Job Description
Senior Vice President or Executive Vice President, Crisis Communications People of color, people with disabilities and women are strongly encouraged to apply. BerlinRosen is committed to building and maintaining a diverse staff, and recognizes that its continued success depends on hiring and retaining high-quality creative professionals with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Opportunities for advancement exist, and we are committed to helping all staff develop and grow.
ABOUT THE CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS TEAM
BerlinRosen’s Crisis Communications team combines traditional crisis communications helping institutions, companies, nonprofits and high net-worth individuals defend themselves from reputational threats by shaping the narrative swirling around them with advocacy for some of the most important causes of our day—defending civil rights, combating gender and race discrimination, advocating for gun violence prevention. The team serves as high-level strategic partners, helping clients identify a desired outcome and then chart a course to reach it, whether via stakeholder communications, media strategy, leveraging of owned channels or, most often, a combination of those tactics and more.
ABOUT THIS ROLE
BerlinRosen is seeking an experienced communications strategist to join us as a Senior Vice President or Executive Vice President. In this role, you will counsel clients across our practice through comprehensive communications strategies that advance client goals, mentor and manage staff on both client work and professional development, and actively engage in business development. As a core leader of the team, you should thrive in a fast-paced environment, demonstrate thoughtfulness in creating a collaborative culture, and have expertise on team capacity planning and business development.
A key focus of this role will be working with many of the nation’s (and the world’s) largest law firms. Part of this work will revolve around helping firms profile-build across key practice areas and for key attorneys; part will be supporting law firms’ representation of their own clients in matters that have a reputational component in addition to a legal one.
Role location: This role is based in our New York, N.Y. office on a hybrid basis. The Crisis Communications team is in-office at least 3 days per week.
ACCOUNTABILITIES & QUALIFICATIONS
As a Senior Vice President or Executive Vice President on the Crisis Communications 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
Provide the highest level of client service and excellence in communications strategy
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
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 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 (i.e., speaking on panels, writing blogs, attending conferences)
Essential skills:
Has 10+ years of experience in strategic communications in relevant spaces (crisis communications, reputation management; high-profile legal matters)
PR agency experience strongly preferred, including strong client management experience and general business acumen
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
Deep experience managing a team of communications strategists to develop and execute initiatives and a track record of fostering positive relationships with direct reports and promoting positive team morale
Extensive team management experience, and a commitment to staff development, professional growth and mobility and building and sustaining a diverse and inclusive team
Extensive and up-to-date technical knowledge of the full range of digital marketing and communications services
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
Note: Interested in this role but it’s not quite the right match? Applicants who meet some but not all or exceed the above criteria are still encouraged to apply! We are eager to speak with candidates with diverse backgrounds and can assess role leveling on an individual basis.
WORKING AT BERLINROSEN
Compensation philosophy: BerlinRosen offers competitive industry rate salary bands with the goal of retaining and growing talented individuals. We regularly review and adjust our compensation structure as needed to ensure equity across teams and levels.
Salary range (commensurate with experience and skills):
Senior Vice President: $170,000-$185,000
Executive Vice President: $200,000-$225,000
Medical, dental and vision insurance for employees and dependents
Pre-tax Health Savings Account Savings Plan (HSA-SP) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
401K with a 4% employer match and no vesting period
Generous paid time off (FTO)
Mobile phone reimbursement for data and minutes
Note: This role is based in our New York, N.Y. office on a hybrid basis.
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Job Tags
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