SYCA KREASI INDONESIA is hiring a
Vice President

Summary

Join DeVries as a Vice President in the NY office, currently remote, and play a critical role in determining the future and long-term success of DeVries Public Relations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 9+ years related professional experience
• Can turn ideas into workable plans
• Adeptness in conveying ownership of assigned projects to junior team members
• Demonstrate the ability to resolve conflict
• Skill in mobilizing and motivating teams
• Expertise in working independently
• Excellent oral and written business communication skills
• Aptitude for financial analysis
• Can complete challenging projects within set parameters
• Exceptional judgment when working with team members, client contacts and vendors
• Aptitude for successfully “selling” additional services or negotiate additional funding for projects
• Commitment and dedication to the agency’s success as well as individual career
• Desire to pursue learning and self-development; participates in required and voluntary professional development programs
• Can anticipate client and team needs
• Attention to detail and quality
• Can solve problems
• Can impress new business prospects

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior strategic counsel for the client
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders
• Maintain ongoing communication with clients on a daily basis
• Develop quality standards and ensure client satisfaction
• Develop long-term plans and program recommendations for clients
• Act on the front lines for any issues or challenges related to the business or team
• Responsible for client relations, review meetings, entertaining and client budget approval
• Develop and deliver client presentations
• Solid understanding of how to craft relevant stories across all media types
• Evaluate/counsel team members’ pitching skills and makes time to train teams
• Demonstrate a well-developed knowledge of client relevant media
• Maintain roster of key media contacts
• Must have baseline level of knowledge and expertise re: social platforms and paid/owned/earned model
• Guides the team in making high-profile influencer strategy recommendations, establishing criteria and ensuring that the approach meets the client’s objectives
• Understands digital influencer landscape – selection, collaboration, activation
• Internal (client) and external (e.g. celebrity) spokesperson management
• Develop and manage brand relationship and presence on new media through earned influencer programs
• Ability to convey ideas and recommendations in a strategic and compelling manner
• Supervise all team writing and editing and makes time to train teams
• Be accountable for and have control over final review of all presentations, memos, meeting reports and client materials
• Work closely with senior management to develop strategic and creative recommendations
• Extremely comfortable with plan/idea presentation; compelling speaking style
• Understands DeVries’ business model and staffing
• Comfortable managing up to $1M of client revenue
• Strong sense of how to hunt for organic opportunities for growth
• Create and execute accurate budget estimates for clients for long-term and short-term programs and adhere to approved funds
• Overall budget management (Fee and OOP tracking)
• Authorize billing invoices and if necessary, follow-up with past-due invoices to clients
• Elevates successes and challenges appropriately to supervisor
• Provide leadership, direction and guidance to account team(s)
• Develop and coach account teams for peak performance
• Work with peers to further the mission, goals and culture of the agency
• Be key contact for internal staff to address issues
• Ensure quality work from team in order to meet/exceed client expectations
• Attend account reviews and staff meetings – provide ongoing communications and feedback
• Help structure and staff new and existing project teams, including reviewing resumes and interviewing candidates
• Ensure that account team members adhere to agency time reporting and financial guidelines
• Conduct performance reviews
• Make recommendations regarding salary increases, promotions, etc
• Serve as a role model to other team members
• New business hungry mentality; strong networker
• Assist in the development of new business initiatives
• Capable participating in new business pitch development and presentations