VP, Director of Creative Services
FCB Job In Chicago, IL
VP Director of Creative Services
The VP Director of Creative Services partners closely with the Chief Creative Officer (CCO), ECD's and agency-wide Creative Directors in overseeing and supporting departmental operations, talent development, and external recruiting. This role is responsible for cultivating relationships with Project Management, Account, Finance and HR while maintaining a close handle on the talent within the creative department.
RESPONSIBILITIES
DAILY DUTIES
Works with the CCO to manage the overall workings of the department-
Workflow across all groups
Accountable for assigning the necessary resources for new business pitches, assessing staff outages within pods, and any specific CCO requests
Understanding of agency's clients and the creative skills necessary for each account and project
TALENT CHAMPION
Agency mentor and advocate of the culture; leader who balances the needs of the agency, accounts and individual, while creating a department and career experience that fosters growth
Advises CCO regarding informed recommendations on staffing decisions and talent assessment (promotions, raises, partners, account assignments, terminations), and supports the yearly review process in partnership with HR
Eyes and ears of the creative department to advise CCO and HR on opportunities and operational improvements
Partners closely with HR when employee issues spill over into HR issues
CREATIVE DEPARTMENT
Develops and fosters relationships of trust and mutual respect with each Creative and learns their individual strengths and limitations; career aspirations, acts as sounding board, confidant, and advocate for Creatives
Anticipates bandwidth and staffing issues, and helps to mitigate so that creative leadership can focus on the work and clients
Understands nuances/culture of the agency, while retaining an objective, broad perspective in order to facilitate problem solving in the most constructive way possible
Teams up with CCO and Creative Leads to support agency and department morale through internal networking events, recognition and communication
Helps new creative navigate their way through the agency during first days/weeks on the job,
CREATIVE RECRUITING
Partners with HR on recruitment and hiring for both full-time and freelance creative needs
Encourages attendance at industry networking events and career fairs
Utilizes senior creative leaders to aide in recruiting efforts including external contacts and candidates, interview process and onboarding; and further expands creative onboarding process to be comprehensive and all-inclusive
In partnership with HR, helps to identify hiring needs for the creative internship program in terms of selection of talent, securing budgets, workload and hiring at the end of the program
PARTNERSHIP WITH FINANCE & PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Oversees creative department's allocations and billability on staff plans for both annual and incremental scopes of work
Represents Creative at the weekly (“requisition to hire”) Req meeting with Finance
Partners closely with Finance and Account Leads to ensure allocations are updated on a timely basis
Handles billability issues for all creatives
Communicates with Project Management (as appropriate/needed) to review current and upcoming projects and to stay abreast of all movement and changes with assignments and campaigns
Assigns creative resources for any projects that require a specific skillset, background, or bandwidth has reached capacity within that specific Pod
During talent gaps, will determine need for freelance staff based on workload
This is not an exhaustive list of all functions that an employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions, reserving the right to revise the job description at any time.
It is the policy of FCB and any of its affiliates to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. EOE/AA/D/V.
2025 Summer Internship Program - NEW YORK
FCB New York Job In New York, NY Or Remote
We've built FCBNY around our belief in creativity as an economic multiplier. We use creativity to solve our clients' business problems and drive a meaningful difference to their bottom lines.
This belief has granted us consideration as one of the most creative and effective agencies in the world. In 2024 alone, the agency was awarded Craft Agency of the Year by Cannes Lions and Global Agency of the Year by The One Show and The Art Directors Club. We've also been named the #1 North America Network for six consecutive years at Cannes.
Here are some of our recent accomplishments!
2024 and 2025 The One Show Agency of the Year
2023 Clio Agency of the Year
Cannes Lions Global Creative Network of the Year from 2020 and counting!
2023 WARC #1 Creative Effectiveness Agency
2023 B2B and Experiential Agency of the Year
2025 SUMMER INTERNSHIP
With limited internship spots available:
Business Leadership
Project Management
Strategic Planning
Copywriting
Art Direction
Internship Details:
Duration: From June 2, 2025 until August 8, 2025
Location: FCB New York - 387 Park Avenue South, New York
Interns are expected to be In-person Tuesdays through Thursdays with the flexibility to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays.
The New York City Pay Transparency Law requires employers in New York City to disclose the following information. The salary for the position is $20 per hour. Actual salaries will vary and be based on various factors, including but not limited to budgetary and market considerations, an applicant's background experience, pertinent/specialty experience, qualifications, and tenure in role/similar role.
This is not an exhaustive list of all functions that an employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions, reserving the right to revise the job description at any time.
It is the policy of FCB and any of its affiliates to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. EOE/AA/D/V.
Freelance Content Strategist
Remote or New York, NY Job
Freelance Content Strategist (20 Hours per Week) We're hiring a Freelance Content Strategist who will assist us with the strategy, development, and execution of content strategy and content design across multiple platforms for our clients. In this role, you'll collaborate with our user experience, editorial, design, search, and development teams, to provide strategic counsel and data-driven insights throughout the full project lifecycle. Sound like you? Keep reading!
Our 130-strong group of mobile and digital experts doesn't just preach about the transformational power of technology; we make it a reality by turning out everything from Enterprise website redesigns to mobile apps and experiential digital projects. No fluff, no gimmicks-just getting stuff done. Recognized for punching far above our weight in terms of both quality and growth, we're seeking believers and achievers who greet every new opportunity with energy and enthusiasm.
About You
You have experience working on projects from pitch or ideation through flawless execution. You are a connector of people and solicitor of ideas, comfortable crafting and leading client and a proactive, solution-oriented, and collaborative practitioner. You are part wordsmith extraordinaire, part analytic thinker with an insatiable desire for solving our clients' complex business challenges. You have a strong background in website content strategy, site architecture, user-centered design, and editorial strategy and should be comfortable working with cross-functional teams. You'll love this role if you find joy in whizzing around complex spreadsheets, can simplify the complex and provide concise recommendations for busy, high-profile clients, and know enough to be dangerous as you speak the second language of SEO, UX, and Analytics with your cross-functional counterparts. You should be accountable for all aspects of content strategy deliverables on smaller and large-scale account(s) alike ranging from content audits, strategic frameworks, taxonomies-and everything in between.
Position Requirements
* Partner with content creators to ensure work falls in line with the content strategy: on-brand and consistent in terms of style, quality, and tone of voice
* Collaborating extensively with analytics, search, UX, design, and engineering/development partners, both internally & externally
* Edit copy from copywriters to ensure it falls in line with the content strategy
* Liaise with UX designers on crafting wireframes and content models (skeletons) using Figma or Miro real-time and offline via annotations
* Conduct quantitative and qualitative content analysis on current sites, both owned and competitors
* Configure and manage content inventories and audits
* Create content templates, outlines, and summaries incorporating metadata
* Analyze site data for user paths and top-level content trends
* Identify opportunities for increased site findability and accessibility
* Creating navigational models and website taxonomies for large, Enterprise clients
* Working within a modular and component-based framework or content management system
About The Flipside Group
The Flipside Group is an award-winning creative agency that creates best-in-class digital experiences for some of the world's biggest global brands. As part of the Weber Shandwick Collective, we enjoy the best of both worlds-a small, tightly knit team backed by a vast global network. The Weber Shandwick Collective is a leading global communications and engagement firm in 77 cities across 31 countries, with a network extending to 129 cities in 81 countries. The firm's diverse team of strategists, analysts, producers, designers, developers and campaign activators has won the most prestigious awards in the world for innovative, creative approaches and impactful work. Weber Shandwick is part of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG).
