4 months ago
Head of Growth, US
OK COOL
New York, USA (Hybrid)Full time$175K/yr – $210K/yr
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Head of Growth, US
New York, USA (Hybrid)
$175K/yr – $210K/yrSenior LevelFull time
Posted 4 months ago
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Job Summary
Lead US new business and cross-agency collaboration within a global Residence network to win high-value accounts and shape strategy.
- Must-have: Proven track record winning $1M+ accounts at top-tier agencies.
- Standout: Direct access to CEO/founders and multi-agency co-pitch leadership across a global network.
- Strong storytelling and strategic input for world-class pitches and cross-functional delivery.
Job Description
Responsibilities
- New Business Leadership & Strategic ConversionYou are the lead architect for all US-based new business efforts. You don’t just manage the process; you elevate the work.
- Strategy Owner: Working closely with CEO and founders to implement and execute a clear new business strategy, prioritizing the right size and type of clients we want to work with.
- End-to-End Ownership: Lead the response for all inbound inquiries, from initial qualification to final contract, working with and motivating cross-functional teams along the way.
- Strategic Counsel: Act as a senior strategist on pitches. You aren't just project managing; you are providing strategic input, shaping the narrative, and ensuring our response is world-class.
- Custom Resourcing: Work fluidly with resourcing and department leads to assemble "dream teams" tailored for each specific pitch opportunity.
- Network Leveraging: Actively tap into your existing network and build new high-level relationships to share the OK COOL story and generate high-value proactive opportunities.
- Global Network Integration (The Residence Connection)OK COOL is part of the Residence network. You will be our primary global point of contact for the group for all new business conversations, ensuring we are the "go-to" social and creator partner for every agency in the ecosystem.
- Relationship Architect: Build deep, lasting bonds with leadership across all Residence network agencies.
- Co-Pitch Lead: Act as the OK COOL lead for multi-agency co-pitch opportunities, ensuring our unique value proposition is seamlessly integrated into group-wide solutions.
- Internal Advocacy: Proactively seek out ways to increase awareness of OK COOL’s capabilities within the group, driving internal referrals and collaborative growth.
- Marketing, Thought Leadership & Profile ElevationYou will lead the implementation of our marketing efforts to ensure OK COOL shows up in the right places at the right time.
- Brand Presence: Determine our presence at global industry events and within the Residence network marketing calendar.
- Annual Trend Report: Working closely with our UK team, take a lead role in the production and distribution of our signature annual trend reports and thought leadership pieces.
- Institutional Excellence: Elevate our "sales kit" - overseeing the modernization of case studies, award entries, website updates, and credentials.
- Founder PR: Partner with OK COOL’s founders, CEO and internal thought leaders to amplify their voices, helping to raise the collective profile of the agency.
Requirements
- Experience: You have a proven track record of winning high-value accounts ($1M+) at top-tier creative or social agencies.
- Network: You are a fixture in the NYC brand and agency world with a black book that gets us into the right rooms.
- Taste: You are a storyteller who can take complex cultural trends and turn them into a compelling commercial argument.
- Mindset: You are entrepreneurial and scrappy but possess the polish required to navigate a global network like Residence.
- Vibe: You are ego-free and collaborative, happy to roll up your sleeves on a deck one hour and present to a CMO the next.
Benefits
- Global Impact: A leadership role in one of the fastest-growing independent agency networks.
- Direct Access: A seat at the table with the CEO and founders to shape the agency’s future.
- Culture: 22 days PTO, mini summer/winter breaks, Summer Fridays, and a "Global AF" team that actually likes each other.
- 22 days PTO + sick days + 11 holidays + mini summer break + winter recess break
- Primarily remote with occasional in-person and client collaboration in office
- Summer Fridays early closing between Memorial Day and Labor Day
- Opportunity to be part of an awesome, fast-growing team of experts in social that value innovation, collaboration and excellence
- Work with fantastic, world class brands
OK COOL
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Strategic and (very) creative partners to the world’s leading brands. Built for social. Headquartered in London, New York, Melbourne and Toronto.We humanise brandsWe connect them to (sub) culturesWe make cool content that convertsCampaigns. Content. Creators. Global af.Work with OK COOL: studio@okcool.ioWork at OK COOL: workwithus@okcool.ioFind us on Instagram and TikTok @OKCOOLCheck out our latest trend report, Gatekeeping Information is SO Boomer Coded! https://www.okcool.io/trendreport-2025Watch our 2024 showreel here: https://vimeo.com/996669585/d38e0feed7
Founded in 2016
London, England, GBR
666 employees (75 in marketing)
38% recommend to a friend
Traffic Signals
Monthly Visitors
10.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
27.5%
Direct
33.6%
Referral
4.5%
Social
5.7%
Paid
0.8%
Headcount Trend
Current headcount: ~666
Marketing Team
Marketing Team Size
45 (7% of company)