Vice President, Client Experience - Healthcare
Los Angeles, California, United States
Published
09/09/2025
Vice President, Client Experience, Healthcare
We are seeking a strong Vice President to join our West Coast Healthcare Practice with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. The Vice President will have proven leadership and client service skills with a demonstrated ability to manage integrated communications programs for broadscale consumer programs, as well as data and regulatory milestones. The candidate will be the day-to-day contact for clients, manage communications across a cross-functional agency team as well as client team, and support flawless execution in the most efficient and productive way. They will display personal ownership and accountability for client engagement, with the ability to cultivate and nurture long-term partnerships and client satisfaction.
Responsibilities:
- Manage programs involving integrated media strategies, reputation management, executive thought leadership, internal communications and crisis communications to drive corporate reputation for pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and health association clients and prospects.
- Oversee communications programs in support of regulated products including pharmaceuticals and medical devices, including sharing of clinical data and regulatory milestones.
- Under senior guidance, support development of strategic plans and recommendations tailored to clients’ business objectives
- Draft key messaging and execute on materials proposed in plans, including but not limited to enterprise-level content, media strategies and pitches, narratives, strategic decks, and content for branded and unbranded disease awareness campaigns.
- Maintain daily client contact, serving as a trusted resource and advisor.
- Facilitate cross-functional team integration (strategy, creative, integrated media specialists, etc.) to deliver on client plans.
- Act as an effective, two-way translator between clients and teams, actively counseling development of work in the best interest of all parties.
- Proactively support and suggest improvements and new ideas to exceed client expectations by leveraging industry knowledge and experience.
- Have ownership of client financials and profitability.
- Coordinate integration with other agency partners and successfully navigate relationships across internal stakeholders, clients and agency partners.
- Manage ongoing team resourcing/staffing to ensure successful delivery of work product.
- Actively participate in agency development and assist with new business.
- Serve as leader and actively mentor team members to support their professional development and contribute to agency culture and goals.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree Required
- 8+ years of experience in PR inclusive of agency experience working on large scale integrated communications campaigns
- Strong project management skills and attention to detail
- Experience managing high-performing teams; mentoring team members
- Confident presenter and persuasive speaker
Additional Qualifications
- Deep knowledge of the pharma regulatory landscape
- Experience, at an agency or in-house, managing a large pharmaceutical account (over $1 million in billings) and the keen organizational skills needed to do so. Experience on accounts that span multiple cities with integrated account teams preferred
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
- Great track record of success leading teams and developing talent
- Proficiency in MSOffice, advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and other presentation platforms
Desired Qualifications
- An entrepreneurial spirit, strong leadership qualities and a collaborative attitude
- Propensity to organize thinking, break down complexity and manage shifting priorities at a fast pace
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
CA Salary range: $152,000 – $185,000
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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Los Angeles, California, United States
Project Manager
Description:
Weber Shandwick is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our Los Angeles Integrated Project Management team. In this role, you’ll partner with cross-disciplined colleagues to deliver best-in-class campaigns for a range of dynamic brands. Reporting to a Director, VP, or SVP, you’ll manage medium to large-scale projects, overseeing timelines, budgets, and deliverables while driving collaboration and ensuring client satisfaction.
Responsibilities:
- End-to-End Project Management:Lead the entire project lifecycle—from brief to delivery—for medium-sized and integrated campaigns, ensuring seamless execution and alignment with client objectives. Manage detailed project briefs, ensuring clarity on deliverables, timelines, and team requirements to support successful execution.
- Collaboration and Coordination:Work with cross-functional teams, including creative, strategy, paid media, insights, analytics, and account management, to deliver best-in-class solutions.
- Scope and Resource Management:Oversee and communicate project SOWs, staff plans, and resource allocations, proactively addressing scope creep and ensuring appropriate talent alignment.
- Timelines and Risk Mitigation:Create and maintain accurate project timelines, escalate risks as needed, and implement solutions to keep projects on track without compromising quality or budgets.
- Financial Management:Manage account financials, including SOW development, burn rate tracking, budget reconciliation, and regular updates to stakeholders.
- Team Support and Development:Mentor junior team members and interns, foster a culture of collaboration and growth.