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.
NYC Salary range: $50.00 - $55.00
Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee's/applicant's background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.
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Next Gen Associate
Chicago, IL Job
Weber Shandwick is seeking an ambitious and detail-oriented candidate for its introductory accelerated immersion program Weber Shandwick: Next Gen. This position will offer an in-depth overview of all the parts of our organization and the impact we have daily for clients. During an 18-month period, the Next Gen will cycle through each of our three pillars (Healthcare, Corporate and Consumer Brand) and get hands-on training in key disciplines with a direct line to senior office leadership.
What you'll be doing:
Rotate through key disciplines such as Client Experience, Creative, Media Relations, Influencer, Social, Strategy/A&I
Collaborate with teammates-often across multiple offices and departments-on a variety of projects
Social media/community management support - inclusive of social listening, channel management, content calendar management, content posting, response matrix development, in-culture engagements
Earned media support - researching reporters, building media lists, drafting media materials and pitches, pitching reporters and managing reporter relationships and media opportunities
Serves as key team member to support a range of complex, high-profile corporate issues /crisis communications situations and financial transactions (i.e., cybersecurity issues, product safety issues and recalls, mergers and acquisitions, executive leadership changes, IPOs, spin-offs, divestitures, etc.)
Provide operational support on client projects, as directed
Effectively execute timely media monitoring and reporting daily. Accurately maintain executional tools and trackers for reporting
Keep a pulse on industry news, opportunistic trends, and social platform best practices
Prepares for and takes part in client meetings, including accurately capturing notes, agenda action items, call recaps, updating trackers, timelines and status documents
Actively builds own knowledge, contributes to inclusive team culture and consistently displays behaviors that support integration
Engage, as appropriate, with client contacts
Support, as appropriate, relative vendor management
Qualifications:
High school degree or above
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Strong research skills, from both a media standpoint as well as consumer trends and news
Confident presenter and persuasive speaker
Self-motivated, entrepreneurial and endlessly curious
Professional demeanor
Meticulous attention to detail
Resourceful and effective problem solver
Time management skills and the ability to prioritize tasks and manage workloads
Independent, motivated and driven to meet key deadlines
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
Illinois Salary range: $50,000 - $50,000
Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee's/applicant's background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.
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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Group Account Director, Corporate Communications
Remote or Maine Job
Hill & Knowlton is a strategic and creative partner to drive breakthrough opportunities for growth and value creation, advance corporate strategy, and build reputation capital and resiliency. We're a proven partner for business and brand transformation. A full-service global firm, we provide strategic communication, marketing and corporate affairs solutions distinguished by intelligence and creativity. Hill & Knowlton is part of WPP (LSE/NYSE: WPP), the creative transformation company.
About Hill & Knowlton
Hill & Knowlton is the global strategic communications leader for transformation. We help brands, businesses and leaders build reputation, manage risk, and create breakthrough opportunities for growth. Founded in 1927, today's Hill & Knowlton operates 70 offices in over 30 countries, providing advisory, public relations and creative solutions to local and global clients. Our global team offers integrated strategic services, grounded in deep sector expertise, and enabled by creativity and intelligence. Headquartered in New York, Hill & Knowlton is part of WPP, one of the world's largest communications services groups.
H&K is looking for an established Group Account Director to join our thriving office in Abu Dhabi. This is an excellent opportunity to work with a diverse portfolio of clients both in terms of core businesses, and target audiences. We are looking for someone who has media experience and is comfortable advising clients on their media strategy and delivery, as well as managing corporate reputation and handling media issues.
You'll know how to thrive in a fast-paced environment and understand how to balance competing priorities. Big brand and agency experience are a plus, while knowledge and passion for the sector is a must have.
We Are Looking For Someone Who Can Demonstrate
Client leadership - Being a trusted advisor to senior clients; able to set strategies and lead teams to deliver;
Excellent communications and media experience gained delivering multi-disciplinary corporate, B2B and stakeholder campaigns;
A strategic thinker with a strong understanding of the political and policy landscape and a strong understanding of Financial Communications;
Commercially-savvy, with the ability to proactively drive new business development and deliver organic growth
Developing creative campaigns, leading new business proposals and representing H&K in pitch presentations.
Delivering thoughtful and creative insights counsel to clients that advance their objectives based on your deep understanding of the communications and client landscapes.
Mentoring and working alongside a collaborative team of smart and enthusiastic PR professionals across the country within a globally influential agency.
Stay on top of industry best practices, client and competitor brand activity and ensure the team delivers game changing ideas and solutions
PEOPLE
Model the desired behaviour for both the sector and the agency and foster a performance led culture within your team
Demonstrate leadership qualities - inspire respect in others, effect change, provide an appropriate level of autonomy and support, decisive and action oriented, sound judgement and discretion
Help build and develop a high performance team with the right capabilities and expertise to meet the changing client needs
Manage your teams with professionalism proving yourself to be a rigorous and understanding line manager, helping to develop the careers of your direct reports and other members of the team
Education
· Relevant industry qualifications
· University degree (or equivalent experience)
· 8 years+ relevant experience
What The Role Can Offer You
· Access to a global network of specialist communicators working with leading brands
· The opportunity to develop under the guidance of some of the best in the industry
· Exposure to globally recognised clients and campaigns centred upon performance and purpose
· The ability to work alongside a passionate and supportive team
· Joining one of the world's most respected, award-winning PR agencies
· Our dedicated training academy which provides a breadth of skills enabling our people to take ownership of their career development and become trusted advisors to clients
KEY H&K BENEFITS
· 22 working days annual leave
· Option of a paid sabbatical after 7 years' service
· 1 week remote working option
· Comprehensive health insurance
· Life insurance
· Employee discount scheme
· Access to the Employee Assistance Program
· Enhanced training and career development opportunities
Hill+Knowlton Strategies is creating a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone belongs. As a company and as co-workers, we are building a workplace where everyone can reach their full potential and be their authentic self. We are an inclusive employer
Hill & Knowlton is more than an agency. It's a collection of thousands of brilliant, collaborative and driven employees - all united around a single vision of transforming our clients, our company and the world.
Across 70 offices in 30 countries our people are the heartbeat of our business. Bridging countless cultures, backgrounds and lived experiences, we are drawn together by a common drive and a collaborative spirit - called to our craft each day by the desire to deliver the best work.
