Senior Associate, Client Experience
The Detroit office of Weber Shandwick is looking for an account specialist to join our automotive practice to drive key client business. In this role, you will be responsible for thinking across channel and discipline to manage integrated engagements that are strategically rooted in our clients' business and brought to life through unique activations and opportunities.
Responsibilities
CLIENT AND WORK
Our client (major automaker) is seeking a motivated, detail-oriented Senior Associate to support storytelling and media engagement across its Design Comms function. This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of design, innovation, and brand storytelling - helping to shape how the automaker's cutting-edge design and technology come to life for internal and external audiences.
The ideal candidate is a creative communicator with strong organizational, event planning and writing skills, a passion for storytelling, and an interest in automotive design. This position requires collaboration across various teams to help facilitate site visits at the Design campus in Michigan, identify great design stories and support the company's broader technology and innovation narrative.
Key Responsibilities
Visitor and Content Facilitation: Manage and facilitate requests for visits to the automaker's design center, including senior executive visits as well as media programs - ensuring alignment with design, communications, and security protocols.
Content Capture Approvals: Coordinate and manage necessary approvals for photography, video, and content capture at Design facilities.
Story Development: Actively story mine for interesting and relevant stories that highlight the automaker's Design's creativity and connect to the automaker's overarching technology and innovation narrative.
Communications Support: Assist in developing and executing communications strategies for Design in partnership with the Global Design Communications team.
Brand Support: Provide communications and logistics support to a couple of the automaker's vehicle brands, as requested.
Project Coordination: Support the planning and execution of design-related media opportunities, events, and internal activations.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field
2-3 years of relevant experience in communications, events or media relations, roles
Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
Strong writing, research, and story development abilities
Demonstrated interest in design, creativity, and innovation
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities with oversight in a fast-paced environment
Willingness to learn, take initiative, and collaborate across teams
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Interest or experience in event planning and coordination
Salary range:$58,700.00 USD - $65,000.00 USD
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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