VP, Content Experience

We are looking for an VP Group Director of Content Experience to join the J3 Studios team. Your experience should include cross-platform content strategy, producing thought leadership, client relationship management, and management of multiple direct reports.

This role plays a vital part within J3 Studios, which is part of the newly formed Mediabrands Content Studios, a global IPG content agency. You will lead a team of cross-channel content experts, who are accountable to client business growth and meeting agency revenue targets.

This role reports directly to the EVP, US Head of J3 Studios.

The right candidate for this role is obsessed with creating content experience that elevate the consumer journey. You see potential to deliver a valuable experience — whether that is entertainment, information, utility, or all three — in every brand touchpoint and interaction.

You and your team will be expected to create and maintain strong relationships with our internal teams, clients, and partners. You will work with our Strategy, Investment, and Planning leads, to explore new ways that content can move through a media plan. You will also partner with our Content Activation and Analytics teams to ensure that we are elevating the partnerships and programs we create and demonstrating business impact.

The VP Group Director is also expected to design meaningful content experiences for our clients in the form of thought leadership. You will proactively identify opportunities for thought leadership and deliver the appropriate deliverable, including (but not limited to) written POVs, landscape presentations, and interactive sessions. You will also be tasked with training junior team members on producing effective thought leadership.

Respect, mentorship, and collaboration are key priorities of J3 Studios, and we expect our leaders to lead by example when it comes to cultivating a respectful, collaborative, and inclusive team culture. You will oversee and support your team in a way that encourages them to maximize their individual potential.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the J3 Content Experience team, which serves as the front door to the rest of the Studios organization
• Directly oversee a roster of clients within one area of the J&J business
• Partner with Strategy and Analytics to elevate content insights and reporting
• Partner with the US J3 Studios leadership to elevate the current content strategy capabilities, including experience mapping, landscape insights, and thought leadership
• Partner with Creative and/or outside partners to generate highly impactful creative content ideas, anchored in data and designed to drive business growth
• Collaborate with our internal teams and clients to unlock new opportunities across the J&J portfolio
• Partner with the Content Activation and Production teams to elevate our partnerships with media and production vendors
  

Desired Skills & Experience

• At least eight years relevant professional experience in digital media, marketing, advertising, agencies, production, creative or the arts – preferably with client management experience
• Experience leading cross media/integrated content programs
• Experience successfully managing multiple direct reports
• Advanced aptitude for content strategy across digital and social, including experience with influencer marketing — experience with linear, print, radio, OOH and experiential content programs are all desired but not required
• Experience and aptitude for presenting to large groups, including senior leadership
• On-set/production experience is desired, but not required
  

Employment Transparency

It is the policy of Mediabrands, division of the Interpublic group, to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, veteran status, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the American with Disabilities Act of 1990. The job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and other job functions are subject to modification. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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About Us

We deliver our capabilities in four kinds of content— Original Content, Branded Content, Performance Content, and Campaign Content—to create powerful work for clients, built around stories and ideas. By developing content, we control creative, context, targeting and reach. Through our relationships and industry experience we lean on creators and editorial teams at our properties to create a voice in their work, that performs better, because it resonates in a more authentic way.

All U.S. Mediabrands employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have an approved accommodation.