Chicago, Illinois, United States On-site USD 95,000 – 125,000 / year

Weber Shandwick is hiring an Account Director, Influencer Strategy

Responsibilities

  • Defines strategic direction for influencer marketing initiatives, ensuring they support brand goals and key performance indicators for major lifestyle and consumer packaged goods clients.
  • Collaborates with cross-functional teams such as Creative, Analytics, Paid Media, and CX, along with the Influencer Activation Team, to integrate campaigns and maintain awareness of agency capabilities, digital trends, and emerging technologies.
  • Leads communication efforts in tactical planning and represents influencer marketing expertise across internal and client-facing discussions.
  • Promotes innovation by utilizing new platforms, AI-powered insights, and trend analysis to build resilient and future-ready strategies.
  • Develops and sustains relationships with talent representatives and management agencies to ensure dependable collaborations and rapid campaign execution.
  • Serves as a trusted consultant, advising clients on best practices in social media, digital engagement, and influencer marketing while identifying paths for strategic expansion.
  • Advances client relationships to reveal additional revenue streams and strengthen long-term partnerships.
  • Evaluates campaign briefs, aligns internal teams, and coordinates staffing requirements with senior strategy leads and resource management to ensure efficient delivery.
  • Mentors team members by sharing industry insights, best practices, and updates on evolving trends to strengthen overall influencer marketing capabilities.
  • Works with senior strategy leads to create case studies that showcase impactful influencer marketing outcomes.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with prominent global brands on cutting-edge influencer marketing campaigns.
  • Be part of an agency culture focused on integration, innovation, and delivering measurable impact.
  • Engage with high-caliber professionals across creative, data, and media disciplines.
  • Access professional development, mentorship, and leadership growth opportunities.
  • Receive competitive compensation, benefits, and potential for career progression.

Compensation

$95,000 USD – $125,000 USD

Work Arrangement

Not specified

Team

Collaborative, cross-functional environment with integration across creative, analytics, media, and client teams.

Other

  • Salary Range: $95,000 USD – $125,000 USD
  • Actual compensation within this range depends on factors such as internal pay equity, market conditions, budget, tenure (for current employees), and the candidate's experience, background, and qualifications.
  • The company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
  • Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or citizenship status.
About company
Weber Shandwick
Weber Shandwick is a leading global communications network that delivers next-generation solutions to brands, businesses and organizations 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. Weber Shandwick was named to Ad Age’s Agency A-List in 2020 and Best Places to Work in 2019. Weber Shandwick was also honored as PRWeek’s Global Agency of the Year in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, and PRovoke’s Global Agency of the Year in 2015, 2017 and 2019. The firm earned 25 Lions at the 2019 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. 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 Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG).
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Job Details
Department Influencer Strategy
Category management
Posted 6 days ago