Job Description
Digital agency that specializes in corporate branding, public affairs and advocacy is seeking a Managing Director, Digital to join our team. In this position, you’ll lead an amazing team responsible for overseeing and creating effective strategic communications efforts for some of the most admired brands in Tech, Transportation & Sustainability. You’ll be an advisor to important clients, and partner with the agency’s founders on new business efforts.
Our ideal candidate can work out of our Wash DC or NYC office once we reopen.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Support current and potential clients as they approach their communications strategy, public affairs, advertising, and reputation management programs
- Set the strategy and lead work across all channels including paid advertising, traditional press, opinion research, content production, social, and analytics
- Work collaboratively and effectively, communicating with internal, cross-office and cross-department team members to ensure timelines and quality expectations for client deliverables are met
- Outline high-level and long-term strategic planning suggestions
- Lead an internal training/brainstorming session with internal groups and colleagues
- Work with agency partners and other senior leaders to develop and pitch new business opportunities
- Develop industry relationships and build an external profile in the industry
- Drive new business efforts by identifying and recruiting industry leaders
- Contribute to the agency’s thought leadership and intellectual capital by producing case studies, writing blog posts and becoming an externally known expert in the industry
Desired Skills And Experience
- 9+ years of digital advertising, digital, TV, and cross channel or public affairs experience, preferably in a combination of agency, nonprofit, political, government or corporate communications settings
- Exceptional presentation, writing and analytical skills with the ability to write both strategically and creatively under tight timelines
- Proven project management experience, including overseeing a team managing deliverables for multiple clients
- Seen as a leader by clients like ours in at least one of our current services
- Willingness to drive new business opportunities, to include growing an integrated client portfolio
- Extremely strong writing and editing capabilities with experience integrating online and offline media
- Experience managing, developing, and mentoring team members
- Positive attitude, strong balance of both humor and commitment, alignment with agency values
