Senior Account Executive, Corporate Issues

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.

Currently, our Los Angeles office has an exciting opportunity in our expanding Corporate Issues Group for a Senior Account Executive.

The practitioner we are seeking will have an extensive financial and business media contact base, the ability to cultivate new relationships with the press, and the agility to work within a variety of industry sectors. Senior Account Executives manage multiple accounts while building their proficiency and the necessary skills needed to lead and manage teams. Experience in financial and professional services or corporate communications preferred. Interest and/or experience in public affairs and/or crisis communications a plus.

DUTIES
Duties will include managing and executing multiple projects from concept to completion on time and within budget, proactively generating new ideas and opportunities to ensure client program success, and providing client counsel on tactical matters, linked to strategic plans.

The Senior Account Executive is responsible for conducting and managing the flow of research necessary to analyze client issues, participating in client meetings, drafting media relations materials, establishing strong working relationships with key journalists, pitching top-tier and other media, and generating ideas for media outreach and pitch efforts.

QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's Degree, 3-6 years related professional experience. Strong media relations skills with national, business, and financial press. Excellent oral and written communication skills, attention to detail, strong problem solving skills, and proven motivational skills. Exceptional judgment when working with both clients and team members, Must be creative as well as strategic. Proficiency in Microsoft Suite, Internet, and on-line services.

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

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