Overview We are seeking an Account Director to join our Media Relations team within our Health Practice . As a Director, you will be responsible for leading all aspects of media relations as a key member of integrated client teams. You’ll shape communications strategies, craft earned media approaches, and organize best-in-class media outreach that drive results and positive impact. You’ll bring experience working in the health industry with a proven track record of managing branded and unbranded campaigns with media and third parties. A critical role in our client teams and in our health practice, you’ll be a go-to client contact and supervise large workstreams, junior team members and work to connect dots across business. Other responsibilities include shaping earned-first creative concepts, recommending programs and activities, coordinating with clients’ goals, effectively delegating projects, offering counsel to team members, and allocating agency resources to match client budgets. Beyond client work, you’ll also engage in our business development process and support activities that support the development of our health media relations function.

Responsibilities

Day-to-day client support and counsel

Leading media relations efforts for team including managing junior staff

Driving communications support around campaigns

Working across internal and external specialists including media, digital, creative and agency partners

Providing earned media recommendations across traditional print/online media, newer forms of media, and editorial partnerships

What We Are Looking For

Strong sense of accountability and ownership

Ability to mobilize and motivate teams

Flexibility in having impact as part of a team and as an individual contributor

Excellent oral and written business communication skills

Strong judgment when working with team members, client contacts and vendors

Commitment and dedication to the agency's success as well as individual career

Can anticipate client and team needs

Attention to detail and quality

Instills confidence with clients and colleagues

Qualifications

At least 7 years’ healthcare public relations/communications experience, including an interest in working with the media

BA or BS in Communications or in a related field

Benefits

Medical

Vision

401k (with employer match)

Tution Reimbursement

Juice Money - $60 monthly reimbursement to be used towards purchases that nourish your health, mind, body, and soul

Short-Term Disability

Paid Employee Family Leave

Family Building Benefit

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.

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