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**must be able to work hybrid in the Detroit office 3 days/week**
**must have the ability to travel as needed for events**
Jack Morton is seeking a passionate and energetic self-starter who is eager to dive into the Automotive industry. If you are an individual who builds strong client relationships, is highly collaborative and creative, and is a passionate communicator, this might be the role for you!
The Executive Producer’s role is to ensure that all aspects of a program(s) are successfully delivered to the client. Along with being accountable for the fiscal health of the program and for communicating effectively with the team and the client. The Executive Producer will execute large size and complex programs including multipronged trade show exhibits, consumer activations and business-to-business engagements.
Accountabilities:
Client Management
- Participate in the development of integrated solutions that leverage agency offerings and are mutually beneficial for the client and the agency
- Guide the development, writing and presentation of incremental program proposals, scopes of work, schedules, and staffing plans as they relate to solutions.
- Build and maintain effective client relationships, ensuring that all client’s needs are heard, understood, and addressed in a timely way
- Ensure clear communication to the client for the assigned program regarding roles and responsibilities, scope, budget, schedules, and program status/ action items
Team Management
- Working with the Account Director, manage the program process from creative through execution using Jack Morton processes and tools with attention to improving them as conditions evolve
- Organizing regular team meetings and manage communications between team members, guaranteeing all deadlines are met
- Coach and oversee junior team members on execution of all individual job details
- Develop talent of junior team by providing challenging assignments and ongoing constructive feedback.
- Manage resources; identify, and engage with external resources as needed
- Comfortable making high-level decisions in fast-paced, high-pressure environments
Budget Management
- Create program budgets and responsibly manage the costs throughout client programs
- Translate costs to a presentation document with appropriate detail to be communicated to the client
- Manage/mitigate third party costs
- Develop and actively manage vendor/freelance talent relationships to ensure best available talent and pricing.
- Reconcile program costs against budget for your assigned program
Creative Management
- Participate in creative brainstorms when appropriate to generate ideas for clients
- Continually look for innovative solutions and production methods
- Execute the integrity of the creative treatment in all deliverables
Success Measures
- Flawless delivery of client commitments
- Positive team climate that inspires others to excel and deliver
- Seen as a valuable leader of program and client teams
- Repeat business with client
- Responsible for budget management
Requirements:
- Experience or college degree in Event Management, Theater Production, Communications, Marketing or related field
- 12 plus years of production delivery experience, at least 5 being in a senior role, delivering both business-to-business and consumer event solutions
- Strong program management, organizational and communication skills
- Management of large-scale events and multiple programs with internal and supplier teams such as venues, production companies, staffing, unions, catering, etc..
- Demonstrated production competencies: Budgeting, pre-production program development, on-site hands-on event activation and post-program wrap up
- Strong familiarity and comfort with technology in general, a desire to remain informed of current trends and improvements, and the ability to communicate highly technical concepts to a non-technical audience
- Proficiency in project management methodologies
- Solid understanding of AV, staging, lighting, audio, etc. Broadcast/streaming technology experience is a plus.
- Up-to-date knowledge of trends in the event industry, including sustainability and DEI practices
- Expertise in identifying risks and implementing contingency plans for logistics, technology, and safety
- Familiarity with event insurance, security protocols, and emergency preparedness
- Experience as stage manager/show caller is a plus
- Experience with Trade Shows is a plus
- Experience with international events and global audiences is a plus
- Travel Requirement: 15% to 20% annually
- Willingness to execute projects on weekends and/or evenings, when required
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Influencer Intern
We’re passionate about expanding the boundaries of what we offer our clients by bringing diverse perspectives to the table. Are you creative and daring? Do you have digital savvy? Do you love to collaborate and bring big ideas to life? Are you ready to launch your career with Weber Shandwick?
From creative brainstorming to day-to-day execution, Weber Shandwick’s Interns form the foundation of a talented team that generates groundbreaking, award-winning programs. During the program, you’ll work on campaigns for iconic brands and companies you likely encounter every single day.
What’s in it for you? Our Interns will earn practical experience as fully integrated members of account teams and will receive coaching from team members to help advance your career goals.
What you’ll do all day:
- Create: Craft written communications including internal and external communications with clients and influencers
- Research: Top influencers in the space and determine best fits for our clients and brands
- Engage: Share big ideas in brainstorms and with teams
- Hustle: Communicate with influencers including initial outreach, negotiations and content development
- Monitor: Keep track of influencers in the space and that we are working with to ensure positive online sentiment as well as report on final campaign metrics and insights
What we’re looking for from you:
- Thinking: Do it out of the box. Actually, it’s best if you’re wholly unfamiliar with the concept of boxes
- Digital: Know all the old school and the latest social media platforms, what brands are doing on them and what they should do next
- Communication: Speak, write and edit succinctly and compellingly
- Management: Meet deadlines, put out fires and multi-task. Work fast, and work well
- Detail-Oriented: Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering clear and precise work is a must
- Technical: Know Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook. Familiarity with platforms like CreatorIQ, Adobe Creative Suite, a plus
- Dynamic: Ability to work in a fast-paced agency environment
- Spark: Understand what sets you apart
What you’ll get from us:
- Support: As you navigate a hybrid workplace, you’ll have regular check-ins, calls and touchpoints with your teams and the whole office to feel connected
- Mentor: You’ll be paired with someone in the office to mentor you and help you navigate the waters
- A possible career: Internships have the possibility of growing into a full-time position
- A paycheck! Interns are paid hourly, at 40-hours per week
Requirements:
- The ideal candidate must be a college graduate or have demonstrated transferrable skills
- Must be available to work 40 hours a week starting ASAP
California Salary range: $20.00 – $20.00
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.
Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.
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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 [email protected]. 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.
To submit this application you must agree to the IPG DXTRA eRecruiting Privacy Notice. At IPG DXTRA, we oversee several core award-winning agencies such as The Weber Shandwick Collective, Golin, Jack Morton, Octagon, DeVries and Momentum.
I also certify that the information contained on this form, my resume/C.V., any other attachments and any other information that I or anyone acting on my behalf provides to the Company during the hiring process is correct and complete. I understand that any misrepresentation or omission in this application will be cause for denial or termination of employment.
I understand that all employment offers are contingent based upon the results of employment and educational background checks. I agree to execute any consent forms necessary for the Company to conduct its lawful pre-employment checks. I hereby authorize the Company to conduct a criminal and/or credit history background check. I also release the Company and its employees, my prior employers and listed educational institutions from any and all liability in connection with any such contact or disclosures.
If hired, I agree to abide by all of the Company rules and regulations and I understand that if employed my employment is “at will”. By this, I understand that my employment can be terminated with or without cause and with or without notice at any time, at the option of myself or the Company.
Senior Art Director
We’re looking for a talented Senior Art Director to join our team in our Chicago office.
This Senior Art Director will spend most of their time working toward a variety of creative objectives supporting multiple brands across a single, large-scale account.
Whether driving a big project (a multi-channel campaign) or handling a small task (a social post),we need a nimble art director who consistently delivers exciting, cutting-edge, brand-focused visuals for various digital and print projects. If there’s a medium that gets people engaged in our brands’ stories, we play in that space. We look for well-rounded, immersive creators who are able to adapt to any platform or media to tell a great story. The candidate must be comfortable directly engaging with clients and bringing their creative ideas to life.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Concept ideas anchored in the trends, stories, and consumer passions that are being shared in media and across social feeds
- Help drive overall creative direction for key client projects
- Work with copywriters, producers and other team members to flesh out the creative development of ideas and tactical executions
- Create production-ready designs and layouts, establish the look/tone/feel for campaigns and executions, and convey ideas through well-designed presentations
- In all social media-specific concepts, understand various execution formats and incorporate creative/design/layout best practices for various social media networks including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, Snapchat, LinkedIn and YouTube
- Translate video story ideas into visual sequences through storyboards, mood boards, etc.
- Ensure all visual design adheres to existing brand guidelines
- Work across a fully integrated team with client experience, project management, strategy, analytics, integrated media, etc.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of art direction and/or design experience in a related agency department or industry (advertising, digital, social media, publishing/content or public relations).
- Must have a portfolio (share anything that conveys the way you think or approach assignments, even if it was never produced; we like rough sketches).
- Be curious, self-motivated, hard-working, well-organized, thick skinned and resilient to ever-changing timelines, requests, and deliverables.
- Ongoing drive to learn and incorporate new and emerging techniques, trends and philosophies in design, technology, interaction and social media.
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Ability to work quickly, efficiently, and accurately within all required aspects of the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) as well as presentation software (PowerPoint); any After Effects animation skills will be utilized.
- Bonus skills: illustration, photography, retouching, filmmaking, videography, editorial, animation, HTML.
- Experience managing junior creatives and working closely with copywriters and designers.
The Weber Shandwick Collective recognizes that your health and wellbeing are a priority. This is why we offer a full suite of benefits including:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k (with employer match)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Juice Money – $60 monthly reimbursement to be used towards purchases that nourish your health, mind, body, and soul
- MyDays – Flexible holiday schedules
- Short-Term Disability
- Paid Employee Family Leave
- Family Building Benefit
Salary range: $80,000 – $110,000
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.
Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship 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 [email protected]. 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.
To submit this application you must agree to the IPG DXTRA eRecruiting Privacy Notice. At IPG DXTRA, we oversee several core award-winning agencies such as The Weber Shandwick Collective, Golin, Jack Morton, Octagon, DeVries and Momentum.
I also certify that the information contained on this form, my resume/C.V., any other attachments and any other information that I or anyone acting on my behalf provides to the Company during the hiring process is correct and complete. I understand that any misrepresentation or omission in this application will be cause for denial or termination of employment.
I understand that all employment offers are contingent based upon the results of employment and educational background checks. I agree to execute any consent forms necessary for the Company to conduct its lawful pre-employment checks. I hereby authorize the Company to conduct a criminal and/or credit history background check. I also release the Company and its employees, my prior employers and listed educational institutions from any and all liability in connection with any such contact or disclosures.
If hired, I agree to abide by all of the Company rules and regulations and I understand that if employed my employment is “at will”. By this, I understand that my employment can be terminated with or without cause and with or without notice at any time, at the option of myself or the Company.