Who is Weber Shandwick ?
We create cultural value and help brands navigate the ever-changing age of earned: an age where consumers actively say no to advertising; an age where everyone is an influencer that can make or break your brand; an age where content can be turned into commercial opportunity. Our talented team build brands by finding connection points in the real world. We energise the right mix of talent, using the right platforms and latest technology to choreography stories that make a real and meaningful impact for some of the world’s leading brands and businesses e.g. Novartis, Pfizer, HSBC, Unilever, Mars and IBM to name a few.

We earn affection, attention, affinity and purchase by delivering value to people around the world, with deep specialisms across food & drink, travel & tourism, consumer tech, consumer health, automotive, sports sponsorship, entertainment & lifestyle. We are known for:

• Developing data driven insights and strategy to drive measurable impact
• Creating impactful creative that taps into culture
• Creating channel and platform agnostic campaigns that grow organically
• Delivering integrated campaigns that are earned-first but deliver for paid and owned channels

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US IN HEALTH:

It’s never been a more challenging and exciting time to work in health communications. Artificial intelligence, data-driven insights and tangible tech solutions are all being used to communicate with a public – including patients, healthcare professionals and media – who are more engaged than ever before. At Weber Shandwick, we’ve always been on the front foot when it comes to innovation within the industry.

THE ROLE

The Health team is excited to announce a new Manager position. The Manager will have an overview of the whole account and actively drive day-to-day work forward and bring excellent experience in media relations. They will utilise their established communications skills to produce high-quality work, whilst providing direction, support and coaching for junior members of the account team.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Drives day-to-day management of tactics/projects within a client programme
• Ensures clients are regularly updated and leads day-to-day client correspondence (written or verbal) on the tactics/projects they are responsible for
• Provides clear briefs and delegates workload appropriately, managing junior and senior colleagues to make best possible use of time and expertise
• Independently plans ahead to ensure project-critical resources plus key staff (internal and external) are available when needed to ensure timely delivery of all projects. This includes adhering to project plans and reporting on progress to the team lead
• Proficiently prepares and reviews key materials and client correspondence, and contributes to more complex materials such as plans and new business proposals
• Has an understanding of the ABPI regulatory framework, as well as of the NHS and major European health systems
• Has knowledge of the key healthcare media outlets and types of healthcare stories that are reported and why
• Understands the strategic overview of their account(s) and is able to contribute to strategic plans
• Assists senior team in setting and meeting the KPIs agreed for client programmes
• Financial management experience - Has a good understanding of fee and costs in order to assist the senior team in developing and monitoring budgets to ensure profitability for each account
• Takes responsibility for internal budgetary processes, including budget trackers and team resource hours