Senior Vice President Media Relations

Role Description Title:Sr.
Vice President- Media Relations.
Location:Gurugram.
Reporting to:MD.
The Role:.
The role will be responsible for the overall media quotient in the India market with specialization in multiple categories (TV/Print/Online Media/Regional/News Aggregator Services)..
Your work will need you to:.
Manage your team of media specialists.
Strengthen the agencys earned media prowess.
Advise clients and staff across the spectrum.
Lead during crisis situations.
Ultimately, we are looking for a seasoned media super specialist who is a committed team player and a problem solver..
Some of the responsibilities includes but not limited to:.
Media outreach and deliveries for PR Campaigns:Developing strong and robust Media Relations with Print, TV Channel, online, online media and vernacular press across domains.
Crisis Mitigation:Exhibiting quick-time response for crisis management and message driven Crisis Communication to strategize countermeasures in a variety of crisis.
Generate opportunities, and coordinate client engagements with key media houses as and when required- depending on the needs of the client mandate.
Helping all critical media interventions, contacts and influence during a crisis on all accounts.
Being a strategic advisor to large clients and help them navigate their issues through relationships and understanding we bring to the table.
Contributing to overall media outcomes on large clients across the Weber Shandwick India network by proactively reaching and engaging with teams and team heads and developing large format stories to ensure impact and outcomes- cover stories, large format interviews and op-eds..
Counsel the practice teams on the media trends and happenings.
Develop and manage strategic media programs which result in high ROI for clients as well as the agency.
PanIndia team coordination including network/ affiliates/ stringer.
Technical & Business Skills:.
12/15+ years leading multiple clients and programs with extensive experience in media coverage and media crisis management for large clients having a local and global presence.
Strong expertise and knowledge of the industry:Depth and Breadth of Media Experience- Knowledge and understanding of the changing media landscape, strong relationships with the key media houses, desk editors, senior editors and the network to access the right media for the right outcomes.
Strong relationship with media and deep understanding of media platforms and emerging trends.
Understanding of clients and ability to pitch stories.
Other Skills:.
Being able to scrutinize data and analytics.
Understanding of influencer space.
Proven team management experience.
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