And at H&K, diversity, equity and inclusion are not just values; they are strategic imperatives that fuel our future in an industry built on the art of understanding, connecting and developing relationships. We believe that a diverse workforce is essential for inspiring bold ideas, fostering constructive dialogue and cultivating meaningful experiences that drive innovation and creativity.
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Graduate Trainee - UAE National
Remote or Maine Job
Hill & Knowlton is a strategic and creative partner to drive breakthrough opportunities for growth and value creation, advance corporate strategy, and build reputation capital and resiliency. We're a proven partner for business and brand transformation. A full-service global firm, we provide strategic communication, marketing and corporate affairs solutions distinguished by intelligence and creativity. Hill & Knowlton is part of WPP (LSE/NYSE: WPP), the creative transformation company.
About Hill & Knowlton
Hill & Knowlton is the global strategic communications leader for transformation. We help brands, businesses and leaders build reputation, manage risk, and create breakthrough opportunities for growth. Founded in 1927, today's Hill & Knowlton operates 70 offices in over 30 countries, providing advisory, public relations and creative solutions to local and global clients. Our global team offers integrated strategic services, grounded in deep sector expertise, and enabled by creativity and intelligence. Headquartered in New York, Hill & Knowlton is part of WPP, one of the world's largest communications services groups.
H&K is looking for passionate Graduate Trainees to join our award-winning teams in the United Arab Emirates. Our works spans Corporate Communications, all aspects of Digital, Social Media, Research and Studio work
The graduate program would suit a new graduate who is looking to gain valuable experience and development in the Creative field. It is a 3-6 month program working with the industry's key trend setters allowing our Trainees to work across Public Relations, Studio and Digital with key clients within Consumer brands, Sports + Entertainment, Energy, Techonology, Financial, and Government entites
Desired Responsibilities + Attributes
University degree
Manages time effectively, meets deadlines, pays attention to detail
Enthusiam, passionate, organised
Emerging leadership skills
Works in an integrated manner with all office team members
We Are Looking For Someone Who Can Demonstrate
Responsiblity for assisting the teams in creating and delivering campaigns, projects and annual activity for clients
Managing the posting of content to social media channels
Excellent writing capabilities
Ensuring best in class quality and supporting an integrated culture
across UAE teams, working in collaboration with practice areas
What The Role Can Offer You
Access to a global network of specialist communicators working with leading brands
The opportunity to develop under the guidance of some of the best in the industry
Exposure to globally recognized clients and campaigns centred upon performance and purpose
The ability to work alongside a passionate and supportive team
Joining one of the world's most respected, award-winning PR agencies
Our dedicated training academy which provides a breadth of skills enabling our people to take ownership of their career development and become trusted advisors to clients
KEY H&K BENEFITS
22 working days annual leave
Option of a paid sabbatical after 7 years' service
1-week remote working option
Comprehensive health insurance
Life insurance
Employee discount scheme
Access to the Employee Assistance Program
Enhanced training and career development opportunities
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Hill & Knowlton is more than an agency. It's a collection of thousands of brilliant, collaborative and driven employees - all united around a single vision of transforming our clients, our company and the world.
Across 70 offices in 30 countries our people are the heartbeat of our business. Bridging countless cultures, backgrounds and lived experiences, we are drawn together by a common drive and a collaborative spirit - called to our craft each day by the desire to deliver the best work.
And at H&K, diversity, equity and inclusion are not just values; they are strategic imperatives that fuel our future in an industry built on the art of understanding, connecting and developing relationships. We believe that a diverse workforce is essential for inspiring bold ideas, fostering constructive dialogue and cultivating meaningful experiences that drive innovation and creativity.
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Operations Manager (Project Manager)
Chicago, IL Job
About Us
DDB Chicago is a communications agency dedicated to making creative work that works.
We believe in the power of creativity to create the change we want to happen in the world and develop audacious and famous ideas for our clients that help to grow their businesses and shape culture by driving behavior change at scale.
We are a global network of agencies who believe firmly in respect, kindness, openness, self-expression, and creativity, making spaces for the lived and learned experiences of all our people, and helping them to be the best they can be. We are intellectually curious about difference, embracing change for the better, and are committed to opposing injustice and constantly challenging the status quo. We are a place packed with the energy and passion to make things happen.
We are currently seeking an Operations Manager to support a variety of initiatives for “Team OMC” (Team Omnicom) on a large, global CPG account.
At DDB, our Operations Managers are the lead of flight control for getting our work completed on time, on budget, and within scope. Our Operations Managers are the hub that drives all work through our processes. The Operations team sets the bar for problem solving and decisiveness across the agency team and functional groups to effectively lead the team to the best outcome for our clients.
Responsibilities
Project Communication Management
Ensure involvement of the appropriate teams during each project phase.
Drive open and honest communications across all teams to ensure no roadblocks in projects.
Develop a close relationship with Account Management leads to provide high-level tracking of 50+ projects and have a real-time understanding of the work effort, project phase, required deliverables and delivery timeline.
Partner with Finance and Commercial leads on capturing revenue forecasts and team utilization reports.
Project Integration Management
Keen understanding of integrating multi-agency and discipline team across a project.
Responsible for project communications and process adherence across multi-agency and discipline teams.
Help collect and share network best practices across all areas of our business.
Project Scope Management
Provide support in managing the global retainer and project scope across multiple brands and regions.
Support Global Operations Director on monthly scope reconciliations and quarterly business reviews.
Responsible for understanding project scope and preventing scope creep.
Identify shifts in timing, deliverables, and resources while communicating potential impacts.
Project Schedule Management
Develop and manage project timelines based on hour needed to complete the deliverables required.
Able to break project down into small pieces (stages) and understand the deliverables at each stage.
Project Cost Management
Determine and manage project burn reporting with finance team including tracking, mitigating, and reporting on a weekly and monthly basis.
Partner with finance, account, creative, and production teams to ensure weekly and monthly tracking of budget and hours is accurate and within scope.
Ensure client billing is accurate by tracking, reporting, evaluating, and controlling projects.
Monitor client budgets across select initiatives.
Project Quality Management
Working with Account Management lead, ensure process, documentation, reporting, and other enhancements are enacted as needed to ensure client satisfaction and optimal product delivery.
Develop a close relationship with Account Management leads to provide high-level tracking of 50+ projects and have a real-time understanding of the work effort, project phase, required deliverables and delivery timeline.
Capture lessons learned throughout a project and apply lessons to future projects, as well as develop and implement plans for best practice enhancements and improvements.
Project Resource Management
Support the rollout of global ways of working and tools, process optimizations and workflows.
Engage and manage appropriate talent and resource allocation at all project stages.
Demonstrate strategic thinking for resourcing all projects.
Project Risk Management
Manage and communicate with risk management tools on a daily basis.
Ability to perform qualitative and quantitative risk management with skill and confidence. Ability to accurately articulate risk management/mitigation plans and escalate high risk issues with management.
Define, manage, and mitigate risks, including taking a proactive, approach to solve issues before they arise or manage as they come up.
Qualifications
5+ years of project or account management experience within an advertising agency or with multi-agency teams across disciplines.
