Senior Vice President

About the role

617MediaGroup is one of the fastest‑growing progressive communications agencies in the U.S., recruiting a Senior Vice President to join its growing team. The agency celebrates differences, centers candidates from underrepresented backgrounds, and encourages applications from marginalized communities. The position is based in one of the following locations: Newton, MA; New York, NY; Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA; or Chicago, IL. 617MediaGroup’s team consists of veteran campaigners, communicators, designers, strategists, storytellers, and web developers who are results‑driven and work only with clients they believe in. They move public opinion, win tough fights, tell stories simply with maximum impact, and provide comprehensive communication services—from earned media to paid, from digital strategy to eye‑catching design, websites, and video—for clients’ social‑justice causes and campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Act as a big‑picture communication and campaign strategist, conceiving and executing winning campaigns for labor unions or advocacy efforts.
• Lead and develop talent, managing teams of writers and designers to hit deadlines, produce exceptional work, and maintain a fun, collaborative environment.
• Craft persuasive messages that move public opinion and deliver measurable results.
• Develop strategy and creative for client campaigns, including content calendars, mailers, landing pages, and social memes/graphics.
• Manage client relations and project execution with strong organizational skills.
• Thrive as a creative, collaborative multitasker in fast‑paced, campaign‑like settings.
• Apply expertise in digital organizing and communications, with familiarity in online advertising, mobile strategy, and web design.
• Leverage knowledge of digital platforms and analytics to drive client and campaign success.
• Create integrated campaigns using social media, online advertising, email marketing, and web design, with experience in HubSpot, WordPress, Google Analytics, Facebook Manager, or similar platforms.
• Generate new business leads, capitalize on opportunities, and close deals to bring new clients to the agency.
• Maintain a valid driver’s license and a personal vehicle (purchased or leased) with a current inspection sticker for work‑related travel; request an exemption in your cover letter if this creates an unmitigable hardship.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years of strategic communications experience in labor, advocacy, organizing, politics, or media; agency experience is a plus.
• Proven ability to manage and supervise multiple teams or divisions within an agency.
• Demonstrated success in delivering A+ work across print, web, earned media, social media, and other channels.
• Extensive history of managing teams of designers, web developers, digital strategists, and copywriters for web and print platforms.

Skills

• Digital organizing and communications
• Online advertising, mobile strategy, and web design
• Proficiency with HubSpot, WordPress, Google Analytics, Facebook Manager, or comparable platforms
• Analytics and digital platform knowledge to measure and improve campaign performance
• Strong writing, strategic thinking, leadership, client relations, and project management abilities

Benefits

• Union shop environment with collective bargaining agreement coverage
• Robust opportunities for professional and financial growth and advancement

Pay

The current minimum starting salary offer is $117,448; the maximum starting salary offer is $129,301. Starting salaries are set at the agency’s discretion, adhering to contractually guaranteed minimum pay rates and reflecting the applicant’s relevant experience and agency hiring needs.