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I just say I work with words. I don't necessarily want to get into all the nuance of what I do, and a lot of people have preconceived notions about working in media anyway. Instead, I'm just the words gal 😊 that's how my friend described me too.
I agree with you that explaining my job requires a few minutes, and also checking what the person knows in order to tell them something they would understand. However, suppose I don't want to spend my time. In that case, I just want to use a nice one-liner to explain what a manager would do, so I say something that solves problems people didn’t know they had, in real time with my team,” If the person really wants to know, then I would explain to them some key responsibilities I have.
My explanation would depend on who was asking. If it was a new employee, like in your case, I'd give a friendly and moderately detailed answer. In a lot of cases I'd just say something vague.
The wordy one. Plain and simple