Harrison and Star

Account Director, Earned Media Strategy

Harrison and Star$100K — $130K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in earned media and financial services sectors
  • Agency experience preferred with a track record of leading projects
  • Deep expertise in financial services including fintech, banking, and wealth management
  • Strong earned media strategy and media relations skills
  • Bachelor's degree required

Responsibilities

  • Build and nurture relationships with key media in the corporate and financial sectors
  • Analyze industry trends to inform client strategies
  • Craft compelling narratives for client initiatives
  • Lead execution of integrated media programs
  • Develop strategic plans and media materials
  • Advise clients and maintain high-quality deliverables
  • Mentor junior team members and facilitate new business opportunities

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions
  • Tuition reimbursement for continued education
  • Monthly wellness reimbursement (Juice Money)
  • Flexible holiday schedules with MyDays
  • Short-term disability insurance
  • Paid family leave and support for family building needs
Full Job Description
Agency:
Weber Shandwick

Job Function:
Media

Job Subfunction:
Earned Media

Job Description:
Account Director,
Earned Media, Financial Services

The Weber Shandwick team is seeking an Account Director of Earned Media with exceptional earned strategy and media relations prowess to support financial services clients in our Corporate Advisory Practice. The ideal candidate will have experience working with financial services brands, advancing thought leadership and proprietary research, building corporate reputation, and positioning FS products and services via earned and integrated programming.

Responsibilities
Builds and maintains excellent relationships with key corporate, business and financial media
Understands industry landscape/issues that may directly and indirectly impact a client
Proactively and reactively crafts and tells compelling stories on behalf of clients
Leads the development of and is responsible for the execution of earned and integrated media programs
Develops strategies/plans and media materials
Brings a client-focused attitude that results in work being performed to the highest quality standards
Counsels and interacts effectively with clients and leaders at client organizations
Serves as key team member on client and inter-agency teams
Mentors, coaches and develops direct reports and more junior team members
Cultivates and participates in new business opportunities and pitches

Competencies
Business Acumen- align talent strategies to drive business goals
Client Service- client focus and ability to build trust and rapport across all levels
Proactivity - exhibit relentless pursuit for new and innovative talent strategies
Collaboration- build strong relationships at all levels across the organization
Critical Thinking- ask probing questions; anticipate and address critical talent gaps and needs
Conflict Resolution- possess sound judgment and savvy in navigating and resolving complex talent and organizational issues

Basic Qualifications
7+ years of experience. Agency experience preferred.
Experience leading projects from start to finish, working with integrated teams across various disciplines.
Experience supporting clients in financial services with relevant subject matter expertise (e.g. fintech, banking, investing, payments, retirement, insurance, wealth management, etc.).
Earned strategy and media relations experience with relevant media relationships
Bachelor's degree

The Weber Shandwick Collective recognizes that your health and wellbeing are a priority. This is why we offer a full suite of benefits including:
Medical
Dental
Vision
401k (with employer match)
Tuition Reimbursement
Juice Money - $60 monthly reimbursement to be used towards purchases that nourish your health, mind, body, and soul
MyDays - Flexible holiday schedules
Short-Term Disability
Paid Employee Family Leave
Family Building Benefit

NYC Salary range: $100,000 - $130,000

Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee's/applicant's background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.
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$100,000 - $130,000

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.

Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we're focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us-we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

Link to Recruitment Privacy Notice: https://www.omc.com/privacy-notice

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About Harrison and Star

Harrison and Star is a healthcare advertising agency that provides marketing and advertising services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The company offers a range of services including brand strategy, creative development, digital marketing, and market research. Harrison and Star was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Learn more about Harrison and Star
Size
500 employees
Industry
Founded
1986
NASDAQ

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