Qualifications:
- 4+ years of project management experience, preferably in an agency or integrated marketing environment.
- Proven ability to lead medium-scale integrated campaigns, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams (creative, digital, PR, paid media, strategy).
- Strong financial acumen and experience managing SOWs, burn reports, staffing plans, and resource allocation.
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Experience with creative production, video, digital, social media, and analytics deliverables.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across disciplines and seniority levels.
- Proficiency with project management tools like Asana, Smartsheet, or Monday.com.
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity with a solutions-oriented mindset.
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Communications, Marketing, Business).
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
Salary range: $75,000 – $90,000
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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Los Angeles, California, United States
Public Relations Intern (Fall 2025)
Public Relations Intern (Fall 2025)
Weber Shandwick’s West Coast is seeking a smart, passionate and diverse thinker to help us create industry-defining work for a range of clients. Our internship offers an opportunity to shape data-driven, creative, integrated communications solutions while working closely with a team of dynamic professionals.
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. Plus, you’ll work on campaigns for iconic brands and companies you likely encounter every single day.
What you’ll do all day:
- Create: Craft written communications including media materials and compelling social content
- Research: Analyze brands using various resources
- Engage: Share big ideas in brainstorms and with teams
- Hustle: Pitch stories to media, develop media lists, track placements, etc.
- Monitor: Track brands in traditional and social media
What we’re looking for in a candidate:
- Thinking: Do it out of the box. Actually, it’s best if you’re wholly unfamiliar with the concept of boxes
- Communication: Speak, write and edit succinctly and compellingly
- Digital: Know all the old school and the latest social media platforms, what brands are doing on them and what they should do next
- 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 are critical
- Technical: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite. Familiarity with platforms like Cision, Muckrack, Meltwater, Talkwalker, Brandwatch, and /or Quid a plus
- Dynamic: You must be able to work in a fast-paced agency environment and juggle tasks
- Spark: Understand what sets you apart
What you’ll get from us:
- Buddy: All new hires are paired with a buddy dedicated to making your time with us amazing
- Built-In Mentorship: You’ll be invited to panels and workshops to learn from the greatest in the industry
- A possible career: Internships have the possibility of growing into a full-time position
- A paycheck! Interns are paid hourly
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 October
California 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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Los Angeles, California, United States
Senior Vice President, Client Experience
We’re looking for a Senior Vice President to join our Corporate Advisory practice—a strategic leader who thrives at the intersection of society, business, and culture. In this role, you’ll help shape and protect the reputations of industry-leading clients across a range of sectors.
You’ll lead complex, high-stakes communications programs that span reputation strategy, executive visibility, stakeholder engagement, internal transformation, crisis response, and integrated earned-first campaigns. This is a hands-on role for someone who doesn’t just manage accounts—but elevates them.
Responsibilities Include:
- Lead marquee accounts and drive new business tied to reputation, thought leadership, executive visibility and business transformation
- Act as a strategic partner to senior clients, working to guide brand behavior in moments of risk and opportunity
- Architect cross-functional teams across earned media, public affairs, employee comms, digital, creative, and analytics
- Translate cultural context into business relevance—helping clients navigate stakeholder expectations, media pressure, and social momentum
- Advance our firm’s leadership in Corporate Advisory through IP development, thought leadership, and mentorship
- Uphold operational excellence—oversee team performance, resourcing, and financial management for your accounts
- Develop and champion talent—build a strong, resilient team culture that fosters growth, stretch, and trust
Skillset Required
- 12+ years of experience in corporate communications, reputation management, or strategic advisory (agency experience preferred)
- Trusted counselor with a track record of guiding executives and senior clients leaders through complex reputational terrain
- Deep understanding of the evolving corporate reputation landscape, including executive visibility, ESG, DEI, and crisis
- Fluent in both traditional and non-traditional media and how stories travel across channels and communities
- Experience driving integrated campaigns that connect strategy, storytelling, and stakeholder value
- Strong operator: comfortable with financials, team planning, and navigating fast-paced environments
- Committed to developing talent, nurturing teams, and building a culture of accountability and trust
- Exceptional writer and presenter with experience leading new business pursuits from pitch to close
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
Salary range: $160,000 – $225,000
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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