Webershandwick

Webershandwick

Account Director, Earned Media Strategy

Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Director

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 75 days ago
Business DevelopmentCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • We're storytellers, content creators, and we engage people IN the story.
  • Our success is built on a deep commitment to client service and to our people.
  • As a Director, you will be responsible for leading all aspects of media relations as a key member of integrated client teams.

Responsibilities

  • Day-to-day client support and counsel
  • Driving communications support around campaigns
  • Working across internal and external specialists including media, digital, creative and agency partners
  • We embrace creativity and collaboration, and we engage stakeholders in new and creative ways to build brands and reputations.
  • You'll shape communications strategies, craft earned media approaches, and organize best-in-class media outreach that drive results and positive impact.

Requirements

  • Ability to mobilize and motivate teams
  • At least 7 years' healthcare public relations/communications experience, including an interest in working with the media
  • BA or BS in Communications or in a related field

Compensation

  • $109,000 USD - $130,000 USD
  • We make our careers website accessible to any and all users.
  • This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website.

Benefits

  • We are seeking an Account Director to join our Media Relations team within our Health Practice.
  • You'll bring experience working in the health industry with a proven track record of managing branded and unbranded campaigns with media and third parties.
  • A critical role in our client teams and in our health practice, you'll be a go-to client contact and supervise large workstreams, junior team members and work to connect dots across business.
  • Beyond client work, you'll also engage in our business development process and support activities that support the development of our health media relations function.

Company info

  • Weber Shandwick is more than a leading global PR agency - we're an engagement agency and we're working in and around the cutting edge of the new media landscape. We're storytellers, content creators, and we engage people IN the story. Our success is built on a deep commitment to client service and to our people. We embrace creativity and collaboration, and we engage stakeholders in new and creative ways to build brands and reputations.
  • We Are Seeking
  • We are seeking an Account Director to join our Media Relations team within our Health Practice. As a Director, you will be responsible for leading all aspects of media relations as a key member of integrated client teams. You'll shape communications strategies, craft earned media approaches, and organize best-in-class media outreach that drive results and positive impact. You'll bring experience working in the health industry with a proven track record of managing branded and unbranded campaigns with media and third parties.
  • A critical role in our client teams and in our health practice, you'll be a go-to client contact and supervise large workstreams, junior team members and work to connect dots across business. Other responsibilities include shaping earned-first creative concepts, recommending programs and activities, coordinating with clients' goals, effectively delegating projects, offering counsel to team members, and allocating agency resources to match client budgets.
  • Weber Shandwick is more than a leading global PR agency - we're an engagement agency and we're working in and around the cutting edge of the new media landscape.
  • Other responsibilities include shaping earned-first creative concepts, recommending programs and activities, coordinating with clients' goals, effectively delegating projects, offering counsel to team members, and allocating agency resources to match client budgets.

Equal opportunity

  • Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
  • If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppAccommodation@ipgdxtra.com.
  • Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.

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