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About the Role

The Vice President (VP) will lead and manage the client relationship for US accounts, ensuring client expectations are met and providing strategic and creative consultancy. This role involves building media relationships, driving outreach for campaigns, and ensuring excellent client service, retention, and profitability. The VP will also lead new business credentials and pitches, working with international teams.

Responsibilities

Develop strong relationships and trust with the client, providing strategic and creative counsel, and initiatives for retention and organic growth; manage program delivery start to finish
Brief the creative engineering team to bring concepts to life for multi-channel campaigns
Run executive media relations programs, including media training, for the senior/c-suite clients
Ensure the delivery of excellent, consistent service and results; bring rigorous evaluation and measurement to campaign planning and reporting
Grow client revenue, identifying and securing upsell/cross sell opportunities
Manage business operational elements, eg. client profitability, budgets/costs, resource planning
For new business, help identify and engage prospects plus key intermediaries and influencers
Participate in, or lead, credentials and pitches for multi-market prospects, developing the strategic insight, strategy and messaging
Champion the cascading of US clients across the global network
Retain a high-caliber and motivated team – inspire and nurture a first-class culture in which people can thrive and grow professionally and personally
Manage and motivate direct reports, setting and reviewing goals; work to maximize strengths, improve weaknesses and support career development
Lead and participate in training as a trainer and by contributing curriculum ideas
Interview key potential hires. Help on-board and mentor these hires, setting them up for success
Overall, be a collaborative, encouraging, supportive member of the US management team.

Requirements

Evidence of running a large global client autonomously and with initiative
Experience in the tech sector is strongly preferred
Good understanding of trends and issues impacting business and stakeholder audiences
Track record of exceeding goals; evidence of consistently making sound decisions through a combination of analysis, experience and judgment
Successful commercial and operational management experience
Strong media relations skills and close relationships with notable media
Experience of leading and winning pitches
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; an articulate and convincing presenter
Ability to problem solve, project manage and multi-task. Will take charge of a situation and act
Integrity, humility, self-drive/initiative – and a sense of humor!

Skills

Strategic thinking
Client counseling
Campaign devising and running
B2B communications
Business empathy
Commercial acumen
Leadership
Coaching
Team management
Media relations
Problem solving
Project management
Multi-tasking
Presentation skills

Location

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Vice President

Salary/Compensations

$130K - $175K

Benefits

Competitive salary
Hybrid work environment
Generous PTO
Paid parental leave
Medical, dental, and vision benefits + life insurance (eligible day 1 of employment)
401k with employer match
Travel Programs
Up to $2k donation to a charity of your choice!

About the Company

TEAM LEWIS is a global marketing agency that has moved from start-up to multi-national in a little over two decades.
Its success is due to its ability to read the future and prepare for it; leveraging cutting edge AI; strategic thinkers delivering award winning campaigns; expanding client relationships into new markets or services; and above all, independence from outside investors.
The practice, its people and its campaigns have won many awards, including Cannes Lions, PRovoke Media, ICCO, European Excellence, PRCA Digital, Digital Impact, Global Digital Excellence.
At the heart of our community is the TEAM LEWIS Foundation (TLF), a non-profit charitable entity.
Since its launch in 2021, it has funded over 2,600 causes.
It is one of the largest employee-directed philanthropies in the world.
The TLF promotes a wide variety of social, cultural, and environmental causes that benefit society.
It aims to strengthen the bonds between the creative industries, businesses, government, and non-profits.
Community charities are championed by employees who, in addition to the financial donation, volunteer their time and skills to maximize grant effectiveness.

Equal Opportunity

TEAM LEWIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, reproductive health decisions and family responsibilities, qualifying acts of violence, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.