Associate Vice President - PR

KWT Global wants you, a collaborative senior agency leader to join us an Associate Vice President. An AVP has strong strategic skills, a proven ability to generate creative ideas, and the grit and agility to manage complex accounts across a variety of accounts.

Our Corporate team works across an amazing portfolio of big name clients: Roku, Radisson, Cue Health, Lycra and Tilray to name a few!

Fully versed in the agency’s business terms and client contracts, an AVP has increasing level of responsibility related to running profitable accounts, mentoring midlevel and junior staff, and is actively involved in company culture. An AVP serves as the key strategic lead on accounts and seeks out and closes new business opportunities.

An Associate Vice President’s duties include:

Strategic Thinking, Planning, and Account Leadership

• High-level ability to think creatively and plan strategically, cross-functionally, and globally
• Confidently provide high-level corporate reputation and brand strategy guidance to senior client contacts
• Develop strategic communications programs that integrate the larger marketing mix
• Serve in a leadership role as a practice leader and client leader
• Develop budgets and business plans for practice areas

Agency Leadership

• Actively assist with recruiting efforts
• Demonstrate proven track record of managing, motivating and leading teams
• Understand experiences and incorporate them into successful business strategies
• Identify and lead professional development opportunities for staff

Business Development

• Generate and lead new business proposals
• Grow and develop existing business, and cross-sell services globally

Our ideal candidate:

• Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communications, or related field
• 8+ years agency-based PR experience; must be socially and digitally savvy
• Demonstrates thorough understanding of financial aspects of the business and industry
• Able to motivate and lead teams
• Exemplifies KWT Global values of Grit, Empathy, Optimism, Collaboration and Curiosity

KWT Global is a global brand strategy and public relations agency that employs a purpose-driven, design-thinking approach to marketing and communications. KWT Global’s award-winning talent and capabilities footprint includes New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and London. Additionally, as Stagwell agency (since 2010), we have access to a wide network of more than 50 affiliates and partner agencies around the world. As a multi-specialist agency, we serve clients across dozens of industries and sectors, and combine the most impactful elements of media relations, influencer engagement, digital and social media, and content marketing to help our clients articulate and demonstrate their best ‘selves.’

KWT Global is passionate about being a purpose-driven organization: a values-based agency that is committed to work/life balance for its employees and to pledging profit and time to various charitable organizations. Our agency’s mission “to help our clients articulate and demonstrate their best ’selves,’” and this connects directly to our culture. Our workforce brings together a rich diversity of age, race, ethnicity, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, ability and background, and we are proud to have built an inclusive company which gives ample opportunities and support to all our staff so that they can grow and become their best selves as well.