Executive VP, Earned Media & Integrated Strategy

Weber Shandwick; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Weber Shandwick in New York seeks a visionary Executive Vice President to lead our Corporate Earned Media function in North America. This senior leader will be a trusted advisor to C-suite executives, shaping an integrated media vision that spans earned, social, owned, paid, and influencer channels.

You will guide global client programs, grow the advisory business, mentor talent, and drive profitability while advancing thought leadership and industry visibility across sectors.

Qualifications

• 18+ years of experience. Agency experience preferred.
• Experience leading projects from start to finish, working with integrated teams across various disciplines.
• Proven track record of success in the corporate sector, including reputation management, executive visibility, crisis communications, and proactive media relations.

Responsibilities

• Set the strategic vision for earned media and integrated communications across major corporate clients
• Serve as a trusted counselor and business partner to internal partners and senior client leaders, advising on complex communications challenges, executive visibility, reputation, and high-stakes media engagement.
• Lead the development of audience-led, culturally relevant ideas that create impact across earned, social, owned, paid, creator, partnership, and emerging channels.
• Partner with Strategy, Analytics, Creative, Client Experience, and integrated media teams to deliver distinctive solutions that address marketing and broader business needs.
• Shape the choreography of ideas across channels, ensuring each touchpoint works together to maximize relevance, reach, and impact.
• Build and leverage senior media, client, and industry relationships to unlock opportunities
• Provide executive oversight for major programs, ensuring strategic rigor, exceptional storytelling, strong delivery, and data-informed optimization.
• Growth and Business Leadership: Support account growth, retention, and new business opportunities across earned media and integrated communications specialty.
• Identify and champion opportunities to expand client engagements across disciplines, geographies, specialty capabilities, and agency partners.
• Develop senior-level strategic recommendations and lead high-impact presentations, pitches, and client discussions.
• Build the agency’s market profile through thought leadership, industry visibility, and award-worthy work.
• Own the financial health of assigned business, including profitability, resource planning, scope management, and productive client negotiations.
• Leadership and Talent Development: Build, lead, and retain diverse, high-performing teams; set a clear vision, model agency values, and create an inclusive culture of accountability and collaboration.
• Develop senior talent and future leaders through active coaching, sponsorship, succession planning, and career development.
• Help evolve the agency’s earned media and integrated communications capabilities, sharing learning and best practices across teams and regions.
• Cast integrated teams that bring the right expertise to each client challenge and enable the delivery of ambitious, connected work.
• Enterprise strategic leadership: Defines a clear vision for earned and integrated communications that advances client, agency, and business priorities.
• Executive counsel and influence: Builds credibility with senior stakeholders and provides trusted, decisive counsel in complex and high-pressure situations.
• Integrated media and cultural expertise: Understands how earned, social, creators, owned, paid, partnerships, and emerging platforms work together to influence audiences and build brands and corporations.
• Audience-first storytelling: Translates cultural and media insights into compelling ideas and narratives with clear audience impact.
• Growth and commercial acumen: Identifies opportunities to deepen client relationships, grow revenue, manage profitability, and build sustainable business.
• Thought leadership and innovation: Anticipates shifts in media, culture, technology, and stakeholder behavior; turns them into actionable opportunities for clients and the agency.
• Organizational leadership: Aligns diverse teams around a shared vision, develops talent and future leaders, and drives inclusive, high-performing ways of working.
• Judgment and accountability: Makes sound, timely decisions; manages risk; and maintains ownership for the quality, outcomes, and financial performance of the work.

Job description

Weber Shandwick in New York seeks a visionary Executive Vice President to lead our Corporate Earned Media function in North America. This senior leader will be a trusted advisor to C-suite executives, shaping an integrated media vision that spans earned, social, owned, paid, and influencer channels.

You will guide global client programs, grow the advisory business, mentor talent, and drive profitability while advancing thought leadership and industry visibility across sectors.