Overview
The Weber Shandwick team is seeking a Senior Vice President of Earned Media Strategy with exceptional earned strategy and media relations prowess to support several corporate clients in our Healthcare Practice. The ideal candidate will have experience working across sectors in healthcare and brand reputation building communications, executive visibility, and earned media strategy.
About you: You know the modern media landscape and have experience telling stories for healthcare brands. You enjoy the pitch and building relationships with media. You are highly collaborative, an original thinker, endlessly curious about the intersections of people, culture, brands, and media. You can frame a problem, develop succinct insights, and explain what it all means in a compelling story. Join our community of earned media strategists and grow your career.
Responsibilities
- Builds and maintains excellent relationships with media
- Understands industry landscape/issues that may directly and indirectly impact a client
- Proactively and reactively crafts and tells compelling stories on behalf of clients
- Leads the development of and is responsible for the execution of earned and integrated media programs
- Develops strategies/plans and media materials
- Brings a client-focused attitude that results in work being performed to the highest quality standards
- Counsels and interacts effectively with clients and leaders at client organizations
- Serves as key team member on client and inter-agency teams
- Mentors, coaches and develops direct reports and more junior team members
- Cultivates and participates in new business opportunities and pitches
Competencies
- Business Acumen – align talent strategies to drive business goals
- Client Service – client focus and ability to build trust and rapport across all levels
- Proactivity – relentless pursuit of new and innovative talent strategies
- Collaboration – build strong relationships at all levels across the organization
- Critical Thinking – ask probing questions; address critical talent gaps and needs
- Conflict Resolution – sound judgment in navigating and resolving complex issues
Basic Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience. Agency experience preferred.
- Experience leading projects from start to finish, working with integrated teams across various disciplines.
- Earned strategy and media relations experience
- Bachelors degree
Benefits
- 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: NYC range $180,000 - $245,000. The final compensation will depend on factors such as experience, location, and qualifications.
Weber Shandwick is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnicity or national origin, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status. If you require accommodations to participate in the application process, please contact us for assistance.
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