Overview

We create cultural value and help brands navigate the earned age: 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 choreograph stories that make a real and meaningful impact for some of the world’s leading brands and businesses.

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 and energy. We are known for:

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

What’s happening?

We’re looking for a highly organised and dynamic creative resource manager. You will assist with our growing creative services and strategy team’s workflow, ensuring all projects are moving from idea to execution seamlessly.

Working closely with all key practices, you will support on resource allocation for all projects and help build the right teams to ensure creative excellence is achieved, whilst hitting deadlines and profitability.

You’ll be a central point of contact between our creative, design, production, strategy, and client services teams – making sure everyone has what they need to deliver outstanding work.

What will you be doing?

• Supporting the planning and engagement of resources across Creative, Production and Project teams, reporting into our Resource Director
• Ensuring accurate tracking of briefs, timelines and approvals
• Assisting with forecasting and managing creative resources, identifying pressure points and bottlenecks and helping to solve them proactively
• Working closely with our Resource Director and internal finance team, to ensure monthly targets are being tracked and forecast correctly
• Helping drive commercial success through strategic resourcing and smart planning
• Developing and maintaining tools and systems that support seamless resource management
• Attending project kick-offs and planning meetings to define resource requirements
• Tracking and managing critical path documents and resourcing schedules
• Attending weekly and monthly forecasting and reporting using tools like Float
• Managing freelance resourcing and contributing to staffing plans and utilisation reports, highlighting any resource gaps, risks, and trends for senior leadership
• Continuously improving internal processes and project efficiencies

Who are you?

• Ideally you will have around 4-5 years’ experience in a project or resource management role at a creative agency
• Significant experience in project and stakeholder management within a creative agency environment
• Experience nurturing and building a multi-disciplined creative team
• Comfortable working closely with heads of departments to manage cost, time and efficiencies within each function
• Calm under pressure, able to prioritise and excited by a fast-paced agency environment

Core Benefits

• Private medical insurance
• Group life assurance
• Group income protection
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Buy or sell holiday
• Additional life assurance cover
• Critical illness insurance
• Travel insurance
• Health screening
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health cash plan
• Flexible working with our 3:2 hybrid work model
• Equivalent of 250 USD for new joiners on 6 month+ contracts to support home working setup
• 25 days’ annual leave in addition to public holidays plus 2 volunteering days, birthday day off and discretionary festive closure
• Flexible public holidays
• Exclusive shopping discounts and perks
• Season ticket loan
• Long service bonus
• Enhanced family leave
• Inclusive and invisible health policies

The office

We encourage employees to spend 2-3 days in the office each week. We will be moving to a brand new office space in Spinningfields, offering the perfect place to collaborate, be creative, get your head down and spend time with your colleagues. It includes:

• A beautiful residential office in a vibrant co-working space
• A plethora of work spaces – from break out areas, to small meeting rooms to board rooms – and a studio
• An on-site gym, coffee shop, an award-winning bar, bike storage, coworking community and member events
• Take advantage of our fully stocked in-office drinks fridge
• Plenty of great food and shopping options nearby
• Our UK network means there is often the chance to visit our offices in London, Glasgow and Edinburgh as/when needed

Note from the talent team

We appreciate the time it takes to apply for the role and your recent interest in Weber Shandwick. We will review all applications within five working days and be in touch with those who have been shortlisted to the next stage. Due to volume we are not able to get back to everyone individually; if you have not heard back from us, you have not been successful on this occasion and we wish you all the best in your search.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

We are committed to the accessibility of our careers site for all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppAccommodation@ipgdxtra.com. This email address is strictly for accommodation requests and will not be used for general inquiries.

Influencer Manager

Weber Shandwick Manchester is looking for an experienced Influencer Manager to support our Influencer Strategy Lead and team across existing accounts and to develop Weber Shandwick’s wider influencer proposition across the UK.

What will you be doing?

