Vice President of PR & Social Media

USA (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level15+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive Hagerty’s social media and earned media programs for automotive enthusiasts, leading cross-functional PR and reputation work at a senior level.

  • Must-have: 15+ years in social media/brand marketing/PR with a portfolio of scaling enthusiast communities.
  • Standout: Lead cross-brand campaigns, executive-level reputation counsel, and integrated content plans.
  • Standout: Deep automotive contacts and ability to coordinate time-sensitive, high-impact campaigns.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead Social Media content Strategy and Delivery, Reputation Management, Digital Club and Forum Presence, Brand Ambassador and Creator programming and Public Relations functions
  • Develop innovative ways to leverage digital-social campaigns that bring tangible impact to our insurance, auction, events and membership offerings
  • Create and articulate a strategic vision for social media inspired by community engagement, broad relevance, practice excellence and business impact
  • Curate a culture of collaboration and creativity through coaching, talent development, and experimentation
  • Set clear KPIs which connect community engagement and content performance with overall business impact
  • Social Media Content Strategy and Delivery
  • Evolve and grow our social media efforts into an exceptional, high-engagement, high performing practice that delivers world-class, best-practice content
  • Lead earned and owned social media strategy development, working cross-functionally to build authentic, cohesive plans and content calendars
  • Co-create content with our internal video and magazine journalists and production teams
  • Be expert in always evolving best practices by platform

Requirements

  • Experience: 15+ years in social media, brand marketing, public relations and/or digital communications, with a portfolio of building and scaling enthusiast communities at brands and/or agencies
  • Cultural Fit: A deep passion for car culture, driving and the automotive enthusiast community across its many genres
  • Agile Collaborator: You partner fearlessly with others to get big things to happen, often at speed
  • Leadership: Proven ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams, build alignment and influence senior stakeholders and brand partners
  • Social Media Expertise: Strong command of major platforms, content formats, community management, analytics and emerging platform trends
  • Change Management: Excels at launching new initiatives, adopting new tools and processes and guiding teams through change
  • Marketing POV: Demonstrates a member-first mindset in addition to well-formed, strategic point of view on digital marketing
  • Creative and analytical; you love fresh, ambitious ideas and engaging storytelling just as much as you pay regular attention to dashboards and analytics
  • Think BIG and small: You can see the big picture, but pay attention to the small details
  • Demonstrated track record of running integrated social programs with measurable results (reach, engagement, conversion, brand/conversion lift, ROI)

Preferred

  • A strong network of contacts within the content creator space
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    Hagerty

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    Hagerty was built by people who love cars. We began as a niche insurance agency offering coverage for collector cars. We are now a global automotive enthusiast brand and the world’s largest membership organization for car lovers. It's all driven by our love for cars.Our purpose is saving driving. We exist to fuel car culture and ultimately save driving for future generations. Our mission is building a global business to fund our purpose, create a space where team members thrive; and drive positive impact throughout the world.Driving is who we are. Hagerty offers integrated membership products and programs with unique experiences that bring together automotive enthusiasts across the globe. We connect people who love cars through our Hagerty Drivers Club (620,000+ members), entertainment and events such as the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance, The Amelia, The Detroit Concours, Motorlux and the California Mille, as well as valuation capabilities, Hagerty Marketplace, Hagerty Media, and Garage + Social.Hagerty is always looking for talented new team members to help us drive forward. If our purpose, mission and beliefs resonate with you, let’s talk about getting you behind the wheel.

    Founded in 1983
    Traverse City, Michigan, USA
    1.6K employees (149 in marketing)
    52% recommend to a friend
    57% CEO approval

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    3M
    Monthly Google Ads Budget
    $2.8M
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    36.1%
    Direct
    57.6%
    Referral
    3.8%
    Social
    1.8%
    Paid
    0.6%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~1.6K

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    119 (7% of company)

    Funding

    Total Funding
    $195.6M
    Last Raise
    $90.6M
    Post IPO Secondary, 7 months ago

    Funding History

    • Aug 2025
      Post IPO Secondary • $90.6M
    • Jun 2023
      Post IPO Equity • $80M
    • Jun 2023
      Post IPO Debt • $25M

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