PR Account Manager (Corporate)

 

Who is Weber Shandwick? 

We create cultural value and help brands navigate the ever-changing age of earned: an age where consumers actively say no to advertising; an age where everyone is an influencer that can make or break your brand; an age where content can be turned into commercial opportunity. Our talented team build brands by finding connection points in the real world. We energise the right mix of talent, using the relevant platforms, latest technology and insightful strategy to craft stories that make meaningful impact for some of the world’s leading brands and businesses like AB InBev, Ikea and Princes to name a few.

We earn affection, attention, affinity and purchase by delivering value to people around the world, with deep specialisms across food & drink, travel & tourism, consumer tech, consumer health, automotive, sports sponsorship, entertainment & lifestyle. We are known for:

• Developing data driven insights and strategy to drive measurable impact
• Creating impactful creative that taps into culture
• Creating channel and platform agnostic campaigns that grow organically
• Delivering integrated campaigns that are earned-first but deliver for paid and owned channels

A snapshot of the role..

Based in Manchester and working alongside our award-winning digital and PR teams in a fully integrated environment, you’ll play a key role in bringing some of the world’s biggest brands to life across multiple channels.

Supported by our great team, you’ll design and develop creative concepts, flex your creative muscles and deliver high-quality deliverables across a range of media production disciplines. From social content to campaign creation, in print, motion and brand development. We cover a wide sector mix and work closely with our colleagues across the UK.

What will you be doing? 

Typical duties could include…

• Working with our client team to ideate new creatives
• Designing a range of social statics, videos and carousels
• Storyboarding and developing a series of motion graphic videos
• Templating assets for client-side editing
• Developing graphics to support a new business pitch
• Optimising content for a given platform
• Scoping bodies of work with our project managers

We’d like to see experience of working within a studio, an in-house design team or freelancing, with an eye-catching digital portfolio of work to showcase your very best work.

Our ideal candidate would…

Experience

• Have working experience across the core Adobe Creative Cloud applications such as Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop and InDesign
• Be comfortable working across MacOS, in Powerpoint and Word
• Knowledgeably ideate and deliver across a range of digital, social and print mediums
• Have a passion for producing social content using traditional CC applications
• Possess a natural ‘eye for design’, delivering aspirational and professional assets
• Advise on project scoping with confidence
• Be comfortable in a client facing capacity, advising on approaches in real time
• Interpret and apply comprehensive brand guidelines accurately
• Build out projects with flexibility and client feedback requirements in mind
• Deliver refined creatives in a fast working environment with an ability to manage your time and priorities in a professional manner

Approach

• Be inspired by a blank canvas rather than intimidated by it
• Work collaboratively across the studio and the wider agency, whilst pushing projects forward individually in an organised manner
• Pay close attention to detail and constructively offer / receive feedback
• Have a growth mindset and be aware of their preferred areas of development
• Inquisitively explore emerging trends and sources of inspiration
• Be generous with their knowledge and be keen to share learnings with others

It would be nice if you could.. 

• Incorporate generative AI into production workflows
• Possess UX sensibilities and interactive design experience
• Have experience with other creative applications / tools (Adobe and beyond)
• Had hands on shooting experience with a DSLR
• Illustrate ideas on paper to communicate creative concepts with others

 

Core Benefits:

• Private medical insurance
• Group life assurance
• Group income protection
• Personal pension plan
• Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible Benefits:

• Buy or sell holiday
• Additional life assurance cover
• Critical illness insurance
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Dental insurance
• Travel insurance
• Health screening
• Gym discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health cash plan
• Flexible working with our 3:2 hybrid work model
• Equivalent of $250 USD for new joiners on 6 month + contract to support home working setup
• 25 days’ annual leave (in addition to public holidays) plus 2 volunteering days, birthday day off work and discretionary festive closure
• Flexible public holidays
• Sweets and snacks in the office
• Exclusive shopping discounts and perks
• Annual eyecare voucher
• Season ticket loan
• Referral bonus scheme
• Long service bonus
• Enhanced family leave
• Inclusive and invisible health policies

Note from the talent team:

We appreciate the time taken to apply for the role and your recent interest in Weber Shandwick. We will review all applications within five working days and be in touch with those who have been shortlisted to the next stage. Unfortunately, down to volume, we are not able to get back to everyone individually so if you have not heard back from us, unfortunately, you have not been successful on this occasion and wish you all the best in your search.

