SVP, Integrated Communications (Consumer)

Department: Integrated Communications

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: New York, New York, New York, Hybrid

Responsibilities

• Serve as a day-to-day client contact and business leader for large consumer accounts and workstreams
• Oversee and develop insight-driven ideas rooted in culture and todays earned media landscape that reach clients business and marketing goals
• Be an expert in earned media, understanding what it takes to tell a story that breaks through in todays changing marketing and communications landscape
• Partner directly with team members across communications, creative, design, influencer, and production, overseeing integrated projects as needed
• Brainstorm and bring a point of view, contributing ideas and creative executions to solve problems in unexpected ways, and translate them in ways that feel simple
• Stay on top of the changing social, digital, and cultural landscape—looking for untapped opportunities and fresh thinking to bring to our work and the Brand Communications team
• Be a thought-partner for senior-level clients by understanding their business while helping to maintain and deepen our client relationship
• Ensure that earned media, talent, content, and influencer strategies are aligned with clients overarching objectives
• Be proactive, anticipate client needs, and keep multiple activities moving
• Provide mentorship and leadership to agency teams, while remaining hands-on as needed to help deliver success
• Participate in and lead new business pitch development and/or presentations
• Serve on the Brand Communications leadership team, which includes helping to build new capabilities, driving office culture, and mentoring staff

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university or equivalent professional experience
• 12+ years of agency experience, successfully managing or contributing to integrated, earned-first creative ideation and campaign execution
• Proven track record of client leadership, leading earned-first work, and driving success both from a results and account growth perspective
• Ability to connect big-picture strategy with tactical execution; conceptual and editorially minded, with the skill to break through using modern earned media storytelling across major and emerging platforms
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with proven client and team leadership, proactive problem-solving, and the people skills to inspire teams and clients alike
• Highly self-motivated, reliable, and organized; able to manage multiple priorities and pivot quickly in a fast-paced environment
• Passion for teamwork, with experience building brand partnerships, integrated communications strategies, and large-scale event activations
• Resourceful, adaptable, and driven to deliver results amid todays ever-evolving environment
• Skilled at seamlessly overseeing and delivering earned media results across diverse clients and categories—including lifestyle, travel, consumer tech, luxury, and sports
• Experience with Artificial Intelligence (e.g., team upskilling, GEO, etc.) is a plus

Compensation + Benefits

• Health Care (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• Paid Time Off and Company Paid Holidays
• Summer Fridays
• Fresh Thinking Fridays
• Annual Technology Stipend
• 401K Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Paid Parental Leave
• Commuter Benefits
• Uber /Lyft Business Account 
• New Business Referral Bonus 
• Employee Referral Bonus