Vice President, Public Relations
About The Position
Inkhouse, part of Orchestra, is seeking a Vice President to serve as the strategic lead across a portfolio of client accounts. The role acts as a trusted senior advisor and executive-level client contact, providing overall strategic direction, quality oversight, and team leadership. The Vice President owns higher-level account strategy across media, amplification, integrated campaigns, messaging, and go-to-market planning while ensuring teams execute effectively and advance client goals. The ideal candidate is a strategic, creative, and confident communications leader who can build relationships with senior client executives, including VPs of Marketing and CMOs, and counsel them through complex communications challenges and opportunities. The role oversees the quality of client work, develops and pitches new business, identifies ways to strengthen client relationships, and champions Inkhouse values and collaborative leadership. The Vice President also contributes to practice development, employee development, thought leadership, and the continued growth and evolution of Inkhouse. The position is based in the New York, NY or Waltham, MA office on a hybrid basis, with in-office work 2–3 days per week.
Requirements
- At least 10 years of experience in public relations, communications, or a related field, with increasing responsibility, strategic leadership, and senior-level client ownership.
- Expertise and enthusiasm for working with healthcare and technology clients, and a strong understanding of the media landscape and industry trends.
- Ability to advise senior executives, including VPs of Marketing and CMOs, on complex business and communications challenges.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop compelling narratives, strategic recommendations, client communications, presentations, and other high-impact materials.
- Strong media relations expertise and a strategic approach to media, thought leadership, speaking, awards, social, amplification, and integrated communications.
- Ability to identify compelling stories, creative angles, business opportunities, and ways to grow client relationships.
- Ability to oversee multiple accounts and teams, maintain strategic perspective while ensuring execution, exercise sound judgment, and uphold quality standards.
- Ability to lead, coach, and develop teams, delegate effectively, provide thoughtful feedback, and foster a collaborative, high-performing environment.
- Business development experience, including preparing new business presentations, pitching prospective clients, evaluating competitive opportunities, and identifying opportunities to expand client relationships.
Responsibilities
- Own overall strategy across a portfolio of client accounts and provide senior strategic counsel on communications, messaging, media, amplification, and go-to-market strategy.
- Develop and oversee high-level media and amplification strategies to build client visibility, influence, and business outcomes.
- Serve as a senior client contact, building relationships with executive stakeholders and advising on communications challenges, opportunities, and business priorities.
- Monitor strategic priorities and day-to-day account activity, keeping teams focused on client objectives and addressing issues proactively.
- Lead and contribute to new business efforts, including developing presentations, pitching prospective clients independently, and screening and vetting prospects with senior leadership.
- Develop integrated, cross-program campaign strategies for clients with large or complex budgets and identify opportunities to combine capabilities across channels.
- Lead and develop high-performing teams, model Inkhouse values, and foster shared accountability and collaboration.
- Support employee growth through check-ins, performance conversations, coaching, feedback, and development planning.
- Oversee multiple client accounts and teams while maintaining strategic perspective, strong execution, sound judgment, and high-quality work.
- Identify opportunities to expand existing client relationships and create additional value for clients.
Benefits
- Vice Presidents are eligible for end-of-year bonuses based on firm, team, and individual performance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
