Partner, Media and Brand

Responsibilities

• Key Areas of Responsibility Creative Vision & Studio Leadership - Partner with the studio team & Managing Partner to set and carry the creative and editorial vision for Praxis. - Build and lead the studio so that strategy, development, production, and distribution work as one integrated capability. - Hold the standard for taste and quality across everything the studio makes, and keep asking what could be better. Creative Production & Producing - Serve as creative producer across the studio's slate, from films and series to brand work and campaigns. - Roll up your sleeves on the detailed work of creative development and production when the work calls for it. - Carry work through to the finish, and build the systems, workflows, and tools that let the studio produce consistently, at volume, and at a high bar. Team Building & Leadership Development - Lead, coach, and develop the growing media creative & production team: the Sr. Director, Design; the Director, Content & Creative; Principal; Managing Editor, and the Manager, Studio Operations. - Build out the rest of the studio team and model as the work grows. - Give people the support, clarity, and steadiness they need to do their best work, and establish the operating rhythms a growing studio needs to run well. Distribution, Localization & Global Reach - Ignite how Praxis Media's work reaches and grows its audiences across channels, including with strategic partners. - Drive the localization roadmap that adapts Praxis Media for the regions we serve, including Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, and South America. - Work closely with the Marketing and Operations leader to connect strong creative to real reach, engagement, and impact. Creative Partnerships - Build and steward relationships with mission-aligned creative partners, studios, and freelancers across disciplines. - Decide what the studio makes in-house and what it produces through partners, and tend those partnerships with care. - Identify and cultivate relationships with mission-aligned partners and channels to reach new and engaged audiences. Brand Stewardship, Cultivation & Integration - Alongside, Managing Partner; MBP, serve as the primary leader responsible for brand stewardship and cultivation across the broadest Praxis ecosystem. - Work with the Managing Partner and across the team to integrate the brand across all audience touchpoints. Including Partners in Venture, Redemptive Imagination Project and organizational Capabilities. - Steward the Praxis brand and voice across every output, and hold the line on redemptive storytelling: work that is honest, beautiful, and good, and that honors both its subjects and its audiences. - Serve as an innovative and contributing member of the Partner team at Praxis. Thinking and building enterprise that serve the broader organizational mission and strategies Ideal Prior Experience - 15+ years in creative leadership, ideally spanning agency, client or in-house, and entrepreneurial or startup settings. - A track record of producing standout creative work at a high bar, and of building and leading multidisciplinary teams. - Experience standing up or scaling a media production team, in-house agency, or production capability. - Experience owning or stewarding a brand across multiple audiences, channels, or markets. - Experience managing agency, studio, and freelance relationships across disciplines. - A portfolio that shows range and taste across formats, with a clear thread of work that moved people. Expected Competencies for the Role - The instincts of a seasoned creative producer: excellent taste, and the tenacity and rigor to turn vision into finished, shipped work. - A coach and team builder first. You draw out the best in people, give them what they need, and lead with high EQ and low ego. - A builder who can stand up a creative function or studio from the foundation and grow the team and systems around it. - Strong brand instincts, with experience building and protecting a brand across many audiences and touchpoints. - The range to move between high-altitude vision and hands-on production detail without losing either. - Strong creative judgment across formats, including film, video, design, writing, and brand. - The ability to build and tend a network of creative partners, agencies, and freelancers. - Operational discipline across budgets, timelines, workflows, and tools, with fluency in the Praxis tool suite (Airtable, Slack, Asana, Notion, Figma, Adobe, Google Suite). - A builder's posture: resourceful with what we have, open to real feedback, and willing to own the work and see it through. - Skillfully and comfortably use the Praxis set of digital tools, including Google Suite, Dropbox, Keynote, Airtable, Slack, Asana, Typeform, and Ramp Additional Details Location: New York City preferred. Remote will be considered for a highly experienced candidate. Travel: - Quarterly team meetings (typically held at Praxis HQ in New York City) - Annual Praxis Summit - Additional travel as needed for in-person Design Sprints, film and production meetings, and major events such as our Regional Gatherings and Activate - All travel expenses covered by Praxis Reports to : Managing Partner, Media, Brand and Product Direct Reports : Sr. Director, Design; Principal, Managing Editor; Director, Content & Creative; Manager, Media Production & Operations; and an Integration and Marketing leader (to be hired and dotted-line accountability) - Range: $170K to $195K based on experience and location - Comprehensive benefits including fully paid health insurance for families - 5% matching 401k - Flexible vacation policy For all Praxis roles, we are open to candidates who are "outside of range." Growth-minded applicants at an earlier stage of career and compensation, and candidates with experience above the top of the range, are welcome and encouraged to apply.

Requirements

• Ideal Prior Experience - 15+ years in creative leadership, ideally spanning agency, client or in-house, and entrepreneurial or startup settings. - A track record of producing standout creative work at a high bar, and of building and leading multidisciplinary teams. - Experience standing up or scaling a media production team, in-house agency, or production capability. - Experience owning or stewarding a brand across multiple audiences, channels, or markets. - Experience managing agency, studio, and freelance relationships across disciplines. - A portfolio that shows range and taste across formats, with a clear thread of work that moved people.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including fully paid health insurance for families
• 5% matching 401k
• Flexible vacation policy