Job ResponsibilitiesDevelop a deep understanding of our clients’ businesses and target audiences, and working in close collaboration with our Creative, Insights and Client Experience teams, lead the creation and execution of integrated multi-platform campaigns that drive meaningful results.Provide proactive counsel and thought leadership to internal team members and clients, ensuring they are current with the latest industry shifts and how it impacts their business.Elevate and develop a team of multi-hyphenate team members that fosters a challenger mindset, pushing to continue to elevate the skill sets and ambitions of each individual / team.Adept at driving and growing business through internal and external relationships, understanding key business challenges to drive proactive solutions. Must have been an integral driver on new business growth.Build cross-functional social influencer strategies to align efforts and priorities and develop strategic outputs with little oversight. Collaborate closely with strategy, creative, paid, and larger integrated agency teams to deliver program initiatives.Closely partner with social platform and digital SMEs to stay at the forefront of technology trends and emerging platforms to champion social and digital innovations and continuously further our offerings to break through social clutter and break through in earned media.Provide strong counsel to clients and colleagues on social / digital / influencer best practices.Play a key role in the agency’s Influencer center of excellence, which develops and manages key relationships with talent agencies and content creators, and institutionalizes a set of best-in-class tools and processes for identification, contract negotiation, content planning, measurement, and ROI analysis.Collaborate effectively with inter-agency teams to develop holistic plans and fully integrated strategies for our clients.Grow, mentor, and develop junior team members.Experience directly managing and performance championship of staff or team.Opportunity to lead a section of a large brand portfolio.Qualifications12+ years of experience, preferably within an agency environment.Strong understanding of the overall media and social landscape, with an emphasis on digital experience.Must have strong written and verbal communication skills. Comfort level presenting to all levels of stakeholders. External thought leadership and panel experience is an asset.Deep expertise in orchestrating influencer programs. Be able to get in the weeds, but also develop strategic integrated counsel.Extensive knowledge of creating data-informed narrative storytelling across owned, influencer, paid, and search.Strong knowledge of social platforms, including paid amplification and campaign optimization.Familiarity with a broad set of social, media, and influencer analytics tools.Detail-oriented, multi-tasker with excellent time-management skills.Strong written, verbal communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.Experience leading a team and a previous people manager is a must.Why Join Us?Work with leading global brands on innovative and high-impact influencer marketing strategies.Be part of a forward-thinking agency that prioritizes integration, innovation, and measurable results.Collaborate with top-tier talent across multiple disciplines, including creative, analytics, and media.Enjoy opportunities for professional growth, mentorship, and leadership development.Competitive salary, benefits, and career advancement opportunities.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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