Weber Shandwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.

 

 

 

Who is Weber Shandwick?

We create cultural value and help brands navigate the ever-changing age of earned: an age where consumers actively say no to advertising; an age where everyone is an influencer that can make or break your brand; an age where content can be turned into commercial opportunity. 

Our talented team builds brands by finding connection points in the real world. We energise the right mix of talent, using the right platforms and latest technology to choreograph stories that make a real and meaningful impact for some of the world’s leading brands and businesses.

We earn affection, attention, affinity and purchase by delivering value to people around the world, with deep specialisms across food & drink, travel & tourism, consumer tech, consumer health, automotive, sports sponsorship, entertainment & lifestyle and energy. We are known for: 

• Developing data driven insights and strategy to drive measurable impact 
• Creating impactful campaigns that tap into culture 
• Creating channel and platform agnostic campaigns that grow organically 
• Delivering integrated campaigns that are earned-first but deliver for paid and owned 

The Role 

We are an award winning and forward-thinking People team looking to recruit a Junior People Partner to join our EMEA team on a 6 month fixed term contract.  

Our Junior People Partner will act as a trusted advisor and strategic partner, supporting their designated client groups with guidance on people-related matters as well as key initiatives that promote a positive, inclusive, and high-performing culture. You may already be a People / HR Business Partner in a smaller organisation seeking a new challenge, or a Senior Advisor looking to take a step up. 

What will you be doing? 

Working with the People Leads, Advisors and Apprentice within the wider Weber Shandwick People team, you will provide support in a range of areas including: 

• Partner with senior leaders in your client groups to proactively understand their goals and needs. Supporting teams with day-to-day people challenges, offering practical and timely solutions that keep things moving. Work closely with the broader people team to deliver consistent, responsive, and forward-looking HR guidance and messaging that drives real impact. 
• Leading on general queries for your Client Groups and providing HR support and advice across the full employee lifecycle including recruitment, onboarding, probation, employee relations, appraisals, training, employee queries, and exit procedures. 
• Provide best practice guidance and support managers on a variety of employee relations cases to maintain a high standard of employee experience and organizational integrity. Escalate complex cases as needed to maintain a high standard of employee experience and organizational integrity. 
• Lead on the advancing our People data and analysis offerings. Collaborate with our People Advisors to uncover trends, transforming insights into actionable recommendations that drive continuous improvement across Weber Shandwick. 
• Collaborate with Finance and our TA team for recruitment within your client group, utilising Greenhouse our internal ATS. 
• Oversee the management of the probation process, including taking People Managers through the process and keeping up to date on employee progress, ensuring all probation meetings and corresponding paperwork is done in a timely manner. 
• Coach People Managers through effective appraisal reviews, and training on the system used. 
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the HR team, acting as a mentor to the People Advisors and making improvements to our processes to ensure they are efficient and ensure we are providing excellent client service. 

You will also support with various responsibilities including: 
 

• Working alongside the DEI People Lead in the delivery of the UK DEI plan supporting the delivery of projects and initiatives alongside our key partners, sponsors and internal stakeholders within this space. 
• Review and ensure employee information remains up to date with best practices and employment legislation updates, proposing changes or improvements in a timely fashion. 
• Working closely with the EMEA L&D team in the management of our external Inclusive partnerships and memberships. 

 

Who are you? 

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following key attributes: 

• Trusted Advisor  
  Gains trust and respect at all levels within your stakeholder group. You will be a trusted partner who has emotional intelligence, understanding of how to treat and manage information in confidence and who lives and breathes the Weber Shandwick values. 

