Weber Shandwick is a leading global PR agency, focused on engaging stakeholders through storytelling, content creation, and innovative brand and reputation building. Our Chicago office seeks a Vice President to lead corporate reputation campaigns and manage a high‑profile team.
Vice President – Corporate
We Are Seeking
The ideal candidate will have experience in brand and reputation communications, managing executive visibility, media strategy, and team leadership. They will drive a broad range of corporate reputation campaigns for multiple clients while collaborating with our network to develop strategic and creative work.
What You Will Be Doing
- Develop and grow positive relationships with clients, maintaining the company’s reputation in terms of delivery and quality.
- Provide strategic counsel to clients, assessing problems and defining logical, effective solutions.
- Lead high‑profile accounts across multiple markets.
- Execute client programs to support media relations, corporate events, and executive visibility.
- Work successfully with partner agencies as part of a client integrated team, both internally and externally.
- Collaborate with finance colleagues to deliver accurate quotations for all client projects or new business work.
- Write well‑structured, persuasive content and train other team members in the same.
- Contribute innovative ideas for clients and new business, inspiring ideation among team members.
Qualifications
- 9+ years of public relations experience; corporate PR background desired.
- Past experience in an agency or in‑house role coordinating with agency partners.
- Experience working on corporate reputation campaigns across industries.
- Creative and strategic thinker with strong team‑leadership skills.
- Track record of client service to senior‑level clients.
- Strategic media relations knowledge.
- Experience working with C‑suite executives on executive visibility programs.
- BA or BS in Communications or a related degree.
Salary range $116,000 USD – $155,000 USD
Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Applicants are recruited without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnicity or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.
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