Job Description

OVERVIEW

Weber Shandwick is one of the world\'s leading global communications and marketing solutions firms with offices in 79 cities and a network extending to 120 cities on 6 continents. In the Asia Pacific region we have 17 owned officeswith affiliates and representative firms in other locales - spanning Greater China, Japan and Korea, India and Southeast Asia. Our heritage in Asia Pacific stretches back more than 60 years.

Weber Shandwick was named Asia-Pacific PR Consultancy of the Year 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020 by PR Awards Asia, the ICCO Regional Network of the Year Asia Pacific in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Asia-Pacific Consultancy of the Year 2017 and 2019 by Provoke and Regional Network of the Year in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018 by Public Affairs Asia. We were also named PRWeek Purpose Awards Agency of the Year 2020 and 2021, Global PR Agency of the Decade at the 2020 Global Sabre Awards by Provoke Media. Recent accolades include Fast Company\'s Best Workplaces for Innovators (2023), Most awarded PR agency at Cannes (2023), The Gold Standard Award for Regional Network of the Year, Asia Pacific (2023) and Global Agency of the Year at the 2023 Global SABRE Awards.

Our Values:

CURIOSITY - We cultivate curiosity and challenge convention. Because solving any problem begins by asking the right questions

INCLUSION - We foster teams and environments built on belonging and openness to possibility. Because the best ideas have no bias

COURAGE - We stand up for what we believe in. Because being comfortable with the uncomfortable is how progress is made

IMPACT - We strive to make a meaningful difference in everything we do. Because we owe it to our people, or clients and the world

About the opportunity:

You are highly energetic, ambitious, passionate, and thrives in a fast pace working environment. You are an accomplished multitasker and calm in the face of the unexpected.

You are a conversation-starter, a headline-grabber, an attention-getter, a reputation-guarder, and an idea-launcher. Comfortable with both traditional and \'new media\' PR, you are excited by the increasing opportunities to support digital and social media aspects of communications programmes.

You are driven by setting high expectations and exceeding them, always.

We are looking for someone who have a sufficient knowledge of the media landscape, and some experience in PR and communications, especially in the sustainability space, having kept abreast of the latest policies, developments and trends in the industry.

If the above sounds like you, we want to talk to you!

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Day-to-day client management to build strong client relationships, confidence and trust
• Contribute to and manage multiple integrated communications programmes
• Contribute to the development tactics, plans as well as cross-community implementation activities for marketing communications and PR plans for client brands and projects
• Produce high quality, client-ready work, including but not limited to plans, communications proposals, media and influencer engagement tactics, press releases, backgrounders, feature articles, reports, etc.
• Lead the production of client brand-centric content (videos, op-eds, feature articles, infographics etc.)
• Keep apprised of clients\' brands/products/services/marketing and industry developments - their key issues, competitive situation and industry trends
• Manage client expectations by ensuring adherence to timelines, budget and quality standards
• Contribute to the development of new business proposals and presentations
• Participate in client meetings

PERSON PROFILE

• 1-2 years of experience working in an agency (or similar) environment
• Some knowledge of the communications industry
• Some media relations experience and contacts
• Project management experience, and commitment to deadlines and timelines
• Excellent writing skills
• Strong communications skills
• Interest in sustainability-related issues and policies

SKILLS YOU WILL NEED

• Resilience - ability to maintain personal effectiveness by managing emotions in the face of pressure, setbacks or when dealing with provocative situations;
• Influencing and Persuading - ability to present sound and reasoned arguments to convince others. Can draw from a range of strategies to persuade people in a way that results in agreement or behavior change;
• Analytical thinking - able to simplify complex problems, processes or projects into component parts and be able to explore and evaluate the systematically;
• Planning and Organization - able to think ahead in order to establish an efficient and appropriate course of action for self and others. Prioritizes and plans activities taking into account all the relevant issues and factors such as deadlines and resources;
• Flexibility - adapts and works effectively with a variety of solutions, individuals or groups. Able to understand and appreciate different and opposing perspectives on an issue, to adapt and approach as the requirements of situation change, and to change or easily accept changes in one\'s own organization or job requirement;

Note from the team

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Weber Shandwick is committed to building a culture where all employees are seen as equal, are respected and where all opinions are heard. We take pride in our inclusive hiring, as well as our diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

Personal data held by Weber Shandwick relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.

Due to the large number of applications received, we apologize if we are unable to provide a response or feedback on unsuccessful applications. We appreciate the time taken to apply for the role and your recent interest in Weber Shandwick.

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