Associate Vice President

Responsibilities

• Strategy and execution: Play a role in the development of integrated communications strategies alongside senior team members, driving measurable results through strong day-to-day execution to advance strategic goals.
• Account management: Establish and maintain relationships with clients, media, and stakeholders, participate in and lead client calls, sharing new and relevant ideas, produce high-quality client-ready written materials, and be instrumental in executing client communications programs.
• Team Management and Mentorship: Play a leading role on account teams, acting as a thought partner to senior leadership, helping shape client strategy, narrative, positioning, and problem-solving – and providing guidance and mentorship to junior members in New York and London to foster their growth and development.
• New Business: Actively seek to cultivate a network of potential clients, while supporting team-wide new business opportunities and contributing to proposals and pitches.
• Program Ownership: Take ownership of moving work forward – proactively anticipating needs, and ensuring momentum, while consistently looking for opportunities to expand scope of work to better meet the needs of clients.
• Content and Media Relations: Create high-quality content, including press releases, bylines, and social media posts, while building relationships with journalists and identifying key media opportunities for clients and securing results.
• Insights and Markets Understanding: Distill complex financial concepts, data, and research into into clear recommendations, themes, and content.
• Operational Support and Culture Building: Collaborate on agency marketing activities, internal processes, and initiatives that contribute to a positive and collaborative corporate culture with colleagues in New York, London and across Europe.

Requirements

• 6-8 years of relevant communications experience in an agency, including at least 4 years of experience operating with clients in the financial services sector.
• Proven expertise leading client accounts, developing strategic communications programs, and delivering measurable results.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with strong presentation abilities.
• Demonstrated experience in media relations and content development, with established relationships in financial services media (national, international, broadcast, trade).
• A proactive, results-driven attitude with a passion for current affairs, news, and the media industry.
• Strong professional judgment and discretion, with the ability to navigate sensitive client situations with confidence and care.
• Experience in business development and the ability to mentor junior staff members effectively.
• Working knowledge of PR tools, including BusinessWire.
• Uses AI consistently and effectively to improve productivity and outputs within agreed guidelines (e.g. conducting desk research; developing/testing ideas; copyediting; etc); proactively shares tips and successes with colleagues to improve AI adoption across teams and the agency.

Preferred

• Experience working cross culturally
• Understanding of social media channel management best practices, particularly LinkedIn
• Familiarity with Canva and other light design tools
• Expertise in using Gen AI tools to shape and deliver campaigns
• Issues and crisis management experience
• Experience in Investor Relations and Capital Markets communications is highly valued, but not required for the right candidate.

Benefits

• 401k and health plan availability dependent on visa/employment status
• 24 days of PTO to start, with potential for additional days based on service
• Opportunities for promotion and further career development
• Flexible hybrid working model, with 1-2 days a week in our midtown Manhattan office
• Early close on Summer Fridays
• Monthly team events and happy hours
• Attractive commission structure for securing new business