Senior Manager, Earned Media
About The Position
Weber Shandwick is seeking a curious, creative, media-savvy Senior Manager for its Corporate team in Boston. The team is part of Weber Advisory, which provides agile C-suite counsel by combining communications expertise and cultural insights. The role develops and executes communications, reputation, and earned media programs for private- and public-sector clients at the intersection of business, policy, media, and culture. The successful candidate will translate strategy into integrated execution, bringing strong earned media instincts, experience managing multiple workstreams, and sound judgment to anticipate issues and recommend next steps. The role calls for corporate experience across multiple sectors; technology, financial services, consumer lifestyle, and healthcare experience are particularly relevant. This position follows a hybrid schedule and is based in the Boston office.
Requirements
- Approximately 6–7 years of communications, public relations, or media relations experience.
- Experience managing integrated communications or media workstreams from planning through execution.
- Strong earned media and media relations experience, including relevant business and industry media.
- Experience working directly with clients and contributing counsel for senior stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to manage project timelines, teams, and budgets or workstream financials.
- Bachelor’s degree.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with corporations across multiple sectors.
- Experience in technology, financial services, consumer lifestyle, and/or healthcare.
- Established relationships across business, national and local broadcast, and relevant trade media.
- Understanding of traditional outlets and emerging platforms.
- Curiosity about emerging platforms and ability to use AI responsibly to enhance work and impact.
Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day execution of integrated communications and earned media workstreams, ensuring plans and deliverables align with client objectives.
- Build trusted working relationships with clients and contribute informed recommendations in client discussions and presentations.
- Develop media strategies, story angles, and outreach plans, and build and maintain relationships with business, broadcast, and relevant trade media.
- Monitor the media, cultural, and policy landscape to identify emerging issues and opportunities that may affect clients.
- Translate client, industry, and audience insights into proactive and timely communications opportunities.
- Draft and edit media materials, including pitches, press releases, messaging, briefing documents, and Q&A.
- Coordinate media outreach and campaign execution while balancing deadlines, approvals, client needs, and shifting priorities.
- Partner with agency, inter-agency, and specialist teams to deliver cohesive programs and bring appropriate expertise into the work.
- Manage project plans, budgets, staffing, and scope for assigned workstreams; flag delivery or financial risks and recommend solutions.
- Coach and support junior team members through delegation, feedback, quality review, and hands-on development.
- Contribute to organic growth and new business efforts through research, ideas, proposal development, and pitch participation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
