Vice President, Public Relations

About the role

The AVP serves as a senior strategic leader and trusted advisor, to clients, to account teams, and to the agency’s leadership. Senior-level communications counsel and ensures the effective implementation of clients' strategic communications programs. Anticipates and manages communication issues and effectively positions clients with key opinion leaders and constituencies.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a senior strategic leader and trusted advisor, to clients, to account teams, and to the agency’s leadership.
• Senior-level communications counsel and ensures the effective implementation of clients' strategic communications programs.
• Anticipates and manages communication issues and effectively positions clients with key opinion leaders and constituencies.
• Develops and tracks budgets, including monitoring account team hours, out of pocket costs, etc for multiple accounts.
• Supervises direct reports. Responsible for performance reviews, professional development, and account work oversight.
• Cultivates and drives agency culture.
• Develops strategic communication programs that could include media relations, community relations, public affairs, social media, CEO positioning, etc.
• Reviews and edits the written work of staff including media materials (news releases, media advisories, background materials, media messages and Q &A) as well as client presentations, speeches, and by-line articles.
• Oversee multiple accounts with responsibility for profitability, staffing, scope, and budget performance.
• Participate in crisis and issues management opportunities.
• Champion data-informed storytelling and modern content strategies.
• Participates with agency leadership team in developing proposals for new business opportunities.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in agency public relations or strategic communications, with a track record of growing accounts and developing talent.
• Skilled in program development and execution of PR strategies.
• Previous experience in leading teams and managing budgets.
• Healthcare communications experience, including crisis and issues management, strongly preferred.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills, you can write and you can lead a room.
• Strong multitasking, organizational, and project management skills, with keen attention to detail.
• Ability to thrive in a high-growth, fast-moving environment, exercising sound independent judgment and discretion on matters of significance.
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English or other related field.
• Data science, analytics, or government relations experience is a plus.

Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule
• Health Benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)
• 401k
• Amazing colleagues
• Comprehensive Parental Leave
• Employee recognition program (Bonusly)
• Variety of opportunities to enhance professional skills
• Active Employee Resource Groups
• Two week 'Work from Anywhere'
• Generous PTO policy
• Summer Fridays