Senior Associate

Senior Associate, Social & Influencer Strategy, Health

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Job Summary 

Weber Shandwick’s Boston office is seeking a Senior Associate, Social & Influencer Strategy, Health to join our team of energetic, multi-faceted social strategists and storytellers.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for healthcare innovation and telling brand stories across online platforms, with previous experience in client management, a foundation of social media and influencer strategy development, and a desire to partner with healthcare companies. The candidate will have the ability to successfully collaborate and thrive in a fast-paced environment, with responsibility across all aspects of the work we do – from helping to build influencer strategies to concepting social posts – working closely with team members at all levels to ensure flawless strategic execution of the client business objectives.  

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What We’re Looking For

• Experience collaborating with senior strategists and account leads to execute social media & influencer programs, analyze performance and identify opportunities
• Demonstrated self-starters who work well within a highly collaborative, multi-disciplinary team to deliver client success
• Commitment to developing a strong understanding of client businesses and audiences, representing client interests throughout development of projects
• Closely partner with social platform and digital SMEs to stay at the forefront of technology trends and emerging platforms to champion social and digital innovations
• Play a role in the agency’s Influencer center of excellence, which develops and manages key relationships with talent agencies and content creators, and institutionalizes a set of best-in-class tools and processes for identification, contract negotiation, content planning, measurement, and ROI analysis
• Experience supporting digital strategy development, creative ideation and providing thoughtful recommendations for digital content 
• Ability to draft and manage cross-functional team briefs, independently partnering with creative, paid, and media relations team members on digital projects and collaborating on integrated deliverables

• Coach and develop junior staff (Associates and interns)

Qualifications:

• 2-3 years of experience, preferably within an agency environment
• Understanding of the overall media and social landscape, with an emphasis on social experience
• Experience in managing influencer programs
• Strong knowledge of social platforms, including paid amplification and campaign optimization
• Familiarity with a broad set of social, media and influencer analytics tools
• Detail-oriented, multi-tasker with excellent time-management skills

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

Boston Salary range: $65,000.00 - $75,000.00

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.