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Vice President, Communications
Edelman Digital
New York, NY, United States
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Description
UEG is an award-winning global marketing agency specializing in entertainment, lifestyle and sports. We develop and implement immersive consumer experiences by partnering with the people, places and platforms that shape pop culture. Our suite of services include Celebrity programming, Music-Film-TV-Sports partnerships, Entertainment & Sports Communications and Brand Experiences.
The team at UEG is a dynamic group, bringing together best-in-class expertise across entertainment, lifestyle & sports, paired with a strong understanding of brand building and creative marketing communications. This is a work hard, play hard environment where a true passion for sports and entertainment are married with the desire to create business changing, award winning work for our clients.
UEG is currently looking for a VP, Communications who will assist in growing a significant, high-profile lifestyle consumer brand client – among other assignments - with strong leadership skills and a high level of client service.
Responsibilities
• Ability to think independently and program across a variety of platforms, channels and audiences
• Consistently identifies business problem(s) that clients are looking to solve and ensures they are understood by team
• Maintains an intimate understanding of the clients’ businesses, priorities, pain points and competitive landscape and helps the team do the same
• Stays knowledgeable about markets, sectors and channels in which clients operate; uses internal/external resources to address knowledge gaps for self and team
• Anticipates what’s next; helps clients get ahead of issues and capitalize on new opportunities
• Balances the needs of the client and the needs of the firm with grace and understanding
• Reflects our understanding of clients’ needs today and our anticipation of their future needs
• Delivers integrated thinking rooted in insights
• Holds self and team accountable consistently for performance, compliance and ethical business conduct in accordance with firm values
• Helps develop and align with compelling and inspired vision of possibilities and direction
• Implements and supports initiatives to create positive changes and helps others adapt to change
• Manages client relationship mapping and development across a portfolio
• Actively listens – asks smart questions, listens to what’s not being said, is willing to have honest, ongoing dialogue about what’s working and what isn’t
• Is an individual that is solutions oriented and prepared to take action swiftly and directly.
• Measures what matters – tracks progress and reports results based on agreed-upon metrics and achievement of business and communications goals
• Manages and monitors client relationships using formal and informal tools and touch points
• Escalates client challenges and client opportunities to senior leadership with equal amounts of urgency
• Oversees client budget management and forecasting; proactively addresses changes in scope and delays in client invoice payment
• Creates growth plans for bringing in new capabilities against client needs
• Seeks out new clients and actively participates in full new business process
• May participate in the development and adoption of new products, services, development of IP and thought leadership materials
Basic Qualifications
• At least 8 years of relevant experience in Communications Marketing and/or related fields
• Experience working with or for lifestyle consumer brands is a preferred
• Must possess previous experience working in a communications or marketing agency, preferably in consumer, sports and/or entertainment
• Proven track record managing teams and clients alike.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, deadline oriented environment and possess the ability to adjust to every changing priorities
• Previous experience managing significant budgets
Preferred Qualifications
• Strong communication – active listening, negotiation and persuasion
• Confidence and conviction in presenting ideas and providing counsel to internal and external audiences
• Strong and consistent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Must have a collaborative approach to work with a proven track record of managing diverse teams
• Ability to manage competing interests
• High emotional intelligence
• Good judgment and ability to take risks
• Forward-thinking
• Learns and builds from experience
• Conversational in industry specialty areas and roles