Vice President, Corporate, Ruder Finn 

Ruder Finn is seeking a dynamic Vice President to join our Corporate Team and provide strong account and team leadership and execution for one of its largest clients. This role will oversee the development, planning and execution of extensive corporate programs consisting of large, highly complex and integrated, multi-year campaigns with multiple workstreams.   

As a Vice President you will be a leader of the practice and organization and play a vital role on your teams and in future company success. Building strong client relationships and driving growth within an agency environment, as well as a strong record of account management with exceptional client service, is key for success.  

Key Responsibilities:  

• Drive smart account and client programming – from creatively ideating on ideas (events, activations, programs) to putting pen to paper on drafting out strategy and tactical execution recommendations. You will be responsible for not only helping come up with the big ideas but also helping drive the team to execute seamlessly and flawlessly against those ideas 

• You would be the leader and the course-setter for a highly functioning team focused primarily on smart external communications ideas and programs. Expectation is you will have the confidence to actively lead and direct them, to be the one coming up with creative new ideas and ways to approach goals and objectives for a campaign, and also be willing to roll up your sleeves in the work as well. 

• Ability to not only work seamlessly and easily in a cross-functional, fully integrated (marketing, traditional communications, digital) environment with multiple players, with various goals – but to also maximize and capitalize on this integrated environment (being able to build on other ideas and programs, listen for ways to be able to insert) 

• Specifically, some of the work you would be doing on a day-to-day basis includes: 

• Create and implement smart and creative external / earned media strategies, innovative social and digital strategy (working closely with our digital teams), proactive executive thought leadership programming and complementary internal communications plans on behalf of client  

• Develop, oversee and execute corporate reputation, stakeholder engagement and integrated marketing and communications programs and campaigns  

• Provide guidance and counsel to internal teams on media strategy and direction (smart media lists, compelling pitches, announcement release strategies), content creation and editorial management, and creative services work to ensure high-quality deliverables to meet client needs. 

• Maintain a thorough understanding of clients' businesses and industries, and the industry issues that directly and indirectly affect the client  

• Serve as a key senior member of the account team, management and coaching of junior team members and inspiring emerging leaders in our agency  

Qualifications  

• A minimum of 8+ years of experience within external communications - media relations, executive communications, thought leadership 

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, marketing or a related field  

• In-depth knowledge of employee communications and corporate communications  

• Effective written and verbal communication skills, presentation skills and organizational skills  

• A willingness and ability to work in a client-focused, team-oriented environment  

• A comfort level in working in a highly dynamic and ever-changing environment with many deadlines and many demands at once 

• Expectation that you will not only excel in your ‘lane’ of external communications but also be able to comfortably interact and work within other disciplines including but not limited to digital and influencer, marketing, internal communications (not expected to be to a fully skilled degree, but enough to be proficient and confident to offer ideas and ways to build) 

• Strong time management skills with the demonstrated ability to prioritize across complex projects  

• Proven experience managing a team  

The anticipated salary range for this position, at the time of posting, is $100,000 - $150,000. The salary of the applicant selected for this role will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, education, internal equity, geography, relevant years of experience, certifications, skills, abilities of the selected applicant, and other job-related qualifications. In addition, a range of medical, dental, vision, disability, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available by the company.

Ruder Finn provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Ruder Finn will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Ruder Finn believes that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.