Proficient in project scoping, project planning, resource management, timeline creation, and risk management.
Solid track record of successfully leading projects from initiation to completion on time, on budget, and within scope, including resource management across disciplines.
Leverage project management tools (Microsoft Suite, Smartsheets, Workfront, etc.) to manage day-to-day operations, automate tasks, ensure quality, and promote process efficiencies.
Complete understanding of principles of global campaigns, including strategy, creative, and production practices.
Ability to maintain focus under pressure, be thorough, and keep a positive attitude. Ability to understand the outcome, not just the process and understand when to escalate issues.
Extremely high standards for work and behavior; accountable, entrepreneurial, reliable, resourceful and dependable. Acute attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to drive multiple projects and streams of work concurrently while meeting deadlines and maintaining proper documentation and reporting.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; ability to break down complex information.
Ability to interact with and represent the team to a range of people, from entry-level to upper management and Leadership, including clients.
Experience managing medium-to-large scale projects with various disciplines and stakeholders, including multi-agency teams. Be comfortable managing and influencing people who are not direct reports, as well as director-level and management personnel.
Ability to establish leadership on project with internal stakeholders and clients. Easily recognized as the person who can answer questions on projects, process, and everyday activities around the team and client. Gains trust to build productive and constructive relationships. Encourage an environment of teamwork and excellence.
Ability to work independently to tackle problems and direct to solutions. Be highly adaptable, able to anticipate issues and needs before they arise and take the necessary steps to alleviate and/or mitigate.
What We Offer
💰 Competitive Salary
⚕️Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
🏝️Generous Time Off
👶Paid parental leave
🎒Tuition Reimbursement
🥕Family Planning Assistance
📈Stock Discounts
🚌Transit Discounts
💡LinkedIn Learning Access
🧠Employee Assistance Programs
This role requires regular in-office presence with a minimum of three days per week, to engage and collaborate in in-person team interactions and meetings as required.
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Programmatic Manager
Remote or Fort Lauderdale, FL Job
The performance media group (ZTD) is the core of our organization, responsible for applying highly analytical and quantitative approaches to deliver campaign performance, taking financial risk, and assisting the media and account services teams in managing client relationships. This Manager role is expected to employ and continually define the state-of-the-art techniques in the online marketing industry through their deep understanding of digital technologies, a passion for using data to inform creative problem solving. They must possess excellent active listening skills to understand client needs and translate those needs into campaign objectives.
Responsibilities:
Performance Management
* Master Media and buying-related technologies, including DSPs, DMP, 3rd party ad servers and manual exchanges
* Understand client performance objectives and develop successful segmentation and optimization strategies to exceed client expectations
* Independently drive highly analytical and quantitatively driven techniques to continually exceed client performance expectations, allowing Zimmerman to increase share of budgets
* Set campaign "strategies", e.g. targeting, bidding, platforms, data usage, ideas, downstream client funnel optimization
* Able to make compelling arguments based on data and results for more client data access
* Hands-on execution and management of day-to-day performance of client campaigns
* Mine campaign, ad server, impression, and user data to identify and capitalize on key drivers of performance and identify opportunities for account growth
* Work with the Product team to enhance the utility of existing trading-related technologies and define future industry-leading capabilities
* Execute OMNI and 3rd party planning, activation & measurement tools as client needs dictate
Programmatic Planning & Execution
* Programmatic team at Zimmerman work very closely on a daily basis, and are seated together in regional account teams and are both client-facing roles
* Assist Solutions teams with client strategy development, annual account plans, and marketing solutions for clients
* Work closely with agency account teams and brand clients to develop best-in-class solutions
* Increase Zimmerman revenue and market share through new client development and upsell of existing clients
* Translates client goals and KPI's to platform activation strategies/tactics
* Drive planning & discovery in console
* Develop and implement all media mix logistics, definitions, processes at client-level
* Communicate day-to-day format, screen, platform performance to clients and agencies as needed
Requirements:
* 3-5 years of experience managing client campaigns with proven track record of client success with recent managerial experience in performance or direct-response online advertising
* Bachelor's degree in quantitative-intensive analytical discipline including: Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, or Finance
* Experience managing online Display, Paid Search, Social, and Mobile campaigns
* Experience optimizing Display marketing campaigns across DSP, DMP, and Ad Serving platforms
* Advanced Excel/spreadsheet capabilities, Macro/VBA experience a plus
* Proactive, self-starter, capable of setting goals and reporting progress
* Exceptional analytical problem-solving abilities, ability to mine data for campaign performance insights and implement proper strategies to realize improvements with minimal interactions and financial exposure
* Passion for experimental design integrity and excellence including use of A/B control testing, statistical significance, deductive reasoning and logic, and ability to apply these skills in a field fraught with imperfect information and highly variable conditions
* Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and balance time across several clients, multiple partner relationships, and internal initiatives on a daily basis.
* Data analysis in Excel, including Pivot Tables & basic statistics.
* Experience with SPSS, SAS, Salesforce, Business Objects or other BI & statistical toolsets a plus Advanced understanding and experience with DSPs, DMPs, 3rd Party data, pixel technologies, Ad Servers (DoubleClick a plus), Attribution, and Ad Verification
Vice President, Integrated Project Management
Chicago, IL Job
Weber Shandwick seeks an experienced VP of Client Operations & Integrated Project Management for the Chicago Project Management team who will lead agency and client operations and serve as a strategic partner to senior account, creative, and strategic leads as well as manage project managers across a portfolio of brands and projects.
Responsibilities:
Serve as strategic operations lead across a large account or portfolios. Be able to work autonomously in role with solid decision-making skills.
Build and sustain key relationships with internal account leads, integrated team members, clients, client procurement and operations.
Establish and lead onboarding processes, including educating team members on roles and responsibilities, processes and templates.
Drive consistency in operational and project management skills and solutions
Work across multiple internal and client stakeholder teams to facilitate operational best practices.
Proactively mitigate and provide creative solutions as issues and risks arise and share insights and improvement learning opportunities with extended PM team.
Mentor and counsel team of PMs, continually assessing resource needs and assignments; optimize operational/PM infrastructure to scale with growth of business.
Counsel teams in the development and maintenance of SOWs, guiding people on how best to manage day to day across all project workstreams.
Collaborate with Client finance team to review financial health of portfolio on an ongoing basis and report to leadership; ensure adherence to financial guidelines including consistent scoping.
Requirements:
10+ years of Project Management or Operations Experience.
Experience with different types of projects and deliverables, including: strategic presentations, creative concepting and development, video, digital, influence, event-based programs and vendor integrations.
Ability to effectively improve operations and processes at an agency and brand level.
Strong financial management skills.
Excellent communication skills.
Strong experience with scoping, development of budgets and schedules for complex programs with multiple workstreams.
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
Illinois Salary range: $124,000 - $160,000
Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee's/applicant's background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.
