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Manager, Client Experience
Seattle, Washington, United States
Manager, Client Experience – Social Impact & Sustainability
Seattle, Washington, United States
Manager, Social Impact & Sustainability
Weber Shandwick is seeking a Manager with earned media experience to join our Social Impact & Sustainability team in Seattle, Washington.
We’re looking for a communications leader who understands how to leverage the power of earned-first communications to build purpose-driven brands, drive business and social progress, and engage stakeholders on critical environment, social and governance (ESG) issues.
You will work closely with senior and junior staff members across several teams (corporate, consumer, strategy, creative and integrated media) to drive a broad range of social impact, sustainability and ESG strategies and campaigns for a variety of clients.
This role is client facing with key responsibilities and opportunities to support new business efforts and help manage the operations of the business.
What You Will Be Doing:
• Serve as day-to-day social impact lead on assigned accounts; contribute to the design and implementation of purpose, sustainability, social impact and ESG campaigns on behalf of corporate, foundation and nonprofit clients
• Develop and execute integrated marketing and communications programs across earned, paid and owned media
• Project manage cross-functional teams, ensuring we deliver our best work and exceed client expectations
• Develop a range of external and media materials including press releases, key message documents, pitches, social media content, etc.
• Understand and monitor the evolving social and environmental issues that affect our clients and their stakeholders and provide strategic counsel to clients and account teams across the network on a range of societal, sustainability and ESG issues
• Provide earned media expertise to develop and execute media strategies for a broad range of clients; manage and build relationships with media
• Mentor and coach junior team members
• Participate in agency initiatives to build culture and engagement; participate in dedicated task forces based on experience, interests and expertise
Basic Qualifications:
• BA or BS in Communications or related degree
• 4+ years of experience in communications, public relations or marketing experience
• Agency experience preferred
Additional Qualifications:
· Proven track record building and executing earned media strategies and facility with relevant tools such as Cision, Muckrack
· Experience working broadly in social impact, including sustainability or climate change campaigns or to advance progress on critical social justice issues
· Understanding of how to conceptualize and build integrated communications campaigns
· Experience working closely with several types of teams including creative, strategy, and others
· Ability to manage multiple projects at various stages simultaneously
· Ability to work in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, multi-disciplinary team
· Demonstrated success translating client needs into workable plans/projects
· Demonstrated success managing teams and budgets and executing programs
· Excellent writing skills across longer form content and ability to create effective PowerPoint presentations
· Resilient mindset, deep curiosity, problem solver, and a healthy sense of humor
About Weber Shandwick
Weber Shandwick is a leading global communications network that delivers next-generation solutions to brands, businesses and organizations in major markets around the world. Led by world-class strategic and creative thinkers and activators, we have won some of the most prestigious awards in the industry. Weber Shandwick was named to Ad Age’s Agency A-List in 2020 and Best Places to Work in 2019. Weber Shandwick was also honored as PRWeek’s Global Agency of the Year in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, and PRovoke’s Global Agency of the Year in 2015, 2017 and 2019. The firm earned 25 Lions at the 2019 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Data-led, with earned ideas at the core, the agency deploys leading and emerging technologies to inform strategy, develop critical insights and heighten impact across sectors and specialty areas, including brand and B2B marketing, healthcare marketing, change management, employee engagement, corporate reputation, crisis management, data and analytics, technology, public affairs, social impact and financial communications. Weber Shandwick is part of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). For more information, visit http://www.webershandwick.com
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
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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