial acumen in the areas of budgeting, billing and staffing
• Mentor and train junior team members

Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 10 years professional experience of the communication and integrated marketing role in consumer technology/ smartphone/smart hardware, mobile internet (preferably within a PR agency environment).
• Fluency in English is essential; Chinese language skills would be advantageous.
• Proven success in terms of both team management and business growth.
• Seasoned strategic media relations experience and contacts
• Excellent writer and communicator
• Strategic thinking and planning skills with the ability to solve business problems through innovative communications solutions
• Strong communication skills and organizational skills to handle business in sophisticated environment.
• Proactive leader with a drive to take ownership and inspire others.
• Open-minded and culturally aware, eager to collaborate with diverse teams.

Our Values:

• CURIOSITY – We cultivate curiosity and challenge convention. Because solving any problem begins by asking the right questions
• INCLUSION – We foster teams and environments built on belonging and openness to possibility. Because the best ideas have no bias
• COURAGE – We stand up for what we believe in. Because being comfortable with the uncomfortable is how progress is made
• IMPACT – We strive to make a meaningful difference in everything we do. Because we owe it to our people, or clients and the world

Note from the team

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Weber Shandwick is committed to building a culture where all employees are seen as equal, are respected and where all opinions are heard. We take pride in our inclusive hiring, as well as our diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

Personal data held by Weber Shandwick relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.

Due to the large number of applications received, we apologize if we are unable to provide a response or feedback on unsuccessful applications. We appreciate the time taken to apply for the role and your recent interest in Weber Shandwick.