Manager (Corporate Affairs)

 

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 spanning technology, entertainment & lifestyle, and energy. We are known for:  

• Developing data driven insights and strategies 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’re hiring for a Business Affairs Manager to join our team in London. This role would suit someone that’s currently in a Business Affairs, Programme or Production Management position.

You will work closely with our existing accounts, project, operations, and legal teams to add more senior capability, both to over-see and make changes to how we work.

This role will enhance the delivery of our work, with key focus areas being accurate documentation, and looking at how we are organised to deliver. Whilst this is predominantly an internal-facing role, some client and supplier management may be necessary when acting as a point of escalation. Internal stakeholder management is key.

Ideally, you’re a problem solver, a self-starter, a multitasker, and a quick thinker with a level head and excellent people skills. This important role will keep you on your toes with varying day-to-day work that is both fun and challenging. 

 

What will you be doing?

• Applying agency best practices to autonomously create and drive a process for seamless delivery across all work 
• Reviewing client SOWs and third-party contracts for suppliers / vendors.
• Supporting the teams on vetting, negotiating and contracting third parties, with keen attention to risk management
• Summarising client terms as they apply to suppliers
• Populating/checking standard form contracts
• Bridging the gap between the Account and Creative teams with Operations and Legal, ensuring all work is of the highest quality before going for review
• Identify areas where teams need additional clarification or guidance and create appropriate guidelines and materials
• Setting in place clear guidelines and boundaries to work to
• Work with financial Business Manager to identify areas of efficiency
• Maintain oversight of all client work streams in the Consumer practice to ensure consistency, knowledge sharing, and accurate financial reporting
• Identify and flag discrepancies in plans, demonstrating an understanding of how to efficiently address them and remove hurdles
• Proactivity build strong, positive relationships with team members at all levels, and act as a widely-known, helpful resource and problem solver

 

Who are you?

Qualifications:

• Previous experience in an agency or production environment
• Previous experience working in a similar programme management / business affairs role
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and Project Management tools
• Solid understanding and proven track record of contracting and negotiations
• Solid understanding of and familiarity with agency process and project lifecycles

Key skills:

• Be a strong hands-on individual that can organise and operate with multi-faceted teams
• Possess strong sense of curiosity, solution-oriented mentality, and critical thinking skills
• An upbeat, enthusiastic and self-starter attitude with the ability to inspire and motivate a variety of team members
• Commercially aware with good attention to detail
• Good negotiation skills and comfortable managing senior stakeholders
• Be able to correctly prioritise, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams from beginning to end
• An adaptable attitude and ability to think laterally

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 take 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 build 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 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

A snapshot of the role:  

Based in London and working as part of our in-house, integrated design team, you are a PowerPoint expert and passionate about presentation design, who prides themselves on creating visually stunning and engaging decks. You are a team player who works collaboratively to help bring creative ideas and documents to life in a visually compelling way. 

 
What will you be doing?  

• Design and produce highly creative and impactful PowerPoint presentations for our existing clients and New Business opportunities. 
• Ability to demonstrate the technical know-how to maximise PowerPoint’s functionality and tools to deliver highly creative, visually engaging, and on-brand presentations.
• Work closely with our Creative, Consumer, and New Business teams to craft and communicate complex ideas and proposals visually and effectively. 
• Responsible for maintaining the very highest creative standards for all our presentations and playing a key role in the production process.
• Keeping up to date with design trends and adopting techniques to produce high-quality presentations. 
• Conceptually minded to help convey and deliver ideas effectively to our internal stakeholders. 
• A strong eye for detail, with an all-round passion for presentation design, layouts, and general art direction. 

Who are you? 

• Professional in conduct with internal team members 
• Display a can do, will do attitude with teams and the wider agency 
• A proactive and collaborative team player 
• A passion for design and the craft of presentation design 
• Invested in developing your skills and elevating work through constructive and fair critique 

 Ideal Experience Required: 

•  Pervious experience working in a creative environment 
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint essential as well as a working knowledge of Figma and the Adobe Creative Suite 
• A portfolio that demonstrates a range of visually engaging presentation documents and an appreciation of art direction 
• Strong communication skills, showcasing the ability to collaborate with colleagues across various parts of the business 
• Ability to clearly understand and process internal feedback in a collaborative and pragmatic fashion 
• Ability to work under pressure and proactively manage time, meeting deadlines and plan and prioritise workload to ensure all tasks are completed in line with agreed deadlines 
• Impeccable attention to detail and an eye for the latest trend in presentation design 

Who are we: 

Weber Shandwick are a leading global communications network that delivers next-generation solutions to brands, businesses, and organisations in major markets around the world. Led by world-class strategic and creative thinkers and activators, we have won some of the most prestigious awards in the industry.

The firm has earned more than 135 Lions at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Weber Shandwick was named to Ad Age’s Agency A-List in 2020 and Best Places to Work in 2019. Weber Shandwick was also honoured as PRovoke’s Global Agency of the Decade in 2020 and PRWeek’s Global Agency of the Year in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Data-led, with earned ideas at the core, the agency deploys leading and emerging technologies to inform strategy, develop critical insights and heighten impact across sectors and specialty areas, including brand and B2B marketing, healthcare marketing, change management, employee engagement, corporate reputation, crisis management, data and analytics, technology, public affairs, social impact, and financial communications.

Weber Shandwick is part of the wider Interpublic Group. Check out more about the team, the work, and what it’s like to work at Weber Shandwick here.

At Weber Shandwick 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.

Our Values and Behaviours: 

Curiosity, inclusion, courage, impact. Our work and our culture are shaped by our values:

1. CURIOSITY: We cultivate curiosity and challenge convention. Because solving any problem begins with asking the right questions
2. INCLUSION: We foster teams and environments built on belonging and openness to possibility. Because the best ideas have no bias
3. COURAGE: We stand up for what we believe in. Because being comfortable with the uncomfortable is how progress is made
4. IMPACT: We strive to make a meaningful difference in everything we do. Because we owe it to our people, our clients, and the world

What’s in it for you: 

• JUICE – Our flexible working model
• 25 days annual leave + Birthday and Festive period off
• Personal pension plan
• Early finish Fridays
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Private dental insurance
• Gym discounts
• Heath cash plan
• Group life assurance
• Group income protection
• Flexible life insurance
• Critical illness insurance
• Buy and Sell Holiday
• Travel Insurance
• Private medical

Useful links:

UK Website 

LinkedIn Life Page

Office Video

LinkedIn Company Page

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.

We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at JobAppAccommodation@ipgdxtra.com. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.