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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Data Strategist (Freelance/Contract)
Remote or New York, NY Job
We are looking for a freelance Data Strategy Director to support a key creative and media client here at Deutsch. WHAT YOU'D DO * Work closely with media planning, paid social, social strategy, and content strategy teams to define KPIs and key metrics to develop measurement plans and test & learn plans
* Interpret and analyze marketing data from a variety of sources: paid media campaigns, site analytics, social listening, etc..
* Partner with cross-functional teams to define business questions, identify data sources, interpret trends and patterns in data to drive marketing strategies
* Provide internal and external teams with deep and actionable audience, creative and platform insights
* Translate data analyses into clear and understandable conclusions and recommendations for non-technical stakeholders
* Present analysis and reports to clients and internal stake holders
* Work daily with: Excel, PowerPoint, social media platforms, web analytics, python-based reporting framework etc.,
WHAT YOU'VE GOT
* 8+ years experience in marketing analytics, media analytics, or consulting preferred
* 2+ years of proven managerial or supervisory experience of a data analytics team
* Strong understanding of digital & social marketing, web analytics, and business analysis
* Strong analytics skills, enjoys numbers and using data to solve business problems
* Strong communication and presentation skills: written, verbal and in PowerPoint presentations
* Experience with reporting and data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, Google Data Studio)
* Experience with social and web analytics for both reporting and tag/pixel implementation: Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, Google/Adobe Tag manager, social audience insights, etc.
* Experience with analytical programming languages: Python preferred (pandas/anaconda), R, SPSS, SAS as well as Git for source control
* Experience with social listening and social media management tools; Crimson Hexagon, Sprinklr, etc.
WHAT WE'VE GOT (that you can't find out on the internet)
* We're nice people. Seriously. Some of the most ego-less and collaborative people you'll find in this business.
* We don't work in silos. We thrive on collaboration, both internally and externally.
* We're always looking to learn. From our peers, from the competitors, and from our clients, we're always looking for what's coming next.
The hourly rate for this New York based position is $90.00-$100.00.
Approx. 20 hrs/week.
WHAT WE'VE GOT (that you can't find out on the internet):
* We're nice people. Seriously. Some of the most ego-less and collaborative people you'll find in this business.
* We don't work in silos. We thrive on collaboration, both internally and externally.
* We're always looking to learn. From our peers, from the competitors, and from our clients, we're always looking for what's coming next.
* We take our work seriously but believe weekends, vacations and thinking space outside the office make you better at your job, not worse.
Base salary range for this role:
* If you are a California resident, your application submission is subject to the California Privacy Notice
Deutsch is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for the position without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Next Gen Associate
Chicago, IL Job
Weber Shandwick: Next Gen Weber Shandwick is seeking an ambitious and detail-oriented candidate for its introductory accelerated immersion program Weber Shandwick: Next Gen. This position will offer an in-depth overview of all the parts of our organization and the impact we have daily for clients. During an 18-month period, the Next Gen will cycle through each of our three pillars (Healthcare, Corporate and Consumer Brand) and get hands-on training in key disciplines with a direct line to senior office leadership.
What you'll be doing:
* Rotate through key disciplines such as Client Experience, Creative, Media Relations, Influencer, Social, Strategy/A&I
* Collaborate with teammates-often across multiple offices and departments-on a variety of projects
* Social media/community management support - inclusive of social listening, channel management, content calendar management, content posting, response matrix development, in-culture engagements
* Earned media support - researching reporters, building media lists, drafting media materials and pitches, pitching reporters and managing reporter relationships and media opportunities
* Serves as key team member to support a range of complex, high-profile corporate issues /crisis communications situations and financial transactions (i.e., cybersecurity issues, product safety issues and recalls, mergers and acquisitions, executive leadership changes, IPOs, spin-offs, divestitures, etc.)
* Provide operational support on client projects, as directed
* Effectively execute timely media monitoring and reporting daily. Accurately maintain executional tools and trackers for reporting
* Keep a pulse on industry news, opportunistic trends, and social platform best practices
* Prepares for and takes part in client meetings, including accurately capturing notes, agenda action items, call recaps, updating trackers, timelines and status documents
* Actively builds own knowledge, contributes to inclusive team culture and consistently displays behaviors that support integration
* Engage, as appropriate, with client contacts • Support, as appropriate, relative vendor management
Qualifications:
* High school degree or above
* Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
* Strong research skills, from both a media standpoint as well as consumer trends and news
* Confident presenter and persuasive speaker
* Self-motivated, entrepreneurial and endlessly curious
* Professional demeanor
* Meticulous attention to detail
* Resourceful and effective problem solver
* Time management skills and the ability to prioritize tasks and manage workloads
* Independent, motivated and driven to meet key deadlines
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
Illinois Salary range: $50,000 - $50,000
Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee's/applicant's background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.
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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Freelance Content Strategist
Remote or New York, NY Job
Freelance Content Strategist (20 Hours per Week)
We're hiring a Freelance Content Strategist who will assist us with the strategy, development, and execution of content strategy and content design across multiple platforms for our clients.
In this role, you'll collaborate with our user experience, editorial, design, search, and development teams, to provide strategic counsel and data-driven insights throughout the full project lifecycle. Sound like you? Keep reading!
Our 130-strong group of mobile and digital experts doesn't just preach about the transformational power of technology; we make it a reality by turning out everything from Enterprise website redesigns to mobile apps and experiential digital projects. No fluff, no gimmicks-just getting stuff done. Recognized for punching far above our weight in terms of both quality and growth, we're seeking believers and achievers who greet every new opportunity with energy and enthusiasm.
About You
You have experience working on projects from pitch or ideation through flawless execution. You are a connector of people and solicitor of ideas, comfortable crafting and leading client and a proactive, solution-oriented, and collaborative practitioner. You are part wordsmith extraordinaire, part analytic thinker with an insatiable desire for solving our clients' complex business challenges. You have a strong background in website content strategy, site architecture, user-centered design, and editorial strategy and should be comfortable working with cross-functional teams. You'll love this role if you find joy in whizzing around complex spreadsheets, can simplify the complex and provide concise recommendations for busy, high-profile clients, and know enough to be dangerous as you speak the second language of SEO, UX, and Analytics with your cross-functional counterparts. You should be accountable for all aspects of content strategy deliverables on smaller and large-scale account(s) alike ranging from content audits, strategic frameworks, taxonomies-and everything in between.
Position Requirements
Partner with content creators to ensure work falls in line with the content strategy: on-brand and consistent in terms of style, quality, and tone of voice
Collaborating extensively with analytics, search, UX, design, and engineering/development partners, both internally & externally
Edit copy from copywriters to ensure it falls in line with the content strategy
Liaise with UX designers on crafting wireframes and content models (skeletons) using Figma or Miro real-time and offline via annotations
Conduct quantitative and qualitative content analysis on current sites, both owned and competitors
Configure and manage content inventories and audits
Create content templates, outlines, and summaries incorporating metadata
Analyze site data for user paths and top-level content trends
Identify opportunities for increased site findability and accessibility
Creating navigational models and website taxonomies for large, Enterprise clients
Working within a modular and component-based framework or content management system
About The Flipside Group
The Flipside Group is an award-winning creative agency that creates best-in-class digital experiences for some of the world's biggest global brands. As part of the Weber Shandwick Collective, we enjoy the best of both worlds-a small, tightly knit team backed by a vast global network. The Weber Shandwick Collective is a leading global communications and engagement firm in 77 cities across 31 countries, with a network extending to 129 cities in 81 countries. The firm's diverse team of strategists, analysts, producers, designers, developers and campaign activators has won the most prestigious awards in the world for innovative, creative approaches and impactful work. Weber Shandwick is part of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG).
