Vice President, Corporate

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •B.A. in Public Relations, Journalism, Communications or the like
• •Eight (8) to ten (10) years of B2B and/or Corporate communications experience in a public relations agency or similar position
• •three (3) or more years of supervisory experience
• •Demonstrated success developing and executing financial and crisis communications strategies
• •Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• •Travel to client and event locations
• •Meet with clients at their office locations/headquarters

Desired Qualifications

• •Develop and propose strategic, creative ideas and tactical elements for client programs
• •Demonstrate an ability to autonomously handle these responsibilities when needed
• •Ensure that Senior Account Supervisors/Account Supervisors manage account teams and programs to deliver high quality results on-time and on-budget
• •Anticipate issues; recognize potential fiscal challenges and take action early to remedy them
• •Make recommendations for ways to meet client needs
• •Demonstrate an expertise and understanding of the clients' marketplace and business
• •Serve as a representative of the client and agency on-site at client events
• •Manage account financials: develop and manage budgets, fee estimates, out-of-pocket expenses, team hour allocations, billing, invoicing, etc.
• •Regularly monitor to ensure execution is profitable for the agency while meeting client objectives
• •Demonstrate an ability to balance these two requirements and find solutions that satisfy both
• •Provide analysis to clients of program results
• •Sustain accounts, minimize and limit account turnover
• •Serve as primary client contact and build/maintain strong relationships with key client personnel
• •Accommodate and anticipate client needs
• •Make recommendations to clients
• •Respond to requests for information from clients in a timely manner
• •Lead client calls, meetings, and presentations to the client
• •Participate in client brainstorms
• •Use metrics and analytics to provide insights and counsel to clients pertaining to programs and proposals
• •Recognize and seek opportunities to grow client accounts
• •Utilize relationships with clients to sell in incremental opportunities
• •Develop a vision for each account's direction and work with team members to achieve goals
• •Take strategic risks to push accounts to the next level
• •Recognize and pursue opportunities to introduce clients to the agency's specialized services
• •Build, lead and develop engaged and successful account teams
• •Help team members understand the role of PR in a program's marketing mix
• •Manage overall team billability and drive staff utilization to ensure efficient use of all team members' time
• •Bring time allocation issues to the attention of agency management
• •Act as an internal and external talent ambassador
• •Manage the performance review process
• •Identify issues within teams and assist in finding resolutions
• •Maintain relationships with key contacts at traditional and social media outlets
• •Leverage those relationships to obtain desired media coverage on behalf of the agency and/or clients
• •Support agency growth initiatives including, ideation and development of content for proposals
• •Participate in pitches
• •Source organic growth opportunities on accounts
• •Participate in agency brainstorm sessions for client programs
• •Lead an agency committee
• •Participate in and drive agency initiatives, visibility efforts and staff development
• •Demonstrate an interest in the long-range health of the agency
• •Represent the agency in professional associations
• •Develop new professional contacts through participation in outside organizations
• •Understand the clients' business and relevant industry trends
• •Use the information to develop strategic PR programs
• •Manage multiple accounts and projects
• •Train and mentor junior and mid-level staff
• •Effectively delegate work among account teams
• •Demonstrate strong writing, editing, presentation and interpersonal communications skills
• •Show integrity and good judgment when working with colleagues and clients
• •Deal constructively with client and personnel situations