Weber Shandwick is an award-winning global communications agency and part of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). Weber Shandwick is the anchor agency within The Weber Shandwick Collective – the strategic communications and consulting network. For more information, visit www.webershandwick.com.
What you’ll do all day:
- Create: Craft written communications including media materials, compelling social content, memos, and risk assessments
- Research: Examine brands, industry trends, and various issues using various resources
- Engage: Share big ideas in brainstorms and with teams
- Plan: Assist in event coordination and logistics
- Hustle: Pitch stories to media, develop media lists, track placements, etc.
- Monitor: Track brands and issues in traditional and social media and analyze conversations; draft reports summarizing conversation to inform client strategies
- Organization: Organize and maintain product closet, check inventory, order product/shipping supplies
- Product send outs: Compile various product mailers and coordinate product shipments
What we’re looking for in a candidate:
- Thought: Strong critical thinking and analytical skills; growth mindset
- Communication: Speak, write, and edit succinctly
- Digital: Have an understanding of all the old-school and latest social media platforms, what brands are doing on them, and what they should do next
- Management: Meet deadlines, put out fires, and multi-task. Work fast and work well
- Detail-Oriented: Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering clear and precise work are critical
- Technical: Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite. Familiarity with platforms like Cision, Muckrack, Meltwater, Talkwalker, Brandwatch, and/or Quid are a plus
- Dynamic: You must be able to work in a fast-paced agency environment and juggle multiple time-sensitive tasks
- Spark: Understand what sets you apart and what motivates you
What you’ll get from us:
- Buddy: All new hires are paired with a buddy dedicated to making your time with us amazing
- Built-in mentorship: You’ll be invited to panels and workshops to learn from the greatest in the industry, as well as receive mentoring and guidance from your direct manager
- A possible career: Internships have the possibility of growing into a full-time position
- A paycheck: Interns are paid hourly $20 an hour.
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