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.
NYC Salary range: $50.00 - $55.00
Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee's/applicant's background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.
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Associate Director, New Business
FCB Job In Chicago, IL
The Associate Director, Business Development is the agency's go-to for RFIs/RFPs, overseeing the entire process. This person leads in both strategy development and management of logistical details.
Responsibilities:
Review and understand business assessment for new business opportunities
Rally internal and external Agency resources to help bring new business recommendations to life
Oversee delivery of RFI and RFP assignments from start to finish (identifying resources, leading meetings, coordinating logistics)
Partner and builds one-on-one relationships with senior leaders within the network
Manage needs of team members
Requirements:
4+ years of relevant industry experience
Has strong presentation and writing skills
Has been exposed to and/or responsible for organic or new business growth
Bachelor's degree and/or relevant experience required
This is not an exhaustive list of all functions that an employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions, reserving the right to revise the job description at any time.
It is the policy of FCB and any of its affiliates to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. EOE/AA/D/V.
Senior Vice President, Client Experience
Chicago, IL Job
Senior Vice President, Client Experience, Healthcare
Weber Shandwick works with some of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, communicating about some of the most pressing health concerns.
We deliver innovative, impactful work for our clients that has resulted in significant growth of the practice and earned our teams multiple awards. This success is due to our people, our relationships, a culture that inspires, an incredible team of experts in scientific communications, and an embedded digital/social team who make our clients stand out. We are also well-connected to the large Weber Shandwick network, partnering daily with clients and colleagues globally.
About the Role
We are looking for a new SVP for our healthcare practice.
This role will lead two major accounts in the Chicago office reporting to an EVP. This is a unique, career-enhancing role on large accounts, and an opportunity to partner with exceptional senior account leaders across the company.
This new leader's overall responsibility is to be the day-to-day strategist for the clients, manage the overall relationship, deploy the teams in the most efficient and productive way to execute flawlessly, and be a supportive coach. The successful candidate will have experience with data and regulatory milestones along with consumer programs, and display passion, never-ending curiosity, a desire to always be better, and the ability to inspire and connect with teams across offices. They will be a hands-on leader that fits with our overall culture. We are a company of doers even at the most senior level.
Responsibilities
Build and nurture client relationships and grow business by providing leadership, direction and strategic guidance to colleagues, day-to-day teams and senior level clients
Lead, develop and coach teams of 10-20 people
Guide and inspire clients to continue expand the kinds of communications work they are doing digitally directly tied to meeting their business challenges
Develop quality standards and ensure client satisfaction
Draw on our total agency resources for every project, including health creative, digital and media specialists
Educate teams to ensure that they are delivering state-of-the-art counsel and content to their clients
Stay ahead of the shifts in the healthcare environment and provide guidance to teams and clients
Participate in new business pitch development and/or presentations
Participate as part of the practice leadership team on the operations of the group
Actively engage in the culture of the agency to lead by example
Work with peers to further the mission, goals and culture of the agency
Mentor individuals so that they are able to achieve their professional goals
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree required
11+ years of experience in PR inclusive of agency experience working on large scale integrated communications campaigns
Additional Qualifications
Deep knowledge of the pharma regulatory landscape
Experience, at an agency or in-house, managing a large pharmaceutical account (over $1 million in billings) and the keen organizational skills needed to do so. Experience on accounts that span multiple cities with integrated account teams preferred
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
Great track record of success leading teams and developing talent
Proficiency in MSOffice, advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and other presentation platforms
Desired Qualifications
An entrepreneurial spirit, strong leadership qualities, and a collaborative attitude
Propensity to organize thinking, break down complexity and manage shifting priorities at a fast pace
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
Salary range: $180,000 - $245,000
Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee's/applicant's background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.
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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Account Director, Influencer Strategy
Chicago, IL Job
The Account Director, Influencer Strategy is responsible for providing strategic, integrated direction for influencer & creator marketing initiatives. This role engages in high-level discussions with clients, ensuring that influencer efforts align with brand goals and drive measurable business outcomes. The ideal candidate will lead cross-functional collaboration, contribute to industry thought leadership, and advocate for innovation in influencer marketing.
Key Responsibilities
Provides strategic direction for influencer marketing, ensuring alignment with brand objectives and business KPIs for some of our top lifestyle and CPG clients.
Partners with cross-functional leads-including Creative, Analytics, Paid Media, and CX teams-to ensure full campaign integration and stay at the forefront of agency capabilities, social trends, and digital innovations.
Drives communications in tactical planning, acting as a representative for influencer marketing capabilities.
Champions innovative approaches, leveraging emerging platforms, AI-driven insights, and trend forecasting to future-proof strategies.
Builds and maintains strong relationships with talent and management agencies to ensure reliability, quality partnerships, and the ability to execute quick-turn activations.
Acts as a trusted advisor, guiding clients through social, digital, and influencer best practices while identifying opportunities for strategic growth. Drives client engagements to uncover incremental revenue opportunities and foster long-term partnerships.
Reviews campaign briefs, align teams, and coordinate strategic staffing needs with Sr. Influencer Strategy Leads & Resource Management to optimize execution.
Mentor internal team, sharing best practices and emerging trends to elevate influencer marketing expertise.
Collaborate with the Sr. Influencer Strategy Leads to develop case studies that highlight successful influencer marketing initiatives.
Qualifications & Experience
8+ years of experience in influencer marketing, digital strategy, or a related discipline.
Proven experience in high-level client engagement, strategic consulting, and cross-functional collaboration.
Strong understanding of influencer marketing trends, emerging platforms, and measurement frameworks.
Ability to drive measurable results and demonstrate the business impact of influencer campaigns.
Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Experience mentoring and developing teams, fostering a culture of growth and innovation.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders.
Strong analytical mindset with proficiency in data-driven decision-making.
Familiarity with influencer marketing platforms, CRM tools (CIQ), and industry-standard analytics solutions.
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.
Is this you?
Be a driver of culture: Must have true passion and understanding of pop culture and are part of the community (be it music, gaming, fashion, food, internet culture, etc.) This job is the intersection of creative, strategy, marketing, technology, content creation and production; your energy must be driven by your lifestyle. You must influence creative ideations: from the ideas presented, to the influencers selected, to the content created, all the way down to the language used in post copy.
Have high cultural competencies: Understand the role and importance of diversity, equity & inclusion (DE&I) You must be culturally vigilant with the ability to understand, communicate with and effectively interact with people across cultures.
