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Junior Associate, Business Development
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Junior Associate, Business Development
Weber Shandwick is seeking an ambitious and detail-oriented Junior Associate who wants to be part of a dedicated and engaged team that creates smart marketing and communications solutions for clients. This position will provide ongoing support the Business Development team for North America. The role includes development of RFI and RFP content, conducting research into new prospects, supporting proactive new business pursuits, managing timelines, coordinating with pitch teams and leads, assist with reporting, knowledge management and more.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide operational support on client projects, as directed
- Accurately maintain executional tools, trackers and reporting
- Share results of the work in a structured way
- Proactively offer solutions for executional issues specific to assigned programs
- Engage, as appropriate, with client contacts
- Support multiple client programs
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Timely communication of significant issues and challenges
- Confident presenter and persuasive speaker
- Self-motivated, entrepreneurial and endlessly curious
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- PR agency/journalism internship experience
- Available to work a full-time schedule
- Professional demeanor
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Resourceful and effective problem solver
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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