Account Director, Client Experience, Corporate

Weber Shandwick • San Francisco, CA

3d • $100,000 - $130,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Weber Shandwick is seeking a curious, strategic and collaborative Account Director to join our West region. This role sits within Weber Advisory’s Corporate practice and will focus on helping corporate, advocacy and public sector clients navigate the evolving intersection of business, policy, society and culture. The ideal candidate understands that communications today is no longer just about visibility — it is about shaping influence, relevance and stakeholder trust. They bring direct experience developing executive positioning platforms and visibility strategies for senior business leaders, helping executives define differentiated points of view, build authority in the market and engage audiences across earned, owned and emerging channels. Candidates should have a strong understanding of today’s fragmented media ecosystem — from top-tier business press and broadcast to newsletters, podcasts, LinkedIn, creators and emerging digital platforms — and know how to translate business priorities, cultural insights and executive narratives into meaningful reputation outcomes. Experience counseling executives on thought leadership, platform development, narrative strategy and high-profile visibility moments is strongly preferred. This position will be based in either our Los Angeles, San Francisco or Seattle offices.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience of corporate communications, executive visibility, strategic communications, public affairs, media relations or reputation management
• Experience leading integrated communications and reputation campaigns across multiple disciplines
• Strong earned media strategy and media relations experience, with a focus on executive visibility and positioning
• Experience counseling senior executives and client leadership teams
• Understanding of the evolving media, creator and digital influence ecosystem
• Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams and teams in fast-paced environments
• Bachelor’s degree

Nice To Haves

• Experience counseling executives on thought leadership, platform development, narrative strategy and high-profile visibility moments is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Shape and execute integrated reputation, executive visibility and stakeholder engagement strategies in partnership with agency and client teams
• Counsel senior clients and executives on communications strategy, emerging issues, reputational risk and cultural dynamics
• Develop earned-first campaigns that connect business priorities to broader cultural, societal and stakeholder conversations
• Build and maintain strong relationships with top-tier business, national, local, trade, multicultural and lifestyle media, as well as emerging influence platforms including creators, newsletters and podcasts
• Monitor and synthesize developments across media, policy, technology, culture and business to identify risks and opportunities for clients
• Leverage proprietary AI platforms to continuously analyze and assess the evolving client landscape to anticipate future needs
• Translate insights into proactive communications strategies that strengthen reputation and organizational relevance
• Craft compelling narratives, messaging platforms, executive positioning strategies and high-impact media materials
• Partner across Weber Advisory capabilities including corporate reputation, public affairs, digital, crisis and analytics to deliver integrated solutions
• Lead integrated workstreams with strong project management, attention to detail and operational excellence
• Mentor and develop junior team members through coaching, feedback and day-to-day leadership
• Support business development efforts, including strategic thinking, proposal development and client pitches

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior