VP, Strategy

Laundry Service is a full-service marketing agency helping brands create meaningful roles in culture, with an emphasis on lifestyle, sports, music, tech and entertainment. The agency handles strategy, creative, production, influencer management and media buying in-house, with a focus on social and digital media. Laundry Service has been named AdAge’s A-List four times and recognized as one of FastCo’s most innovative companies. Laundry Service also operates Cycle, a sister company focused on influencer marketing and premium branded content and is part of Wasserman, a global brand marketing and talent management agency. Learn more at www.247laundryservice.com and at www.TeamWass.com.

We are seeking a Strategy leader with 12-15+ years of experience. Reporting to the Head of Strategy & Media, the VP, Strategy is not only someone with a track record for inspiring great work with big ideas, but equally someone that can lead strategic thinking across the agency. This is a people-person that knows how to bring the best out of others, lead clients, and successfully manage a team of interdisciplinary strategists that come from an array of disciplines across brand, social, digital, and influencer strategy.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, nurture, and manage a team of Strategists
• Work together with the Head of Strategy & Media to articulate the strategic vision for both the team and agency
• Develop processes to implement the strategic vision
• Establish strategy as a vital force within the agency
• Develop thought leadership and strategic guidance with senior clients and creative partners and industry
• Develop meaningful relationships with senior clients, creatives and cross-functional partners
• Lead new business efforts and ongoing client partnerships
• Be tireless and passionate about creating great work informed with fresh, innovative strategic ideas
• Be a brave and uncommon thinker
• Bring leadership, knowledge, a creative spirit and strategic rigor every day
• Collaborate with the media team to find new ways to integrate media-savvy into the strategic process

Requirements

• At least 12-15+ years in a strategic role within a social media or advertising agency.
• Experience in a leadership position, mentoring teams and developing talent
• New business experience
• Innate curiosity and entrepreneurial spirit
• Commitment to excellence—working nonstandard hours when necessary, anticipating issues and communicating with diplomacy, identifying emerging platforms and trends to drive innovation

Base salary range: $200-275k plus bonus potential.

Actual base salary is dependent on several factors including but not limited to; market dynamics, location and region, experience, specialized skills/training (education), level of responsibility, budgetary considerations, tenure at the company (for current employees), etc. The salary range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Compensation decisions are dependent on circumstances of each hire.

Benefits

Competitive salary, unlimited PTO, 401(k) and much more!