• Inclusive 
  Champions the value of working with diverse groups of people and sees how different perspectives enrich the work we do. Encourages a collaborative and inclusive attitude. Promotes confidence in the team to ensure they always have a voice and seat at the table.  Keen interest in and knowledge around DEI, mental health, wellbeing, culture, and ways of working 

• Strong Generalist 
  An experienced generalist with strong exposure to the full employee journey – under our People pillars of ‘Find Me, Grow Me, Know Me, Keep Me’.  

• Commercial Acumen 
  Starts to demonstrate sound commercial acumen and an understanding of how business priorities impact People decisions and changes. 

• Curious Mind 
  Solid business partner who takes time to truly understand the business, strategy and can see where people agenda fits whilst understanding their own developmental needs. 

• Critical Thinking 
  Experienced in supporting projects particularly around enhancing the employee experience; Drives the use of data and metrics in analysing trends and gaps and making decisions. 

Core Benefits: 

• Private medical insurance 
• Group life assurance 
• Group income protection 
• Personal pension plan 
• Employee Assistance Programme 

 

Flexible Benefits: 

• Buy or sell holiday 
• Additional life assurance cover 
• Critical Illness Insurance 
• Personal Accident Insurance 
• Dental insurance 
• Travel insurance 
• Health screening 
• Gym discounts 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Health cash plan 
• Flexible working with our 3:2 hybrid work model 
• Equivalent of $250 USD for new joiners on 6-month+ contracts to support home working setup 
• 25 days’ annual leave (in addition to public holidays) plus 2 volunteering days, birthday day off and discretionary festive closure 
• Flexible public holidays 
• Exclusive shopping discounts and perks 
• Annual eyecare voucher 
• Season ticket loan 
• Referral bonus scheme 
• Long service bonus 
• Enhanced family leave 
• Inclusive and invisible health policies 

Note from the talent team: 

We appreciate the time taken to apply for the role and your recent interest in Weber Shandwick. We will review all applications within five working days and be in touch with those who have been shortlisted to the next stage. Unfortunately, due to volume we are not able to get back to everyone individually so if you have not heard back from us unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion and wish you all the best in your search. 

At IPG DXTRA we are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. 

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Who is Weber Shandwick?

We create cultural value and help brands navigate the ever-changing age of earned: an age where consumers actively say no to advertising; an age where everyone is an influencer that can make or break your brand; an age where content can be turned into commercial opportunity. 

Our talented team builds brands by finding connection points in the real world. We energise the right mix of talent, using the right platforms and latest technology to choreograph stories that make a real and meaningful impact for some of the world’s leading brands and businesses.

We earn affection, attention, affinity and purchase by delivering value to people around the world, with deep specialisms across food & drink, travel & tourism, consumer tech, consumer health, automotive, sports sponsorship, entertainment & lifestyle and energy. We are known for: 

• Developing data driven insights and strategy to drive measurable impact 
• Creating impactful campaigns that tap into culture 
• Creating channel and platform agnostic campaigns that grow organically 
• Delivering integrated campaigns that are earned-first but deliver for paid and owned 

 

What’s happening?

We are an award winning and forward-thinking People team looking for a People Advisor to join us on a 6 month fixed-term contract.  Our People Advisor will act as a trusted partner to employees and managers, providing guidance and support on a range of people related matters. This role involves advising on employee relations, implementing HR policies, supporting performance management, and promoting a positive workplace culture. The ideal candidate will be a proactive problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about people and organisational success. You may already be a People Advisor in a smaller organisation seeking a new challenge, or an experienced People Coordinator looking to take a step up. 

What will you be doing? 

Working across the UK with our Senior Advisor and Apprentice, supporting the People Leads, you will provide support in a range of areas including: 

• General HR support across the full employee lifecycle including recruitment, onboarding, probation, employee relations, appraisals, training, employee queries, and exit procedures.
• Working closely with the broader people team to deliver consistent, responsive, and forward-looking HR guidance and messaging that drives real impact. 
• Acting as first line of support for dealing with and responding to queries (for example employment law, flexible working, leaves, maternity, paternity, grievances, disciplinaries and performance management).
• Supporting and advising managers on performance management issues (PIP and probation), as well as disciplinary, grievance and appeal meetings; escalating complex employee cases as required.
• Managing the probation process, including taking managers through the process and keeping up to date on employee progress, ensuring all probation meetings and corresponding paperwork is done in a timely manner.
• Coaching managers through effective appraisal reviews, and training on the system used.
• Proactively managing long-term or repetitive absence including occupational health assessments and group income protection policy cases in conjunction with the IPG DXTRA Payroll & Benefits team.
• Maintaining a proficient working knowledge of monthly payroll inputting processes required to be completed by IPG DXTRA HR Shared Services team, and ensure changes are completed in a timely and accurate manner for a successful sign off.
• Supporting client groups with exit interviews, working with the Senior People Advisor to identify trends and recommendations.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of the People function, making improvements to our processes to ensure they are efficient and ensure we are providing excellent client service.
• Contributing to the generation of ideas and assist the wider People team in the delivery of People projects and initiatives across the Company such as onboarding, DEI, surveys, and various internal events.
• Building and maintaining effective relationships to support all stakeholders.
• Leading on general queries for your Client Group(s) and providing HR support and advice across the full employee lifecycle including recruitment, onboarding, probation, employee relations, appraisals, training, employee queries, and exit procedures. 
• Providing best practice guidance and supporting managers on a variety of employee relations cases to maintain a high standard of employee experience and organisational integrity. Escalate complex cases as needed to maintain a high standard of employee experience and organisational integrity. 
• Supporting with the advancing of our People data and analysis offerings. Collaborate with the Senior People Advisor to uncover trends, transforming insights into actionable recommendations that drive continuous improvement across Weber Shandwick, UK. 

 

Who are you? 

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following key attributes: 

• Trusted Advisor  
  Gains trust and respect with employees and managers. You will be a trusted member of the People team who has emotional intelligence, an understanding of how to treat and manage information in confidence, who lives and breathes the Weber Shandwick values. 

• Inclusive 
  Champions the value of working with diverse groups of people and sees how different perspectives enrich the work we do. Encourages a collaborative and inclusive attitude. Promotes confidence in the team to ensure they always have a voice and seat at the table.  Keen interest in and knowledge around DEI, mental health, wellbeing, culture, and ways of working 

• A Generalist 
  A well rounded generalist with exposure to the full employee journey – under our People pillars of ‘Find Me, Grow Me, Know Me, Keep Me’.  

• Curious Mind 
  Starting to take the time to understand the business, strategy and see where the people agenda fits whilst understanding their own developmental needs. 

• Critical Thinking 
  Building up experience in supporting projects, particularly around enhancing the employee experience; Drives the use of data and metrics in analysing trends and gaps and making decisions. 

Core Benefits: 

• Private medical insurance 
• Group life assurance 
• Group income protection 
• Personal pension plan 
• Employee Assistance Programme 

 

Flexible Benefits: 

• Buy or sell holiday 
• Additional life assurance cover 
• Critical Illness Insurance 
• Personal Accident Insurance 
• Dental insurance 
• Travel insurance 
• Health screening 
• Gym discounts 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Health cash plan 
• Flexible working with our 3:2 hybrid work model 
• Equivalent of $250 USD for new joiners on 6-month+ contracts to support home working setup 
• 25 days’ annual leave (in addition to public holidays) plus 2 volunteering days, birthday day off and discretionary festive closure 
• Flexible public holidays 
• Exclusive shopping discounts and perks 
• Headspace membership 
• Annual eyecare voucher 
• Season ticket loan 
• Referral bonus scheme 
• Long service bonus 
• Enhanced family leave 
• Inclusive and invisible health policies 

 

Note from the talent team: 

We appreciate the time taken to apply for the role and your recent interest in Weber Shandwick. We will review all applications within five working days and be in touch with those who have been shortlisted to the next stage. Unfortunately, due to volume we are not able to get back to everyone individually so if you have not heard back from us unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion and wish you all the best in your search. 

At IPG DXTRA we are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. 

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