Vice President, Client Experience

Current Global; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Current Global seeks a curious, ambitious Vice President to lead work across lifestyle and CPG brands intersecting sports, entertainment and culture. You will spearhead award-worthy, earned-driven activations connecting brands with audiences and culture.

You will oversee large, complex programs, manage multiple workstreams, and act as a trusted advisor to clients while strengthening relationships and growing the business. This is a senior, client-facing leadership role in New York.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• 9–12 years of agency experience.
• Experience developing programs around sports, entertainment or cultural passion points.
• Ability to promote collaboration across organizational functions.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the business and the work as day-to-day account lead across clients and interagency partners, setting vision for big, creative programs.
• Develop integrated, multichannel programs with Earned Media, Creative, Strategy, Digital teams to meet client objectives.
• Manage programs end-to-end from strategy through implementation, anticipating roadblocks and solutions.
• Provide direction and coaching to teams, ensuring work is polished, on time and on budget.
• Build strong client relationships and identify opportunities to grow the business.
• Oversee budgets, resource allocation, reconciliations, invoicing and financial oversight.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Client relationship management

Problem solving

Communication

Organization

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Job description

Job Description

Current Global is looking for a curious, ambitious and collaborative Vice President to lead work across lifestyle and CPG brands specifically focusing on brands and programs that intersect with sports, entertainment and culture. In this role, you will spearhead high-profile, award-worthy, earned-driven integrated activations that connect brands with culture and audiences in meaningful ways.

Agency

Weber Shandwick

Job Function

Communications and PR

Job Subfunction

Public Relations

Job Description

Current Global is looking for a curious, ambitious and collaborative Vice President to lead work across lifestyle and CPG brands specifically focusing on brands and programs that intersect with sports, entertainment and culture. In this role, you will spearhead high-profile, award-worthy, earned-driven integrated activations that connect brands with culture and audiences in meaningful ways.

You will lead large, complex pieces of business, overseeing multiple workstreams and teams while serving as a trusted advisor to clients and a strong partner to agency and inter-agency teams. You will be responsible for building and strengthening client relationships, identifying opportunities to grow the business, and ensuring the work consistently meets a high creative and strategic standard.

The successful candidate will bring deep experience developing consumer and sports-focused programs, a genuine curiosity about culture and audiences, and a relentless drive to make the work better. You are a natural connector and collaborator who can inspire teams, navigate complexity, build trust with clients and bring together talent across practice areas, disciplines and geographies. Most importantly, you know how to turn a strong idea into work that earns attention, creates impact and moves brands forward.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the business and the work. Serve as a day-to-day account lead across clients, interagency partners and internal teams, establishing the vision for big, creative programs and driving successful implementation across multiple workstreams.
• Develop integrated, multichannel programs. Partner with specialist teams across Earned Media, Creative, Strategy, Digital and other disciplines to develop ideas and activations that address client objectives and connect brands with audiences across culture, entertainment, sports and other relevant passion points.
• Be the driving force behind execution. Closely manage client-approved programs from strategy through implementation, maintaining a clear understanding of status, dependencies and considerations; anticipate roadblocks and proactively develop and implement solutions.
• Lead teams and foster excellence. Provide clear direction and counsel to teams across CX and specialist partners, ensuring work is polished, strategically sound, on time and on budget. Identify development opportunities and coach junior talent to help team members reach their full potential.
• Serve as a trusted client advisor. Understand client business challenges and translate them into thoughtful, strategically sound deliverables. Build strong client relationships and demonstrate deep knowledge of the client’s business, competitive landscape, audiences and broader enterprise.
• Drive business growth. Identify opportunities to expand existing client relationships, deepen agency partnerships and contribute to new business efforts.
• Own financial management. Manage complex client budgets, including resource allocation, reconciliations, invoicing and ongoing financial oversight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher
• 9-12 years of agency experience
• Understanding of integrated agency teams (Earned Media, Digital, Strategy,Creative)
• Experience developing programs around sports, entertainment or other cultural passion points
• Experience negotiating, managing and activating partnerships and talent on behalf of brands
• Can promote a culture of collaboration and teamwork across organizational functions
• Can handle multiple deliverables at once
• Ability to stay calm under pressure and always focus on problem solving
• Outstanding communications skills (verbal, written, and presentation)
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Proficiency in sculpting and telling a cohesive story

About Current Global

Current Global is a human-centered creative communications agency. That is marketing mumbo jumbo for: we eat, play, and dream in culture, so we can help brands stay ahead of the trends to forge deeper and more authentic connections with their consumers.

Our portfolio of iconic brands is a creative person’s dream, offering endless opportunities to work across a wide range of assignments and sectors. The diversity of our client roster reflects our inclusive team structure and collaborative process. We believe the most powerful creative ideas are sparked by bringing together people with different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences.

At Current Global, the best ideas come from a diverse mix of minds, backgrounds, and experiences—a fusion of creatives, strategists, media and marketing specialists, and client experience experts, all working together to deliver highly effective, award-winning work. This winning formula has earned us 41 Cannes Lions, along with numerous other accolades, including Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas in 2021 and 2024, and recognition in The Valuable 500 in 2023.

Current Global is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Current recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or citizenship status.

NYC Salary Range: $125,000-$165,000.

Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

$135,000 - $170,000

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$135,000 - $170,000