Associate, Integrated Media

Weber Shandwick is more than a leading global communications agency - we're an engagement agency. Our success is built on a deep commitment to our clients, our people, creativity, collaboration and engaging stakeholders in new and bold ways to build brand reputation and drive business results

Our Toronto office is looking for an Associate, Integrated Media - a team player to help us tell compelling stories for our clients through innovative and integrated earned, owned and paid media strategies. You love the thrill of the pitch, building relationships with media and influencers, and constantly immersing yourself in social media, culture and technology trends to drive impact for brands.

About You: You've got a passion for PR and the latest consumer trends, you have a deep enthusiasm for media and creator outreach, pitching, and building relationships. You are deeply immersed in what's happening in culture and understand the role brands have to play within it. At Weber Shandwick, you will have the opportunity to work on top-tier consumer brands, bringing creative stories to life and executing high-energy consumer events.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Help develop and execute innovative and integrated PR campaigns for major Canadian and global brands
• Drive earned media coverage and activate influencer and social programs that generate meaningful and measurable results
• Work with the Integrated Media team and client leads to support the development and execution of social media and influencer strategies and proposals
• Identify and build relationships with media, influencers and content creators to bring our clients’ stories to life through trusted and relatable voices
• Identify new outlets and platforms, and creative ways to propel earned-first storytelling for our clients
• Monitor media outlets, understand industry issues that directly and indirectly affect our clients, and analyze and distill meaningful insights from media coverage and social conversations
• Monitor issues and help develop strategic messaging for clients’ issues and reputational risks
• Develop and track meaningful KPIs to measure success of campaigns and return on investment for our clients
• Participation in office-wide initiatives, seminars and meetings to further professional learning and development

Key Qualifications:

• Approximately 1-2 years of experience, ideally in an agency, communications or marketing environment
• Digitally savvy, with a good understanding of the overall media and social media landscape
• Proven ability to garner coverage and conversation on behalf of brands, organizations, companies or other institutions
• Familiarity with media and/or influencer databases, journalist-led tools and resources
• A working style that is self-motivated, well-organized and resilient to ever-changing timelines, requests and deliverables
• Strong written, verbal communication, presentation, collaboration and problem-solving skills
• University degree in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism or related field.

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.

Salary Range: $47,000 - $52,000

Omnicom's policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom's corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

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