617MediaGroup: Senior Vice President

Job Post; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 117,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

617MediaGroup, a leading progressive communications agency, seeks a Senior Vice President to lead large-scale campaigns in Newton, MA and other major U.S. markets. You will shape strategy, manage writers and designers, and drive client campaigns across media, digital, and web platforms.

You bring 7+ years of strategic communications, proven leadership, and a talent for crafting persuasive messages that move public opinion while guiding integrated campaigns for social justice causes.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of strategic communications experience in labor, advocacy, organizing, politics, or media.
• Experience managing and supervising multiple teams or divisions of an agency.
• Ability to deliver client work across print, web, earned media and social channels.
• Experience guiding designers, web developers, and strategists on integrated campaigns.
• Proven use of digital platforms and analytics to advance client campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute winning campaigns for labor unions or advocacy efforts.
• Lead and develop teams of writers and designers to meet deadlines and deliver high-quality work.
• Craft persuasive messages and strategies to move public opinion and win campaigns.
• Oversee strategy and creative for client campaigns, including content calendars and assets.
• Maintain strong client relations and project management to ensure delivery.

Skills

Strategic communications

Campaign leadership

Team management

Content strategy

Digital organizing

Job description

617MediaGroup: Senior Vice President

LOCATION

NY|MA|DC

SALARY

$117448 - $129301 (Yearly)

HEALTHCARE

Employer-sponsored health insurance offered

COMPANY

617MediaGroup

DEPARTMENT

Communications

EMPLOYMENT TYPE

Consulting Firm

MINIMUM LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE

Director (overseeing a department. Ex: Political Director, Communications Director)

JOB DESCRIPTION

617MediaGroup, one of the fastest-growing progressive communications agencies in the U.S., is recruiting for a skilled Senior Vice President to join our growing team. At 617MediaGroup, we don’t just accept differences — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our clients, and our communities. We believe that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds must be centered in the work we do. We strongly encourage applications from marginalized communities.

This position will be based in Newton, MA, New York, NY, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, CA, or Chicago, IL.

Who we are:

We’re veteran campaigners, communicators, designers, strategists, storytellers, and web developers. We love what we do. We’re results-driven. And we only work with clients we believe in.

What we do:

We move public opinion. We win tough fights. We tell stories simply, and with maximum impact. We offer comprehensive communication services: from earned media to paid, from digital strategy to eye-catching design. Websites. Video. We do it all for the benefit of our clients’ social justice causes and campaigns.

Who you are:

• Big picture communication and campaign strategist with experience conceiving and executing winning campaigns for labor unions or advocacy campaigns
• A proven leader and manager with experience developing talent and leading teams of writers and designers to hit deadlines, produce exceptional work, and have fun doing it
• An ace writer with a keen ability to craft persuasive messages that move public opinion and get results
• A pro at developing the strategy and creative for client campaigns, including content calendars, mailers, landing pages, social memes/graphics
• A highly organized client relations and project management pro
• A creative, collaborative multitasker who thrives in a fast-paced, campaign-like environments
• Skilled in digital organizing and communications with familiarity in online advertising, mobile strategy, and web design
• Posses knowledge of digital platforms and analytics to further client and campaign success

Your experience:

• You have at least 7 years of strategic communications experience in labor, advocacy, organizing, politics, or media, and you’re eager to make a difference for the public good. Agency experience is a plus.
• Experience managing and supervising multiple teams or division of an agency
• You have a proven ability to bottom-line a range of A+ deliverables and client service, ranging from print and web to earned media to social media, and more
• Extensive history of managing a team of designers, web developers, digital strategists and copywriters for web and print platforms
• You create integrated campaigns using social media, online advertising, email marketing and web design with experience using HubSpot, WordPress, Google Analytics, Facebook Manager or similar platforms
• You have experience generating new business leads, are able to capitalize on new business opportunities and are able to close deals to bring new clients into the company

All employees in this position are expected to retain a valid driver’s license and a purchased or leased automobile for personal transportation to work events with a valid inspection sticker. If this expectation will create an unmitigable hardship, and you would like to request an exemption, please note that in your cover letter.

The current minimum starting salary offer for this position is $117,448. The current maximum starting salary offer for this position is $129,301. Starting salary offer amounts are furnished at the discretion of the agency with adherence to contractually guaranteed minimum pay rates and are also based on the relevant experience level of the applicant and agency hiring needs. 617MediaGroup is proud to be a union shop and 617MediaGroup employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Employees of 617MediaGroup enjoy robust opportunities for professional and financial growth and advancement.