Vice President, Media Relations

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$119K/yr – $155K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and lead the development and flawless execution of integrated earned media campaigns for major consumer brands, guiding strategy, media relations, client counseling, and cross-functional collaboration across large-scale programs.

  • Lead integrated campaigns with strategy, creative and account leads.
  • Build and maintain relationships with top-tier media across national, regional, and digital outlets.
  • Counsel senior clients on media strategy, positioning, and media training; present results in client meetings and pitches.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of integrated campaigns working alongside strategy, creative and account leads.
  • Lead the development and flawless execution of comprehensive earned and integrated media campaigns for large-scale consumer clients.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with top-tier media across national, regional, and digital outlets—spanning business, lifestyle, food & beverage, mainstream news, entertainment, and commerce verticals.
  • Craft compelling, culturally relevant narratives that tap into emerging food, lifestyle, and pop culture trends.
  • Oversee earned media campaigns across various formats—from product launches and thought leadership to celebrity partnerships and high-profile brand initiatives.
  • Monitor media trends and provide timely insights to clients and teams, identifying earned opportunities grounded in what’s timely, buzzy, and impactful.
  • Counsel senior clients, executives, and spokespeople on media strategy, positioning, and media training.
  • Confidently present strategic plans and campaign results in client meetings, inter-agency collaborations, and new business pitches.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure earned strategies are aligned with broader marketing and brand goals.
  • Manage resources, timelines, and deliverables with precision, ensuring top-tier execution and a client-first mindset.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of public relations or communications experience, with increasing responsibility leading earned media for major consumer brands.
  • Strong track record of top-tier media placements and well-established relationships across lifestyle, business, entertainment, and pop culture media.
  • Subject matter expertise in CPG, food & beverage, lifestyle, and entertainment;
  • Demonstrated success managing earned campaigns featuring Tier A talent, including celebrities, musicians, and influential creators.
  • Skilled in developing and executing thought leadership, product launches, brand campaigns, and celebrity partnerships.
  • Experienced in media training and counseling senior clients and executives.
  • Able to integrate earned strategy seamlessly with digital, social, and paid media efforts.
  • Proven problem-solver with strong judgment under pressure and the ability to make decisions with limited information.
  • Excellent client service skills with confidence advising senior stakeholders and working within large, marketing-driven organizations.
  • Effective communicator (written and verbal) with strong presentation skills and experience leading new business efforts.
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Weber Shandwick

Weber Shandwick is the earned-first global communications agency. Led by world-class strategic and creative thinkers and activators, Weber Shandwick has won some of the most prestigious awards in the industry, including being named #1 in the Public Relations and Brand Strategies category on Fast Company’s 2024 Most Innovative Companies list, one of Fast Company’s Best Workplace for Innovators in 2023, PRWeek’s 2024 Global Agency of the Year, ranked #1 on PRovoke’s Global Creative Index in 2024 and honored on Ad Age’s A-List in 2024 & 2020 and Best Places to Work in 2019, in addition to being awarded Campaign Global’s PR Agency of the Year in 2023. Weber Shandwick was the most awarded PR agency at the 2023 and 2024 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, including earning the PR industry’s first-ever idea-led Cannes Grand Prix in the Brand Experience & Activation category and cumulatively earning more than 225 Cannes Lions. Weber Shandwick has also been named PR Agency of the Year by Campaign US in 2021, honored as PRovoke’s Global Agency of the Decade in 2020 and ranked #1 on PRovoke’s Global Creative Index in 2021 and 2022. Additionally, the firm was named PRWeek’s Global Agency of the Year in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 and was awarded PRWeek’s Purpose Agency of the Year in 2020 and 2021. Weber Shandwick also received Honorable Mention on the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Global Marketing Agencies in 2021, as the only PR agency featured.  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 https://www.webershandwick.com/. Social Media Community Guidelines: http://bit.ly/wssocialterms

Founded in 2001
New York, NY, US
4.4K employees (1,170 in marketing)

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Monthly Visitors
74.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
36%
Direct
46.1%
Referral
5.6%
Social
11.7%
Paid
0.4%

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Current headcount: ~4.4K

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Marketing Team Size
882 (20% of company)
Median Career Experience
14 years
Median Tenure
7 years
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