Vice President Public Relations

TWENTY6 Communications; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180.000 - 280.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible PTO

Summer Fridays

professional development

dental

vision

401(k) access

Zusammenfassung

TWENTY6 is seeking a Vice President, Communications to lead senior client relationships and serve as a strategic counselor to executives in sports, entertainment, lifestyle and culture. The role demands ownership of integrated programs, media relations and high-visibility campaigns in a fast-growing NYC agency.

You will guide account teams, drive new business, and work closely with founders to shape the agency’s growth while remaining hands-on with media strategy and major events.

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of PR / communications experience, ideally within an agency.
• Experience leading consumer-facing brands and integrated communications programs.
• Deep earned media and media relations expertise; counseling senior executives.
• Background across sports, entertainment, lifestyle, consumer and/or culture.
• Strong team leadership and people-development experience.
• New business, pitching and account-growth experience.
• Excellent judgment, presence and communication skills.
• Creative instincts and a strong understanding of cultural relevance.
• Comfortable operating in a growing agency where senior leaders wear multiple hats.

Aufgaben

• Lead some of the agency’s most important client relationships.
• Serve as a senior strategic counselor to executives and brand leaders.
• Develop integrated communications and earned-media strategies.
• Identify creative opportunities around sports, entertainment, talent, lifestyle and cultural moments.
• Lead national media relations across consumer, business, broadcast, digital and trade outlets.
• Guide and develop account teams while creating accountability and strong client service.
• Oversee multiple accounts, programs, budgets and priorities.
• Contribute meaningfully to new business, pitches and organic account growth.
• Work closely with the founders and senior leadership team on broader agency priorities.
• Bring ideas forward and take ownership without waiting for layers of direction.
• Stay hands-on when the work requires it, from media strategy to major events and activations.

Kenntnisse

PR / communications experience

Brand leadership

Media relations

Team leadership

New business & pitches

Executive counseling

Cultural relevance

Jobbeschreibung

Vice President, Communications | Sports, Entertainment & Culture

TWENTY6 | New York City

JBR Executive Search is partnering exclusively with TWENTY6, a growing New York communications agency, on the search for a Vice President to join its senior team.

TWENTY6 works at the intersection of sports, entertainment, lifestyle, culture and consumer brands. This is a highly visible leadership role for someone who can serve as a trusted advisor to senior clients, lead teams and major accounts, drive earned media and creative strategy, and play an active role in the continued growth of the agency.

This is not a traditional, layered VP role. TWENTY6 is looking for someone who is senior enough to counsel executives and lead teams, but still enjoys being close to the work, the media and the ideas.

What You’ll Do

• Lead some of the agency’s most important client relationships
• Serve as a senior strategic counselor to executives and brand leaders
• Develop integrated communications and earned-media strategies
• Identify creative opportunities around sports, entertainment, talent, lifestyle and cultural moments
• Lead national media relations across consumer, business, broadcast, digital and trade outlets
• Guide and develop account teams while creating accountability and strong client service
• Oversee multiple accounts, programs, budgets and priorities
• Contribute meaningfully to new business, pitches and organic account growth
• Work closely with the founders and senior leadership team on broader agency priorities
• Bring ideas forward and take ownership without waiting for layers of direction
• Stay hands-on when the work requires it, from media strategy to major events and activations

What We’re Looking For

• 8+ years of PR / communications experience, ideally within an agency
• Strong experience leading consumer-facing brands and integrated communications programs
• Deep earned media and media relations expertiseExperience counseling senior executives and managing high-profile client relationships
• Background across sports, entertainment, lifestyle, consumer and/or culture
• Strong team leadership and people-development experience
• New business, pitching and account-growth experience
• Excellent judgment, presence and communication skills
• Creative instincts and a strong understanding of cultural relevance
• Comfortable operating in a growing agency where senior leaders wear multiple hats

The Opportunity

TWENTY6 has been intentionally built as an entrepreneurial, highly collaborative agency where senior people have a real voice in the work and the business.

This person will have the opportunity to work closely with the founders, take meaningful ownership across clients and teams, contribute to new business and help shape the agency’s next stage of growth.

Details

Location: New York City

Schedule: Hybrid, 3 days in office / 2 days remote

Travel: Meaningful travel may be required for client work, events and cultural moments

Additional Compensation: Business-development bonus opportunities

Benefits

• Flexible PTO
• Summer Fridays
• professional development
• dental
• vision
• 401(k) access