SVP, Managing Director

Horizon Media Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 230,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading content agency as the Senior Vice President, Managing Director, overseeing client relationships and driving revenue growth. This pivotal role calls for a visionary leader passionate about social media and influencer marketing to cultivate partnerships and spearhead innovative solutions, ensuring client satisfaction and operational excellence.

Benefits

Health insurance coverage

Unlimited paid time off (PTO)

Retirement savings plans

Discretionary bonus

Wellness resources

Childcare resources

Qualifications

• 20+ years experience in advertising with a focus on social media and influencer marketing.
• Proven ability to drive revenue and exceed client expectations.
• Strong project management and operational skills.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead client relationships and drive revenue growth.
• Cultivate strategic partnerships and identify new business opportunities.
• Inspire and lead client-facing teams to ensure exceptional service.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

Interpersonal Communication

Financial Acumen

Client Relationship Management

Innovation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Blue Hour Studios is a social-first content agency that was formed in 2019 and is an affiliate of Horizon Media. Blue Hour builds community and fandom by playing at the intersection of creators, culture, content, and commerce. The company is headquartered in New York and Los Angeles.

At Horizon and Blue Hour Studios, we understand the value that different perspectives can bring to our clients and culture, so we strive for an environment where our employees feel welcomed, safe and empowered. We value YOU and believe that your authentic voice and unique perspective allows us to create a more rewarding culture, and experience, together.

Our simple recipe for success? We hire talented people (thinkers, doers, dreamers, makers), challenge them and give them every opportunity to grow.

What you’ll do:

• 80% - Client Partnership & Business Strategy
• 15% - Business Development
• 5% - Project Management

The Job:

As the Senior Vice President, Managing Director at Blue Hour Studios, you will spearhead all client relationships, driving revenue growth and inform the evolution of our product offerings. This leadership role demands a passion for social, influencer, media, and creativity, requiring you to cultivate strategic partnerships and identify new business opportunities. You will inspire and guide client-facing teams, ensuring exceptional service, drive business outcomes for our clients and operational excellence.

Description & Responsibilities:

• Champion Client Success & Drive Business Impact: Serve as the executive sponsor for all client relationships, ensuring exceptional service delivery, fostering trust, and cultivating long-term partnerships that drive mutual growth.
• Fuel Revenue Growth: Identify and pursue organic growth opportunities within existing client relationships and actively contribute to new business development initiatives in collaboration with agency leadership.
• Evolve Blue Hour’s Product: Possess a deep understanding of the evolving social landscape and proactively identify opportunities to enhance our existing services and develop innovative new products and solutions that meet the future needs of our clients.
• Inspire and Lead: Provide strong leadership and mentorship to client-facing teams, fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture that values innovation, accountability, and performance.
• Operational Excellence: Oversee the efficient and effective delivery of client work, ensuring projects are on strategy, on time, and within budget, while maintaining the highest quality standards.
• Strategic Partnership: Collaborate closely with senior leaders to define and execute the agency's strategic roadmap, contributing to overall business planning and growth initiatives.
• Industry Authority: Stay at the forefront of social media trends, platform updates, influencer marketing best practices, and emerging technologies, sharing insights and perspectives internally and externally.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work seamlessly with internal teams, including creative, strategy, media, and the broader Horizon Media Holdings agencies, to ensure integrated and impactful client solutions.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree preferred
• A minimum of 20 years of progressive leadership experience within advertising agencies, with a significant focus on social media, influencer marketing, and digital content
• Proven track record for directly driving revenue, significantly growing client relationships, and exceeding client expectations.
• Excellent conflict resolution and problem solving skills
• Deep passion for and understanding of the social media ecosystem, influencer landscape, digital media, and creative.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills
• Strong financial acumen and experience managing budgets and resource allocation.
• Ability to handle multiple projects, relationships, and tasks simultaneously.
• A proactive and entrepreneurial mindset, with a passion for driving innovation and continuous improvement.

#BHS

#LI-LT1

Horizon Media is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Salary Range

$230,000.00 - $500,000.00

Job Description

Hello, Blue Hour.

Blue Hour Studios is a social-first content agency that was formed in 2019 and is an affiliate of Horizon Media. Blue Hour builds community and fandom by playing at the intersection of creators, culture, content, and commerce. The company is headquartered in New York and Los Angeles.

At Horizon and Blue Hour Studios, we understand the value that different perspectives can bring to our clients and culture, so we strive for an environment where our employees feel welcomed, safe and empowered. We value YOU and believe that your authentic voice and unique perspective allows us to create a more rewarding culture, and experience, together.

Our simple recipe for success? We hire talented people (thinkers, doers, dreamers, makers), challenge them and give them every opportunity to grow.

What you’ll do:

• 80% - Client Partnership & Business Strategy
• 15% - Business Development
• 5% - Project Management

The Job:

As the Senior Vice President, Managing Director at Blue Hour Studios, you will spearhead all client relationships, driving revenue growth and inform the evolution of our product offerings. This leadership role demands a passion for social, influencer, media, and creativity, requiring you to cultivate strategic partnerships and identify new business opportunities. You will inspire and guide client-facing teams, ensuring exceptional service, drive business outcomes for our clients and operational excellence.

Description & Responsibilities:

• Champion Client Success & Drive Business Impact: Serve as the executive sponsor for all client relationships, ensuring exceptional service delivery, fostering trust, and cultivating long-term partnerships that drive mutual growth.
• Fuel Revenue Growth: Identify and pursue organic growth opportunities within existing client relationships and actively contribute to new business development initiatives in collaboration with agency leadership.
• Evolve Blue Hour’s Product: Possess a deep understanding of the evolving social landscape and proactively identify opportunities to enhance our existing services and develop innovative new products and solutions that meet the future needs of our clients.
• Inspire and Lead: Provide strong leadership and mentorship to client-facing teams, fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture that values innovation, accountability, and performance.
• Operational Excellence: Oversee the efficient and effective delivery of client work, ensuring projects are on strategy, on time, and within budget, while maintaining the highest quality standards.
• Strategic Partnership: Collaborate closely with senior leaders to define and execute the agency's strategic roadmap, contributing to overall business planning and growth initiatives.
• Industry Authority: Stay at the forefront of social media trends, platform updates, influencer marketing best practices, and emerging technologies, sharing insights and perspectives internally and externally.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work seamlessly with internal teams, including creative, strategy, media, and the broader Horizon Media Holdings agencies, to ensure integrated and impactful client solutions.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree preferred
• A minimum of 20 years of progressive leadership experience within advertising agencies, with a significant focus on social media, influencer marketing, and digital content
• Proven track record for directly driving revenue, significantly growing client relationships, and exceeding client expectations.
• Excellent conflict resolution and problem solving skills
• Deep passion for and understanding of the social media ecosystem, influencer landscape, digital media, and creative.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills
• Strong financial acumen and experience managing budgets and resource allocation.
• Ability to handle multiple projects, relationships, and tasks simultaneously.
• A proactive and entrepreneurial mindset, with a passion for driving innovation and continuous improvement.
• Extreme attention to detail

#BHS

#LI-LT1

Horizon Media is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Salary Range

$230,000.00 - $500,000.00

A successful applicant’s actual base salary may vary based on factors such as individual’s skill sets, experience, training, education, licensure/certifications, and qualifications for the role. As an organization, we take an aptitude and competency-based hiring approach. We provide a competitive total rewards package including a discretionary bonus and a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, company paid holidays and unlimited paid time off (PTO), mental health and wellness resources, pet insurance, childcare resources, identity theft insurance, fertility assistance programs, and fitness reimbursement.