Vice President, Creative

Kantar • Norwalk, CT

22h • $160,000 - $200,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

This role sits at the centre of the rapidly evolving landscape of Creative Effectiveness. You will help leading brands improve the quality of their creative, strengthen the link between creative and commercial outcomes, and shape how Creative Effectiveness evolves at Kantar. You will act as a senior strategic partner to clients, helping them improve creative quality across brand building, campaign development, and in-market optimisation. You will lead the vision for modern Creative Effectiveness, connecting insight, creative evaluation, media context, and commercial outcomes into a clear client proposition. You will shape and lead high-value engagements, including major pitches and renewals, by designing solutions that solve real business challenges. You will drive growth by working closely with Sales and Strategic Client teams to expand Kantar’s impact with priority clients. You will represent Kantar externally, building our reputation as a leader in Creative Effectiveness and contributing a strong market point of view.

Requirements

• Ability to articulate compelling POVs on creative trends, influence senior clients, and represent the Kantar externally (e.g. pitches, events, stage presence).
• Strong grasp of how brands show up across channels (social, creator platforms, AI-driven content) and how creative strategy is evolving.
• Significant leadership experience in creative, insight, strategy, media, or consultancy environments, with a strong track record of leading senior client relationships
• Proven experience helping clients solve business challenges through creative effectiveness, research, or strategic advisory solutions
• Ability to design and lead complex engagements, influence senior stakeholders, and translate insight into clear commercial impact
• Strong commercial judgement, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, prioritise effectively, and make confident decisions
• Excellent communication skills and executive presence, with the credibility to represent Kantar internally and externally

Responsibilities

• Act as a senior strategic partner to clients, helping them improve creative quality across brand building, campaign development, and in-market optimisation
• Lead the vision for modern Creative Effectiveness, connecting insight, creative evaluation, media context, and commercial outcomes into a clear client proposition
• Shape and lead high-value engagements, including major pitches and renewals, by designing solutions that solve real business challenges
• Drive growth by working closely with Sales and Strategic Client teams to expand Kantar’s impact with priority clients
• Represent Kantar externally, building our reputation as a leader in Creative Effectiveness and contributing a strong market point of view

Benefits

• Medical plans with comprehensive, affordable coverage for a range of health services
• Health Savings Account/FSA
• Dental, Vision and benefits to cover unique healthcare needs
• Wellness Program
• 401k with matching
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Commuter benefits
• Unlimited PTO

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed