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About the Role

Weber Shandwick has an exciting opportunity for an Associate to join our team. This opportunity is perfect for a strategic, creative and organized individual, who is a fast-learner and keen observer of cultural trends. Ideal candidates should be passionate about earned media, client service, and the consumer media landscape. As a crucial supporting role on client work, this individual will work closely with multiple cross-channel marketing and PR teams within the Detroit office and across the U.S. to assist in campaign development and execution on behalf of our clients. We’re looking for an individual with the confidence to actively participate in client and team projects, but also the motivation to own solo projects with an intuition of when to reach out for collaboration.

Responsibilities

Serves as a key integrated team member in support of strategic earned media campaigns, including developing media targets, story angles and outreach approaches, in collaboration with and support from senior media relations team members.
Generates story ideas and drafts media materials (e.g., media lists and pitches), conducts outreach, performs influencer research and manages reporter/influencer relationships and media opportunities to land coverage.
Supports campaign and program development by conducting relevant research and contributing creative ideas in planning meetings and team brainstorms.
Maintains a keen interest in current news and cultural trends; proactively shares insights with teams and clients to inform plans, strategies and activations.
Understanding clients' business, industry and competitive landscape to help shape activations and provide thoughtful recommendations.
Assist team with monitoring coverage, developing coverage reports, and compiling campaign client updates.

Requirements

1-3 years of professional experience in an agency or similar setting
Strong communication/presentation skills; verbal and written
Strong attention to detail and project management skills
Ability to multi-task effectively and work within tight deadlines while supporting multiple projects
Strong team player and problem solver
Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Location

Detroit
Chicago

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

1-3 years

Salary/Compensations

$50,000 USD - $55,000 USD

About the Company

The Weber Shandwick Collective is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice.
Link to Recruitment Privacy Notice: https://www.omc.com/privacy-notice

Equal Opportunity

The Weber Shandwick Collective 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.
It is the policy of Omnicom 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/M/D/V/F.