Weber Shandwick Korea is seeking a highly motivated individual who is passionate about data-driven communication strategy and excels in fast-paced, dynamic environments. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in supporting our global and domestic pharmaceutical clients in various communications-related projects.

As a Manager / Senior Manager, you will be an integral contributor to our Healthcare team, working hands-on with our globally known pharmaceutical and healthcare clients to ensure a smooth and positive client experience.

 

What You Will Do:

• Develop a strong understanding of the client’s business and target audiences and work collaboratively with strategists and creative team members to deliver solutions that meet program objectives;
• Develop strategic messaging for clients and support creation of media plans and proposals that take an integrated approach to driving awareness with target audiences both domestically and globally;
• Foster meaningful relationships with health media reporters, and facilitate interviews and meetings for client-side spokespeople with media liaisons;
• Create engaging and eye-grabbing story ideas and topic angles, oversee team in developing media materials, and pitch media to land earned coverage;
• Collaborate with the internal digital team to develop a digital social media strategy;
• Manage existing client relationships and develop potential for new clients to grow the healthcare team business;
• Support client spokesperson training;
• Compose reports on campaign results;
• Determine program KPIs and write reports on PR activities.

 

What You Will Need:

• Fluent Korean (Ability to do business smoothly in Korean);
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in the PR / Communications industry, ideally in an agency environment
• Experience executing multi-channel communications strategies and tactics
• Strong media relations (magazines, news networks, TV channels, etc.) skills;

 

Preferred Experience:

• English Proficiency (our Healthcare team consultants currently utilise Korean on a day-to-day basis, but if you can bring English or other languages to the team, it is a huge plus for us!);
• Experience in Healthcare Industry (Pharmaceutical / Medical / Medtech / Clinical Research / Pharmaceutical Sales / Cosmetics, etc.);

 

What We Look For:

• Highly motivated individuals with a passion for driving cultural change through Communications;
• Strong presentation, written and verbal communication skills;
• A team-player attitude and ability to think creatively;
• Passion, ownership, and a strong sense of responsibility;
• Creative and innovative individuals with a natural sense of curiosity.

 

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Note from the team

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Weber Shandwick is committed to building a culture where all employees are seen as equal, are respected and where all opinions are heard. We take pride in our inclusive hiring, as well as our diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

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Due to the large number of applications received, we apologize if we are unable to provide a response or feedback on unsuccessful applications. We appreciate the time taken to apply for the role and your recent interest in Weber Shandwick.