[Hiring] Vice President, OnBoard @SBS Comms

Role Description

We’re looking for a VP to help lead the OnBoard program: a startup whisperer who knows what makes a founder and a company genuinely interesting and can get an unknown startup into the same conversations as the industry’s biggest names.

• Help lead the OnBoard program, owning a portfolio of startup clients and contributing to the program’s strategy and growth
• Help build, grow and mentor a dedicated team of startup specialists
• Manage key founder and client relationships, contracts and budgets
• Guide founders through PR, from setting expectations to preparing them as spokespeople
• Manage the development of goals/KPIs/business objectives with client
• Provide strategic counsel on media plans/campaigns
• Provide analysis of PR objectives and outcomes
• Drive media results through outreach and creative story ideation
• Provide strategic counsel on written content (ideation/execution/amplification)
• Maintain quality standards across OnBoard accounts
• Spearhead key initiatives, programs and events for agency development i.e. agency marketing, employee onboarding/recruitment, off-sites, etc.
• Lead skills and professional development across the agency
• Coach and mentor internal team members, conducting annual performance reviews
• Champion the agency values/brand both inside and outside the company
• Act as an integral member of the senior management team, making strategic decisions that set the appropriate direction for the agency, its accounts and its people

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least 10 years client or agency PR/communications experience, with significant experience working with early-stage startups and founders
• Demonstrated ability to drive meaningful media results, including landing top-tier coverage for companies no one has heard of yet
• Plugged into the daily tech news cycle, with a sharp sense of what makes a startup or founder newsworthy
• A trusted advisor who delivers strong, candid counsel (even when it’s not what founders want to hear)
• A patient, resourceful teacher who enjoys guiding first-time early-stage startups and founders through PR
• Excellent presentation and verbal communication skills
• Detail oriented and focus on setting and managing to a high bar
• A creative mindset
• Brilliant writing skills
• Demonstrated ability to grow account teams/client relationships and agencies/companies
• Experience or demonstrated expertise in talent development across all levels - from the most junior to senior leaders
• Experience or demonstrated ability to manage multiple key stakeholders (clients, partners, customers, other agencies, etc.)
• Ability to set appropriate client expectations and provide thoughtful analysis on PR outcomes
• Business acumen with the ability to represent the agency across a range of key audiences

Benefits

• Flexible, remote work
• Unlimited PTO
• Summer Fridays
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• 401K Plan with Employer Match up to 4% after 1 year