As a leading global communications firm, Weber Shandwick works with clients to address a broad range of challenges across diverse geographies, product categories and audiences. Our ability to harness this collective experience and knowledge and apply it to each assignment is an important ingredient in our success. We are continuing to develop new ways of harnessing the power of advocacy for our clients. One way is through recognizing how advocacy - the active support of brands, causes and issues by individuals - has emerged as the most trusted source of information and communication today, as well as the most powerful force in business. We seek to build advocacy creation into our client work from the start.

Our San Francisco or Sunnyvale office has an opportunity for a proven PR professional with 4-7 years of PR agency experience to join our team as a Senior Account Executive/Account Supervisor. We're looking for someone to help manage local/regional media outreach, including grassroots campaigns and events, for a Fortune 10 consumer brand. The ideal candidate must be enthusiastic, organized, creative and a resourceful strategic thinker who is strong in account management, media relations and writing.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

·  Secure coverage in key local and trade media outlets by establishing and maintaining strong relationships with media.

·  Generate new ideas and opportunities to ensure client program success.

·  Provide strategic counsel to clients while managing implementation of a variety of

·  projects and client budgets.

·  Branding, launching product and strategy.

·  Draft media relations materials.

·  Implement special public relations events including sponsorships

·  Coordinate event logistics including management of multiple teams.

Qualifications:

·  Bachelor's Degree; 4-7 years related professional experience.

·  Ideal candidates must have experience within a PR agency environment effectively servicing consumer accounts.

·  Experience working on PR programs utilizing both traditional and new/social/digital media PR tactics is highly desired.

·  Strong media relations skills and client interactions.

·  The ability to contribute to strategic thinking and the development and execution of PR programs.

·  Previous consumer, lifestyle or events experience.

·  Strong leadership, supervisory and management skills are essential.

·  Proficiency in Microsoft Suite, on-line services, and AP style writing is essential.

We offer a great workplace, culture, competitive salary, health care benefits (medical, dental and vision insurance), 401k and more.

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Weber Shandwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer.