Day One Agency Seeks Vice President, Communications
ABOUT THE JOB
Day One Agency—Campaign Magazine’s Agency of the Year and PRovoke Media’s Creative Agency of the Year—is looking for a VP, Communications to join our growing team. The right candidate will be ambitious, hard-working, and dedicated to telling stories that stop people in their scroll. You’ll take pride in your work, show initiative, and go the extra mile to ensure that our clients are serviced in the best way possible.
This position is full time and is only available in Los Angeles.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Client Relations: Key owner of client workstreams, projects and programs; Builds trust with client contact and teams; able to contextualize information to inform strategic recommendations.
Strategy: Thinks with an integrated approach, going beyond just media relations to look at the big picture across influencer, social media and experiential (when needed). Evolve strategic thinking from ideation to compelling deck development, presentation and implementation. IAT experience and working with partner agencies is preferred.
Media Relations: Develops earned storytelling strategies connected to culture. Pitches media, identifies culturally relevant media targets (with a large emphasis on social media), builds media relationships on behalf of the clients and agency
Organization: Able to see the big picture while managing the tactical. Solutions oriented while demonstrating a high level of organizational skills; Sees projects through to completion;; Confidence and competency in reviewing team work product; Articulates ideas succinctly and is comfortable with public speaking and presentations
Bridging Across the Agency: Collaborates with peers to further the mission, goals and culture of the agency
Relentless curiosity: Always looking for what’s new, next and never been done before. Open to experimentation and pushing the boundaries.
REQUIREMENTS
Large brand experience across the lifestyle and consumer category
Track record of successfully developing earned storytelling plans connected to culture and social insights– inclusive of timely media strategies, unique story angles and pithy pitch materials all in pursuit of positive earned coverage and scroll-stopping programming
Successful in managing multiple short- and long-term plans simultaneously
Experience engaging mid- to senior-level clients
Success in securing media coverage
Experience mentoring junior team members
Bachelor's Degree in Communications, English, Public Relations or Marketing preferred
10+ years of media relations experience
Prior PR agency experience; integrated communications strategy; brand partnerships; large-scale event activations
Because of the diversity of clients that the agency represents, the ideal candidate must be able to seamlessly transition (and be successful) supporting and delivering success across a wide range of assignments and client categories — including travel, financial services, lifestyle, consumer tech, B2B, fashion and beverage.
MAJOR BONUS IF YOU
Experience working across a wide range of client categories– including lifestyle brands, food and beverage/spirits, consumer tech, fashion and more.
Have IAT experience
HOW TO APPLY
Potential candidates can apply for the position here.
ABOUT DAY ONE AGENCY
Our company culture is at the core of everything we do. It defines our vibe. It’s what makes every day, Day one. We offer a highly collaborative environment (even as we work from a distance in this new remote world) where smart and hyper-passionate people come together to solve creative communications challenges. It’s no secret; we work hard, but only on the things we love. From the day this agency was created, we vowed to only work on projects that fire us up and that’s still true. It’s how we make projects like Chipotle’s multi-award-winning Freeting campaign come to life.
We emphasize and value all of our relationships—they’re what powers us. Our colleagues, clients, and partners are the most important part of our business. So if you want to join a fast-growing, award-winning, creative team, we’d love to hear from you.
COMPENSATION + BENEFITS
We value all of our employees and are happy to provide comprehensive benefits to help support them holistically in the best way we can. We offer all our employees:
Health Care (Medical, Dental, Vision)
“Take-As-You-Need” Paid Time Off and Company Paid Holidays
Fresh Thinking Mornings
Summer Fridays
Annual Technology Stipend
401K Retirement Plan with Company Match
Paid Parental Leave
Commuter Benefits
Company Credit Card
Uber Business Account
New Business Referral Bonus
Employee Referral Bonus