Senior Vice President, Earned Media Strategy

About The Opportunity

The Weber Shandwick team is searching for a Senior Vice President, Earned Media to lead our North America Technology Earned Media and West Coast Earned Media teams while driving success for several high-profile, fast-growing clients across our Technology and Corporate Practices.

This is a unique opportunity for a strategic thinker who thrives on shaping the future of earned media in the technology and corporate reputation space. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in technology communications, corporate and brand reputation management, executive visibility, and earned media strategy.

About you

Are you deeply tuned into the ever-changing media landscape? Do you love translating your industry perspective into impactful stories that drive measurable business results? Are you committed to building high-performing teams and mentoring rising talent?

If this sounds like you, let’s talk. We’re looking for a highly collaborative, strategic thinker with an insatiable curiosity about the intersections of media, culture, business, and technology. You have the ability to distill complex problems into clear insights, develop compelling narratives, and build strategies that accelerate clients’ business goals. This is a role for a media-savvy leader who’s as passionate about coaching teams as they are about delivering impactful results for clients. Join us to lead and inspire a growing community of earned media strategists tasked with shaping some of today’s most dynamic brand stories.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership : Develop and champion best-in-class earned media strategies that position clients for success in highly competitive and evolving brand and corporate landscapes.
• Media Expertise : Stay ahead of shifts in the media ecosystem, using your knowledge to craft proactive media strategies and identify opportunities to strengthen client narratives.
• High-Profile Client Support : Partner with key clients across technology and corporate sectors, providing senior-level earned media counsel, strategic narrative development, and impactful storytelling recommendations.
• Team Development : Manage and mentor a team of earned media professionals, creating opportunities for learning growth, fostering collaboration, and building a culture of innovation and excellence.
• Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration : Partner with integrated teams across influence, social, creative, and data / analytics to ensure media efforts are strategically aligned with broader business goals.
• Thought Leadership : Serve as a media authority within Weber Shandwick and the broader industry, demonstrating expertise in media trends, data-driven storytelling, and cultural intelligence.
• Business Growth : Support new business initiatives for both the Technology and Corporate practices, leveraging earned media expertise to pitch and win incremental growth opportunities.

Competencies

Basic Qualifications

Benefits

Base pay range : $160,000.00 / yr - $235,000.00 / yr

Salary range : $160,000 - $235,000

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