Have “Gravitas” in the influencer space and skin-in-the-game: Deep understanding of the influencer landscape is required. Proven ability to build, speak and grow relationships with change agents and cultural makers (celebrities, influencers, artists, thought leaders) directly or via their agents. You must be open to a public-facing role; willingness to speak publicly about influencer trends when opportunities present itself to the WS Influencer Team.
Know how to identify and manage diverse vendors and partners: in an industry where technologies (SaaS platforms, AI, managed services, etc.) are popping on the daily, at high volume, no less, you must have experience working with RFPs and meeting with leading tech companies to understand their services and identify their uniqueness (and keep up with their ongoing changes in our WS influencer database)
Be ready to lead at any moment: working with your leads, you will learn to “step up to the plate” and lead effectively in the client's and agency's best interests while also helping to cultivate, mentor and coach mid to junior staff members on the influencer team.
Hustle: identify influencer opportunities (organic or new) to ensure influencer marketing continues to be a strong marketing discipline and revenue driver on your assigned account or at Weber Shandwick.
Think like a lawyer: you understand how important it is to be in compliance with best practices (FTC updates, platform requirements), continuously build our excellence by partnering with DXTRA legal and finance to ensure risk and liabilities are reduced and tamed for every campaign you touch.
Have experience building engaged audiences: on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and other digital & social platforms.
Know how to build a story: you will build client presentations that tell smart, compelling stories, never “rinse and repeat” which requires you to be highly motivated, energetically charged and always inspired.
Be curious, always: You are willing to learn a little bit of everything, and open to take on anything.
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
Vice President, Integrated Project Management
Chicago, IL Job
Weber Shandwick seeks an experienced VP of Client Operations & Integrated Project Management for the Chicago Project Management team who will lead agency and client operations and serve as a strategic partner to senior account, creative, and strategic leads as well as manage project managers across a portfolio of brands and projects.
Responsibilities:
* Serve as strategic operations lead across a large account or portfolios. Be able to work autonomously in role with solid decision-making skills.
* Build and sustain key relationships with internal account leads, integrated team members, clients, client procurement and operations.
* Establish and lead onboarding processes, including educating team members on roles and responsibilities, processes and templates.
* Drive consistency in operational and project management skills and solutions
* Work across multiple internal and client stakeholder teams to facilitate operational best practices.
* Proactively mitigate and provide creative solutions as issues and risks arise and share insights and improvement learning opportunities with extended PM team.
* Mentor and counsel team of PMs, continually assessing resource needs and assignments; optimize operational/PM infrastructure to scale with growth of business.
* Counsel teams in the development and maintenance of SOWs, guiding people on how best to manage day to day across all project workstreams.
* Collaborate with Client finance team to review financial health of portfolio on an ongoing basis and report to leadership; ensure adherence to financial guidelines including consistent scoping.
Requirements:
* 10+ years of Project Management or Operations Experience.
* Experience with different types of projects and deliverables, including: strategic presentations, creative concepting and development, video, digital, influence, event-based programs and vendor integrations.
* Ability to effectively improve operations and processes at an agency and brand level.
* Strong financial management skills.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Strong experience with scoping, development of budgets and schedules for complex programs with multiple workstreams.
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
Illinois Salary range: $124,000 - $160,000
Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee's/applicant's background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.
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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Vice President, Client Experience - Healthcare
Chicago, IL Job
Vice President, Client Experience, Healthcare We are seeking a strong Vice President to join our Healthcare Practice in Chicago. The Vice President will have proven leadership and client service skills, and experience managing integrated communications programs. The candidate will be the day-to-day contact for clients, manage communications across a cross-functional agency team as well as client team, and support flawless execution in the most efficient and productive way. They will display personal ownership and accountability for client engagement, with the ability to cultivate and nurture long-term partnerships and client satisfaction.
Responsibilities:
* Manage programs involving reputation management, executive thought leadership, internal communications, crisis communications, and integrated media strategies to drive corporate reputation for pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and health association clients and prospects.
* Manage workstreams with a focus on supporting corporate reputation communications and disease awareness campaigns with grassroots, community-level activations.
* Oversee communications programs in support of regulated products like medical devices and pharmaceuticals, including sharing of clinical data and regulatory milestones.
* Under senior guidance, support development of strategic plans and recommendations tailored to clients' business objectives
* Draft key messaging and execute on materials proposed in plans, including but not limited to enterprise-level content, media strategies and pitches, narratives, strategic decks, and content for branded and unbranded disease awareness campaigns.
* Maintain daily client contact, serving as a trusted resource and advisor.
* Facilitate cross-functional team integration (strategy, creative, integrated media specialists, etc.) to deliver on client plans.
* Act as an effective, two-way translator between clients and teams, actively counseling development of work in the best interest of all parties.
* Proactively support and suggest improvements and new ideas to exceed client expectations by leveraging industry knowledge and experience.
* Have ownership of client financials and profitability.
* Coordinate integration with other agency partners.
* Successfully navigate conflicts across internal stakeholders, clients and agency partners.
* Manage ongoing team resourcing/staffing to ensure successful delivery of work product.
* Actively participate in agency development and assist with new business
Basic Qualifications:
* Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations or related field
* At least 8+ years' PR/communications experience
* Strong project management skills and attention to detail
* Experience managing high-performing teams; mentoring team members
* Confident presenter and persuasive speaker
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
Chicago Salary Range: $138,000.00 - $170,000.00
Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee's/applicant's background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.
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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Account Director, Client Experience
Chicago, IL Job
Weber Shandwick Chicago has an exciting opportunity for an Account Director to join our Corporate/Enterprise team. We are looking for an engaging, curious and collaborative person with outstanding client service and interaction skills, as well as proven analysis, writing, strategic planning, media relations and digital/social media acumen to help drive the growth and success of a variety of accounts.
Responsibilities:
* Developing public relations action plans; program goals; and earned /social media campaigns, targets and pitch angles that require input from senior team leadership
* Play day to day account lead for B2B, financial sector and professional services accounts
* Managing teams and collaborating/responding to clients
* Researching and writing briefing materials for client executives
* Writing and editing press materials, key message documents, briefing materials, blog posts and pitch letters
* Staying abreast of current industry news and trends, and sharing that information with account team members
* Developing and managing timelines and weekly action plans to ensure all deadlines on client programs are met
* Breaking down and managing detailed tasks with the account team associated with planning and implementing special public relations events such as press conferences and media trips
* Anticipating and proactively offering solutions to senior team leadership for executional issues specific to assigned programs
* Interacting with senior management and providing input into tactics and strategies
* Cultivate and enhance collaborative working relationships with media through regular communications
* Persuasively pitching media and securing high-profile coverage for clients
* Understanding client objectives and priorities to help shape story angles
Basic Qualifications:
* 6+ years of communications experience, preferably in an agency environment
* Understanding of and experience working with professional and financial services companies, financial markets and products
* Excellent communication/presentation skills; verbal and written
* Strong attention to detail and project management skills
* Social media literacy with the ability to identify and recommend social program elements
* Ability to multi-task effectively and work within tight deadlines
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team to meet deadlines and client expectations
* Confident and comfortable presenting in front of groups
* Media relations experience for financial and professional services accounts is a plus
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
Illinois Salary range: $95,000 - $125,000
Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee's/applicant's background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.
