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Weber Shandwick

Account Director, Client Experience, Technology

Seattle, WA (Hybrid)

$105K/yr – $135K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Lead B2B technology PR programs, secure high-profile placements, and guide cross-functional media strategies in a fast-paced global agency.

  • Own media relations strategy and executive briefing materials
  • Mentor junior staff and collaborate across teams

Job Description

Requirements

  • Experience: 8–10 years of experience in public relations, communications, or journalism, with a heavy emphasis on B2B technology within an agency environment.
  • Media Prowess: A proven track record of securing high-profile placements in top-tier business (e.g., WSJ, Bloomberg, CNBC) and technology trade publications. Deep, active relationships with key tech reporters.
  • Strategic Thinking: Exceptional ability to connect macroeconomic trends and cultural moments with enterprise tech narratives.
  • Writing Excellence: Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; ability to draft compelling pitches, bylines, press releases, and executive briefing materials.
  • Leadership: Demonstrated experience managing and developing junior talent, with a collaborative approach to working across cross-functional teams.
  • Agility: A high degree of adaptability and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, matrixed, global agency environment.
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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)
www.webershandwick.com

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Account Director, Client Experience, Technology

Weber Shandwick · Seattle, WA · Hybrid