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Executive Vice President - Social Impact and Advocacy

Location: New York, NY Industry: Communications, Public Relations Compensation: 240-270k Employment Type: Full-Time

Executive Vice President - Social Impact and Advocacy
New York, NY

EVP - Social Impact and Advocacy 250k+ lucrative bonus and Incentives Hybrid NYC. - Help change the world!
Our client is looking for an EVP to lead and grow their work to uplift and empower marginalized communities. This team's portfolio currently includes working with labor unions that are focused on building power for underpaid people of color; with advocacy organizations to run shareholder and corporate accountability campaigns that strengthen the power of working people; with impact investing programs and organizations that are focused on putting financial resources in the hands of communities of color; and advocacy efforts to strengthen the rights and improve the lives of immigrants, women, LGBTQ+ people and others.

Key Responsibilities

  • As an EVP on their Strategic Campaigns team, you will…
  • Partner with the Managing Director to drive business growth of the practice and the firm as a whole
  • Bring in substantial new business
  • Ensure the team is organized, aligned and motivated to achieve revenue, profitability and efficiency goals
  • Provide the highest level of client service and excellence in communications strategy
  • Drive an integrated communications approach for clients across owned, earned, paid media and other channels and drive overall cross-functional collaboration inside the team and across the firm
  • Practice and ensure excellent team management, positive morale and strong team culture, with a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
  • Understand capabilities and skill sets of team members, foster and manage opportunities for professional growth and identify needs for additional firm or practice-wide trainings
  • Evaluate and stay on top of industry trends and leverage audience-first channel strategies
  • Measure ROI for advocacy projects or clients, streamlining approaches as needed to ensure we are investing in the appropriate tools and resources
  • Work with peers to identify opportunities for firm thought leadership

Qualifications & Skills

  • Have 10+ years of relevant work experience in progressive politics, strategic communications, media relations, digital strategy, advocacy, journalism or a related field
  • Highest level of experience developing successful integrated communications strategies to achieve organizational goals
  • A track record of business development, sales, client development and/or a deep network to leverage for business development and partnerships
  • Extensive team management experience, and a commitment to staff development, professional growth and mobility and building and sustaining a diverse and inclusive team
  • Experience and deep understanding with the agency business model(s), including strong client management experience and general business acumen; experience at a communications agency is a plus
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