Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning - Health

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 choreography 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’re looking for a highly organised and dynamic creative resource manager. You will assist with our growing creative services and strategy team’s workflow, ensuring all projects are moving from idea to execution seamlessly. 

Working closely with all key practices, you will support on resource allocation for all projects and help build the right teams to ensure creative excellence is achieved, whilst hitting deadlines and profitability. 

You’ll be a central point of contact between our creative, design, production, strategy, and client services teams – making sure everyone has what they need to deliver outstanding work.   

 
What will you be doing? 

• Supporting the planning and engagement of resources across Creative, Production and Project teams, reporting into our Resource Director 

• Ensuring accurate tracking of briefs, timelines and approvals 

• Assisting with forecasting and managing creative resources, identifying pressure points and bottle necks and helping to solve them proactively 

• Working closely with our Resource Director and internal finance team, to ensure monthly targets are being tracked and forecast correctly 

• Helping drive commercial success through strategic resourcing and smart planning 

• Developing and maintaining tools and systems that support seamless resource management 

• Attending project kick-offs and planning meetings to define resource requirements 

• Tracking and managing critical path documents and resourcing schedules 

• Attending weekly and monthly forecasting and reporting using tools like Float 

• Managing freelance resourcing and contributing to staffing plans and utilisation reports, highlighting any resource gaps, risks, and trends for senior leadership 

• Continuously improving internal processes and project efficiencies 

 

Who are you?  

• Ideally you will have around 4-5 years’ experience in a project or resource management role at a creative agency  

• Significant experience in project and stakeholder management within a creative agency environment 

• Experience nurturing and building a multi-disciplined creative team 

• Comfortable working closely with heads of departments to manage cost, time and efficiencies within each function 

• Calm under pressure, able to prioritise and excited by a fast-paced agency environment 

 

Core Benefits: 

• Private medical insurance  

• Group life assurance  

• Group income protection  

• Personal pension plan  

• Employee Assistance Programme  
   
   

Flexible Benefits: 

• 25 days’ annual leave (in addition to public holidays) plus 2 volunteering days, birthday day off and discretionary festive closure  

• Equivalent of $250 USD for new joiners on 6-month+ contracts to support home working setup  

• 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  

• 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 energy, automotive, sports sponsorship, and entertainment & lifestyle. 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 yet deliver for paid and owned

 

What’s happening?

Weber Shandwick is looking for a talented VP (Associate Director) with crisis and issues expertise to join the Corporate Enterprise team based in the London.

The practice is made up of a smart, dedicated, and fun team members with expertise spanning B2B, Corporate, Public Affairs, Crisis/Issues, Social Impact/ESG and Technology.

Reporting to the UK Head of Crisis, you will lead and manage a range of large preparedness and live crisis management workstreams. 

What will you be doing?

• Oversee the delivery of impactful and successful issues and crisis projects
• Deliver research and insights that underpin crisis strategy, including use of tools such as TalkWalker
• Build trust and confidence with clients by consistently ensuring work is delivered on time and to an exceptional standard
• Deliver the full suite of crisis preparedness work (crisis manuals, plans, training) and live crisis response (senior counsel, reporting)
• Work with specialist colleagues across the agency, including those from government and corporate affairs, consumer, etc. to deliver holistic solutions to clients
• Help to manage and upskill junior team members

Who are you?

• Experienced crisis lead at Senior Account Director or Associate Director (VP) level in agency or with equivalent experience in-house
• Passionate about the value of reputation and the importance of effective crisis response
• Unafraid to ask questions and to challenge clients’ and colleagues’ perspectives when necessary
• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail, particularly within your delivery of complex, multi market crisis preparedness work
• Experienced in delivering media training and crisis simulation exercises
• An established network of client contacts and third party business referrers such as law firms and insurers
• Able to work collaboratively cross-sector
• Aware of and flexible to the demands of crisis communications , including the potential for intense and – on occasion – out of hours work
• A proven track record in management of people and projects
• Fluency in digital/social media platforms, application of AI, and knowledge of specific media tools and software 
  

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?

Weber Shandwick is a leading global communications agency. We work with some of the most exciting brands and organisations in the world, helping them tell their stories and engage the people that matter most. Whether it’s launching a new product, navigating a complex issue, or creating a powerful social campaign, our teams use insight, creativity and collaboration to make it happen.

We’re passionate about creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, included and inspired to do their best work.

What’s happening?

Weber Shandwick is on the hunt for a curious and hard-working Junior Associate to join our Glasgow team to kickstart a career in PR from September 2025!

This is an opportunity to immerse yourself in a fast-paced agency, work with colleagues and clients around the world and be part of a high-performing, close-knit community.

The role is a superb opportunity to start a career in communications, offering a portfolio of well-known global brands, as well as work on integrated campaigns involving earned media, strategy, creative, analytics and digital specialists. You’ll be instrumental in supporting account teams managing the day-to-day running of accounts, pitching to the media and securing coverage, research, and reporting on campaigns. 

We believe that the more open, varied, and diverse we are as an industry the better the work we can do – so, whether you’re a school, college or university leaver, or interested in a new career – we are looking for smart people from all backgrounds who are restless and want to do impactful work.

What will you be doing?

• Help teams to develop media materials (press releases, pitch emails, reporter backgrounders, social media posts)
• Stay on top of industry news, trends, and influencers in specific industries
• Media research, developing targeted media lists (top-tier, trade, specialist areas), and pitching contacts
• Conduct research and develop media audits
• Deliver accurate and timely media monitoring and campaign results reports
• Maintain and update status reports, including materials trackers, media trackers, conference/event trackers
• Attend and participate in client meetings and/or teleconferences, accurately capture meeting notes/actions
• Event research and preparation
• Supplier liaison (e.g. production companies)

 

Who are you?

Ideally you will be:

• Keen to learn about agency life and the full flow of work we do
• A strong communicator with a keen interest in public relations and communications
• Confident taking a proactive approach to identifying opportunities for the client, practice and team
• Be an excellent communicator and possess exceptional writing skills – particularly the ability to digest complex information and turn it into compelling, understandable written copy
• Able to manage your time and consistently meet deadlines
• Attentive to detail and quality
• Fluent in Microsoft programs and digital/social media platforms, tools, and solutions

 

Our Values and Behaviors:

 

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

Perks and Benefits:

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