Senior Manager, Social Publishing

WSA IPG DXTRA, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Weber Shandwick is seeking a Senior Publishing Manager to lead social publishing on a major automotive client. You will act as the main contact for clients and internal teams, guiding asset strategy from ideation to delivery and optimizing campaigns.

The role involves hands-on project management, client interaction, and strategic recommendations while mentoring junior team members in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• BA or BS in communications or related field.
• 4–6 years of related social media experience.
• Ability to lead a team and manage multiple timelines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead client communications with supervision from manager and represent agency to stakeholders.
• Track status of account activities and share updates with clients.
• Lead status meetings and maintain touchpoints across teams.
• Develop social and digital content strategies aligned to brand voice and audience.
• Provide creative and strategic input on social and digital projects.
• Support and brief large Community Management teams.
• Work with Analysts to interpret results for optimization.
• Monitor trends in social networks and adjust strategy accordingly.
• Identify business opportunities and provide strategic POV.
• Provide thought leadership on social media vision, powered by AI and culture.
• Jump into community management and content publishing as needed.

Skills

Social media expertise

Client communications

Project management

Team leadership

Analytics collaboration

Trend monitoring

Strategic input

AI-driven social

Education

BA or BS in communications or related field

Job description

Who We Are

Weber Shandwick is more than a leading global PR agency – we’re an engagement agency and we’re working in and around the cutting edge of the new media landscape. We’re storytellers, content creators, and we engage people IN the story. Our success is built on a deep commitment to client service and to our people. We embrace creativity and collaboration, and we engage stakeholders in new and creative ways to build brands and reputations.

Senior Publishing Manager

Senior Publishing Manager Weber Shandwick is seeking a Senior Manager,Social Publishing to join our team on a major automotive client. This person will be the main point of contact and communication center for clients, internal teams and agency partners for all content/asset needs, starting from the early ideation stages to asset strategy, integration across teams and platforms, asset delivery and more. This is a role where you will be responsible for being part of a diverse and fast‑paced set of projects from beginning to end, including hands‑on project management, direct client interactions, ad hoc social media consultation, building strategic recommendations, monitoring & optimizations of strategies, managing junior team members, responsible for routing approvals, working within the broader IAT, and publishing content on social media.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead client communications with supervision from manager and reliably represent agency to both internal and external stakeholders
• Track status of account activities and take a lead role in proactively sharing updates with clients
• Lead status meetings and maintain consistent touchpoints across the broader IAT and client teams
• Develop social and digital content strategies, based on the understanding of the client’s brand message, voice, objectives and target audiences
• Provide creative and strategic input on social and digital projects
• Support and brief large and diverse Community Management teams, as they relate to the strategic objectives
• Work with Analysts to interpret the results obtained from the different reports of the analytical and monitoring tools for continuous optimization of the account
• Monitor trends in social networks to adjust the strategy, content and work based on the latest platforms updates and innovations
• Have an eye to detect business opportunities and develop the right solution
• Take the lead when needed in front of the clients and provide a valuable strategic POV
• Provide thought leadership on social media vision and best practices for the marketing of today and tomorrow, powered by AI, fueled by cultural context, trends and conversations and think dynamically of the intersection of social listening and content creation
• A willingness to jump in on community management, content publishing, brainstorms, trend reports, client meetings, and other related social media activities

Job Qualifications

• BA or BS in communications or related field
• 4-6 years of related social media experience
• Passion and enthusiasm for the job to be done — this is a role where you can make a real difference and impact on one of the world’s largest automotive companies
• Possess high-level proficiency in social media platforms and inherent curiosity about emerging platforms
• Should be willing to experiment with cutting-edge platforms and techniques and explain the “why this matters” to client at a strategic level
• Work well within highly collaborative, multidisciplinary teams – displaying proven ability in running a team, controlling timelines, routing for approvals, anticipating issues and working towards solutions to complex problems
• Be able to communicate with client contacts across multiple levels, both at a reporting and strategic counsel level
• Ability to think critically about account work, ask questions as needed and effectively solve problems
• Have deep working knowledge of the social and digital ecosystem
• Be a strong hands‑on, rubber‑meets‑road type that can organize projects and operate multi‑faced programs
• Understand the paid media environment and how it applies to a holistic social media strategy
• Have the proven ability to meet deadlines, juggle multiple projects and work independently in a fast‑paced office environment
• Have experience working with an analytics team to measure campaign ROI and generate insights that inform future recommendations and decisions
• Strong time management skills and attention to detail
• Interest in growing knowledge and expertise of the Automotive industry, its new challenges and developments and how that resonates with Consumers
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with clients and internal team members across multiple levels
• Experience with luxury automotive a plus

Additional Qualifications

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong time management skills and attention to detail
• Results‑oriented
• Team player

Salary

• $80,000 - $95,000

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