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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Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning
Chicago, IL Job
SVP, Corpsumer Strategic Planning The SVP of Strategic Planning will be the point person for "Corpsumer" work within TWSC Central market. COrpsumer reflecting the need to lead client and team partnership on relationships that need both corporate and consumer best-in-class work of a connected strategic vision and plan. This person will work to architect powerful business driving communications strategies in partnership with region and NA leadership. The ideal candidate is an experienced insightful thinker who immerses themselves in a category, loves to understand what drives consumers to act and is relentless about finding unexpected insights to drive communications forward. In this role, you will be involved in all elements of brand strategy including creating and analyzing data and market trends, shaping market research, and developing impactful insights and strategies that solve brand challenges.
Responsibilities:
* Leads businesses with powerful strategic positioning that stretches to both consumer and corporate stakeholders
* Guides client and internal integration teams to efficiently solve problems and collaborate together effectively
* Someone who has led powerful earned strategies with internal and client facing stakeholders. Ideas that are earned at the core but built to improve brand strategies.
* Acquires professional, mature presence in the team and client relationship, and shows strong presentation skills.
* Proactively identifies potential challenges with the research plan, creative brief, making recommendations for improvement prior to completion.
* Initiates and helps to execute strategic process, from research plan to creative brief, for approval from more senior leads. Co-leads client projects/ assignments.
* Mine data, research, and intelligence reports for insights and implications.
* Develop an immersive understanding of a product or brand's market dynamics, customer mindset, competitive actions and industry trends.
* Derive and articulate insights that will drive behavior change.
* Cultivate strong relationships with staff, internal partners, and clients including counseling junior staff.
Experience Requirements:
* 10-15 years of experience in Corporate and Consumer strategies and best-in-class idea integration.
* Understanding of cultural brand strategy with familiarity of work within PR, digital and social media.
* Expertise in the marketing and communications industry.
* High level of comfort with research techniques and resources and insight generation.
* Demonstrated experience with analytics and analyzing data (not necessarily just pulling data but also manipulating it)
* Clear and compelling presentation skills.
* Agility in working style - demonstrated ability to work against tight timelines and to work collaboratively.
* Excellent verbal and written communication with the capability to construct and support arguments.
Chicago Salary Range: $162,000.00 - $200,000.00
Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee's/applicant's background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.
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, colour, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.
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Account Director, Influencer Strategy
Chicago, IL Job
The Account Director, Influencer Strategy is responsible for providing strategic, integrated direction for influencer & creator marketing initiatives. This role engages in high-level discussions with clients, ensuring that influencer efforts align with brand goals and drive measurable business outcomes. The ideal candidate will lead cross-functional collaboration, contribute to industry thought leadership, and advocate for innovation in influencer marketing.
Key Responsibilities
* Provides strategic direction for influencer marketing, ensuring alignment with brand objectives and business KPIs for some of our top lifestyle and CPG clients.
* Partners with cross-functional leads-including Creative, Analytics, Paid Media, and CX teams-to ensure full campaign integration and stay at the forefront of agency capabilities, social trends, and digital innovations.
* Drives communications in tactical planning, acting as a representative for influencer marketing capabilities.
* Champions innovative approaches, leveraging emerging platforms, AI-driven insights, and trend forecasting to future-proof strategies.
* Builds and maintains strong relationships with talent and management agencies to ensure reliability, quality partnerships, and the ability to execute quick-turn activations.
* Acts as a trusted advisor, guiding clients through social, digital, and influencer best practices while identifying opportunities for strategic growth. Drives client engagements to uncover incremental revenue opportunities and foster long-term partnerships.
* Reviews campaign briefs, align teams, and coordinate strategic staffing needs with Sr. Influencer Strategy Leads & Resource Management to optimize execution.
* Mentor internal team, sharing best practices and emerging trends to elevate influencer marketing expertise.
* Collaborate with the Sr. Influencer Strategy Leads to develop case studies that highlight successful influencer marketing initiatives.
Qualifications & Experience
* 8+ years of experience in influencer marketing, digital strategy, or a related discipline.
* Proven experience in high-level client engagement, strategic consulting, and cross-functional collaboration.
* Strong understanding of influencer marketing trends, emerging platforms, and measurement frameworks.
* Ability to drive measurable results and demonstrate the business impact of influencer campaigns.
* Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
* Experience mentoring and developing teams, fostering a culture of growth and innovation.
* Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders.
* Strong analytical mindset with proficiency in data-driven decision-making.
* Familiarity with influencer marketing platforms, CRM tools (CIQ), and industry-standard analytics solutions.
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.
Is this you?
Be a driver of culture: Must have true passion and understanding of pop culture and are part of the community (be it music, gaming, fashion, food, internet culture, etc.) This job is the intersection of creative, strategy, marketing, technology, content creation and production; your energy must be driven by your lifestyle. You must influence creative ideations: from the ideas presented, to the influencers selected, to the content created, all the way down to the language used in post copy.
Have high cultural competencies: Understand the role and importance of diversity, equity & inclusion (DE&I) You must be culturally vigilant with the ability to understand, communicate with and effectively interact with people across cultures.
Have "Gravitas" in the influencer space and skin-in-the-game: Deep understanding of the influencer landscape is required. Proven ability to build, speak and grow relationships with change agents and cultural makers (celebrities, influencers, artists, thought leaders) directly or via their agents. You must be open to a public-facing role; willingness to speak publicly about influencer trends when opportunities present itself to the WS Influencer Team.
Know how to identify and manage diverse vendors and partners: in an industry where technologies (SaaS platforms, AI, managed services, etc.) are popping on the daily, at high volume, no less, you must have experience working with RFPs and meeting with leading tech companies to understand their services and identify their uniqueness (and keep up with their ongoing changes in our WS influencer database)
Be ready to lead at any moment: working with your leads, you will learn to "step up to the plate" and lead effectively in the client's and agency's best interests while also helping to cultivate, mentor and coach mid to junior staff members on the influencer team.
Hustle: identify influencer opportunities (organic or new) to ensure influencer marketing continues to be a strong marketing discipline and revenue driver on your assigned account or at Weber Shandwick.
Think like a lawyer: you understand how important it is to be in compliance with best practices (FTC updates, platform requirements), continuously build our excellence by partnering with DXTRA legal and finance to ensure risk and liabilities are reduced and tamed for every campaign you touch.
Have experience building engaged audiences: on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and other digital & social platforms.
Know how to build a story: you will build client presentations that tell smart, compelling stories, never "rinse and repeat" which requires you to be highly motivated, energetically charged and always inspired.
Be curious, always: You are willing to learn a little bit of everything, and open to take on anything.
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
Illinois Salary range: $95,000 - $125,000
Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee's/applicant's background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.
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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