Executive Vice President, Financial Communications

Job Description

• 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 • Drive business growth of a financial services team and the firm as a whole, using an entrepreneurial spirit to expand a growing number of clients into a full service practice. • Leverage your high-level reporter and editor contacts at the Journal, FT, New York Times, Bloomberg and others on behalf of clients • Manage our financial communications work and ensure the team is organized, aligned and motivated to achieve revenue, profitability and efficiency goals. Support a strong team culture, with a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion • Serve as a senior leader in the practice and the firm as a whole, increasing the agency’s strategic communications and digital fluency and capabilities • 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 projects or clients, streamlining approaches as needed to ensure we are investing in the appropriate tools and resources

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant work experience in communications, including deep expertise in the financial services industry, including investor relations, private equity, fintech, and/or asset management • A track record of business origination, effective sales, client development and a deep network to leverage for future business development and partnerships • Have an established list of contacts at leading media outlets • Experience and understanding of the agency business model(s), including strong client management experience; experience at an earned/traditional media agency is a plus • Extensive experience managing a team and aligning staff around company goals and priorities • Direct team management experience, and a commitment to staff development, professional growth and mobility and building a diverse and inclusive team • Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex concepts clearly and effectively to internal and external audiences • Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents • Pre-tax Health Savings Account Savings Plan (HSA-SP) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA) • Mental health assistance with company-sponsored memberships to Talkspace and Calm • 401K with a 4% employer match and no vesting period • Generous paid time off (PTO) • 20 vacation days, 10 wellness days, 1 day for your birthday, collective PTO between Christmas and New Year’s Day, plus 11 holidays • Pre-tax commuter benefits • Mobile phone reimbursement for data and minutes • Employer-funded life insurance • Discounted annual bikeshare membership • Corporate discounts through Tickets at Work