Associate, Influencer

Weber Shandwick; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Weber Shandwick is seeking an Associate to join our Integrated Media team in Chicago. You will work on influencer relations, content creation, and integrated marketing campaigns across time zones and multiple internal teams.

You’ll craft storytelling, manage timelines, and collaborate with analytics and paid media to measure results and optimize campaigns. This role requires strong writing, attention to detail, and the ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree or equivalent work experience in communications, journalism, marketing, or a similar field required.
• 0-1 years of related professional experience.
• Excellent communication/presentation skills; verbal and written.
• Strong attention to detail and project management skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite.
• Bonus if proficient with social media listening or influencer tools (Talkwalker, Tagger, Captiv8, CreatorIQ, Adobe Suite).

Responsibilities

• Craft storytelling across mediums (social copy, client comms, outreach notes).
• Develop and execute influencer recommendations.
• Serve as day-to-day team support during program execution.
• Input on influencer campaigns and tactics; manage authentication and setup in influencer tools.
• Maintain strong influencer relationships and curate tailored pitches.
• Develop and manage timelines and weekly action plans to meet deadlines.
• Assist with planning events and launches related to influencer programs.
• Monitor social media and influencer space for brand opportunities.
• Manage influencer team workflows and checklists.
• Coordinate with social platform and paid media teams for strategy alignment.
• Collaborate with analytics to measure results and prepare campaign recaps.
• Interact with senior management to inform tactics and strategies.
• Partner with Corporate Communications to assess risks and reputation.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Project management

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in communications/journalism/marketing

Tools

Microsoft Office

Talkwalker

Tagger

Captiv8

CreatorIQ

Adobe Suite

Job description

Associate, Influence to join our Integrated Media team in Chicago. We are looking for an integrated-minded person who has skills in social media influencer relations, content creation, strategic planning and integrated marketing campaigns. This individual’s pulse is on digital conversation and how that moves across channels. You have a keen eye for the intersection of conversation and creator. We are looking for a multi-hyphenate who elevates our team’s thought process, attention to detail and currency in the zeitgeist. If you can spot what’s a trend before it happens, meet/exceed deadlines and want to take the group assignment out the chat & apply it to real brands, we want to talk to you. This person will assist in campaign, talent, event management and nourishing client relationships. This role will focus on a business that is across time zones and interacts with various internal specialty teams.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Crafting storytelling in various mediums. A strong writing background across mediums is critical (social copy, client comms, outreach note, etc).
• Development and execution of influencer recommendations.
• Serving as the day-to-day team support during program execution.
• Input on influencer relations marketing campaigns and tactics. Managing authentication and campaign set up utilizing influencer management tools.
• Maintain strong talent agency and one-on-one influencer relationships. Curate compelling influencer pitches tailored to the account and brief ask.
• Development and management of timelines and weekly action plans to ensure all deadlines on client programs are met.
• Breaking down and manage detailed tasks with the Influencer and Account team associated with planning and implementing special public relations events and new product launches.
• Proactively monitor social media and influencer space for unique brand opportunities while also developing sense of competitor set and cultural conversations.
• Management of Influence team’s workflows and checklists (ways we manage programs).
• Coordinate with social platform and paid media team to ensure platform and paid strategic thinking.
• Collaboration with analytics team to ensure all data and metrics are collected appropriately to effectively measure results and develop campaign recaps.
• Interact with senior management and input into tactics and strategies.
• Partner with Corporate Communications team to assess risks and reputation.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree or equivalent work experience in communications, journalism, marketing, or a similar field required
• 0-1 years of related professional experience
• Excellent communication/presentation skills; verbal and written
• Strong attention to detail and project management skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite.
• Benefit if proficient or use of social media listening, influencer management tools or creative editing software (Talkwalker, Tagger, Captiv8, CreatorIQ or AdobeSuite).

Salary range: $50,000 - $55,000 USD

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.

$50,000-$55,000

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$50,000-$55,000