Vice President, Client Experience
About the role
The Vice President – Corporate position at Weber Shandwick Chicago supports several clients in the firm's growing Corporate/Enterprise Practice. The ideal candidate will have experience in brand and reputation building communications, managing executive visibility, media strategy, and team leadership.
Responsibilities
- Develop and grow positive relationships with clients, maintaining the company's reputation in terms of delivery and quality
- Provide strategic counsel to clients where possible, assessing problems and defining logical and effective solutions
- Lead the delivery of high-profile accounts across multiple markets
- Execute client programs to support media relations, corporate event, and executive visibility programs
- Work successfully with partner agencies as part of a client integrated agency team, both internally at Weber Shandwick and externally
- Work effectively with finance colleagues to deliver accurate quotations for all client projects or new business work
- Write well-structured, persuasive content and help train other team colleagues to do the same
- Contribute innovative ideas for the client and new business work, inspiring ideation amongst team members
Qualifications
- 9+ years public relations experience, corporate PR background desired
- Past experience working in an agency or in-house role coordinating with agency partners
- Experience working on Corporate reputation campaigns across industries
- You are both a creative and a strategic thinker, and a natural team leader
- Needs to have a track record in client service to senior level clients
- Strategic media relations knowledge
- Experience working with C-suite executives on executive visibility programs
- BA or BS in Communications or related degree
Benefits
Salary range: $116,000 USD - $155,000 USD
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/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, 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.
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