• Support with the design and execution of earned-first influencer marketing strategies that align with client objectives, cultural trends and audience behaviours
• Identify and analyse the right mix of influencers for our clients
• Support with the development of campaign frameworks to ensure audience resonance and authenticity
• Using Weber Shandwick’s proprietary approach to identify and score influencers, ensuring data-backed decision-making
• Cultivate strong relationships with influencers and their management teams
• Developing briefing documents, hosting briefing calls and coordination activation to ensure seamless execution of deliverables
• Monitor influencer content for quality, brand alignment and compliance with disclosure guidelines
• Analysing and measuring the performance of influencer campaigns and refining strategies, delivering actionable insights to clients
• Staying ahead of cultural and digital trends
• Collaborating with broader TWSC teams to integrate influencer campaigns into larger communication programmes
• Commercial and contract negotiations, working with the influencer strategy team and legal counsel to manage contracts
• Effective management of client influencer budgets
• Working closely with internal teams to provide advice and identify opportunities to amplify influencer marketing with our existing clients

Who are you?

• The job requires prior experience as a Senior Associate working on integrated influencer campaigns; ideally in an agency environment
• Demonstrated success in managing influencer collaborations (both paid and organic)
• Understanding of influencer marketing in the context of PR and earned media
• Has experience working in PR or marketing, with an understanding of the wider media landscape
• Self starter with confidence in outreach and discussions with influencer agents
• Possessing a thorough knowledge of social media platforms and their optimal techniques
• Experience in using data and analytics-focused tools to identify influencers and measure campaign results
• Possessing strong communication and negotiation abilities
• Possesses skills in data analysis and providing insights to inform campaign optimisation
• Has a creative mindset
• Strong awareness of what’s going on in culture and is up to date with recent trends and campaigns
• Has successfully managed budgets for campaigns, including influencer campaigns
• A team player who thrives in collaborative, cross-functional environments

Core Benefits

• Private medical insurance
• Group life assurance
• Group income protection
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 25 days’ annual leave (in addition to public holidays) plus 2 volunteering days, birthday day off and discretionary festive closure
• Flexible working with our 3:2 hybrid work model
• Equivalent of 250 USD for new joiners on 6-month+ contracts to support home working setup
• Flexible public holidays
• Inclusive and invisible health policies
• Buy or sell holiday
• Additional life assurance cover
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Dental and travel insurance
• Health screening
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health cash plan
• Exclusive shopping discounts and perks
• Season ticket loan
• Long service bonus
• Enhanced family leave

Note

We appreciate the time it takes to apply for the role and your recent interest in Weber Shandwick. We will review all applications within five working days and be in touch with those who have been shortlisted to the next stage. Due to volume we are not able to get back to everyone individually; if you have not heard back from us, you have not been successful on this occasion and we wish you all the best in your search.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Illinois Salary range: 143000 – 190000

Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company; and the employee’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, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.

We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppAccommodation@ipgdxtra.com. This email address is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.

Creative Director

Weber Shandwick is looking for a dynamic Creative Director with a mind for helping big brands and corporations navigate the modern world of media (paid, earned, and owned). This candidate is a highly conceptual strategic thinker, guiding award-winning campaigns across both corporate and consumer sectors. You will lead creative development while driving engagement within the earned, digital, and social media landscapes. This role requires a visionary leader who can seamlessly balance the nuances of corporate communication with the energetic creativity of consumer-focused projects. The Creative Director must have excellent presentation and client-facing skills along with the ability to juggle multiple projects at once. They are the consummate collaborator and comfortable working within fluid team structures, working both behind the scenes on big ideas, and managing and mentoring the work of assigned junior talent. This candidate will be responsible for developing campaigns for corporate and consumer-focused work, and contributing to new business efforts as well.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ideate and Execute earned and social first creative activations
• Generate corporate narratives for companies, for both internal and external buyers
• Work directly with C-suite to mine for stories and opportunities
• Liaise with client teams to ensure alignment with client objectives
• Collaborate and concept across integrated teams and platforms
• Foster a culture of creative innovation, excellence, and accountability
• Mentor staff, receive and provide constructive feedback
• Remain current, sharing industry best practices, trends, and techniques

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

• 10+ years’ experience in Creative Director role within a creative agency
• Experience in big ideas, brand activations, scripts, social content, and creative writing
• Experience delivering creative campaigns for PR (earned, owned and paid strategies)
• A love and respect for true collaboration between teams, from concept to completion

The Weber Shandwick Collective recognizes that your health and wellbeing are a priority. This is why we offer a full suite of benefits including:

• Medical
• Vision
• 401k (with employer match)
• Tuition 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

Illinois Salary range: 143000 – 190000

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’s/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, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.

We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppAccommodation@ipgdxtra.com. This email address is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.