Senior Associate

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

Salary range: $59,000 - $65,000

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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