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Not Specified Permanent

San Diego, California · USA job

Vice President, Media Relations (PR)

Lewis

San Diego, California

Job description

Overview

In this role, you will lead and manage a key US client portfolio while collaborating with the London and US teams to ensure client satisfaction, retention, and profitability. You'll steer media relations and provide strategic, creative counsel across integrated campaigns. You will drive new business credentials, pitches, and onboarding of wins, shaping high-impact communications programs. This is a global, client-centric leadership position that blends strategy, media leadership, and team development to extend the agency's footprint.

Compensation / Benefits
  • Competitive salary
  • Hybrid work environment
  • Generous PTO
  • Paid parental leave
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits + life insurance
  • 401k with employer match
Responsibilities
  • Build and nurture strong client relationships delivering strategic and creative guidance for retention and growth
  • Coordinate with the creative engineering team to translate concepts into multi-channel campaigns
  • Lead executive media relations programs and media training for senior clients
  • Ensure consistent, high-quality service with rigorous campaign evaluation and reporting
  • Grow revenue through upsell and cross-sell opportunities
  • Oversee business operations including profitability, budgets, and resource planning
  • Identify and engage prospects and intermediaries for new business
  • Lead credentials and pitches for multi-market opportunities with strategic insights
  • Champion the integration of US clients into the global network
  • Inspire and develop a high-caliber team, supporting career growth
  • Participate in training, curriculum development, and onboarding of new hires
  • Collaborate as a proactive member of the US management team
Key requirements
  • Experience running a large global client autonomously
  • Strong background in tech sector preferred
  • Understanding of trends impacting business and stakeholder audiences
  • Track record of exceeding goals and sound decision-making
  • Commercial and operational leadership experience
  • Strong media relations and relationships with notable outlets
  • Experience leading and winning pitches
  • Excellent written and verbal communication; compelling presenter
  • Problem-solving, project management, and multitasking ability
  • Integrity, humility, initiative, and a sense of humor
  • strategic thinking
  • empathy and motivational leadership
  • client service orientation
  • media relations
  • executive communications
  • campaign strategy and framing

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