Public Relations Senior Vice President

About Us

We imagine the new. Inspire the next. And use the power of our creativity to help build up those around us.

 

At Allison, we provide a limitless environment where you can build, create, and grow. Our openly collaborative and highly supportive culture is free from bureaucracy and red tape. With over 1,000 innovators from diverse backgrounds, we break new ground for world-class clients across 50 global markets and dozens of industries. We believe in creating a space where everyone can freely express their opinions, share their ideas and dreams for the future, and be themselves.

 

We foster an inclusive culture that attracts builders from all backgrounds who can envision new solutions and create outcomes that move our clients' businesses forward, while helping everyone on the team learn and grow together. Our shared ideal of the builder's mindset is limitless and available to everyone, and we push the boundaries to create new and innovative solutions for our clients and ourselves.

 

We create lasting impact and relationships, and our culture fosters meaningful connections and friendships that last beyond the workplace. If you're ready to join a team that pushes you to be your best, supports you every step of the way, and celebrates your successes, welcome to Allison.

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Vice President in San Francisco. In this role, the Senior Vice President plays a critical role as the ‘go to’ strategic counsel and thought partner to clients and troubleshooting challenges as they arise. This person is also responsible for uncovering growth opportunities with existing clients and through new business. As a senior team member of the office and within the U.S., this person will support agency marketing or research initiatives, new business direction and planning alongside staffing / resource allocation.  

 

This position will be focused on driving strategy and leading a large integrated team for a top agency client. This role will be on the front lines counseling with clients, ensuring our program and team is optimized for success, addressing fast-moving changes in the landscape (media, political, cultural, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic counsel and work in tandem with team lead partners to drive strategy and identify integrated marketing and communications opportunities to support our clients.  
• Act with a global mentality; seeking out opportunities for clients outside of own market/country.
• Advise clients on issues or crises as they arise. 
• Manage scopes of work and track profitability and overall budgets on accounts – provide recommendations for how to best optimize budgets and uncover organic growth opportunities.
• Also responsible for contract negotiation, billing, budget management, utilization and resource planning.  
• Responsible for overall health and success of an account and for maintaining a strong collaborative relationship and partnership with the most senior clients.  
• Act as leader within practice group, department or office executing growth strategies and ideating on new opportunities for agency marketing, research, or development.  
• Coach and mentor team members, support their career growth and conduct ongoing professional development training. 
• Source and evaluate new business opportunities, pursuing leads and building on the team to support a prospect.
• Facilitate and log (in HubSpot) a minimum of 4 meetings a month as part of the agency’s Value-Added-Services meetings initiative to help advance Allison’s business opportunities and revenue 
• Promote and uphold Allison’s core values; participate in agency-wide training and professional development programs.

Qualifications

• Requires prior experience as a vice president (or equivalent) in public relations, marketing or a related field. Senior Vice Presidents at Allison typically have a minimum of 12+ years of experience.
• Expertise in: health and/or consumer behavior change campaigns and/or multicultural marketing, community events and/or earned media
• Ability to lead a large and integrated team with multiple workstreams and partners.
• Proven track record in driving organic growth.  
• Ability to manage expectations appropriately and effectively.  
• Proven track-record in developing integrated communications and/pr marketing programs for accounts/clients. 
• Direct management experience preferred.
• Preferred experience supporting overall agency, department, or office growth.  
• Experience in budget tracking and resource allocation.  
• Preferred experience in employee development or training.

Benefits

• Hybrid work environment with home and office schedule (2+ d