ABOUT VAYNERMEDIA 
VaynerMedia is a contemporary global creative & media agency with an expertise in driving relevance for clients & delivering impactful business results. The independently-owned agency was founded in 2009 & has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Singapore & Mexico City. VaynerMedia has been recognized for its work at Cannes Lions, the Clio Awards & The Webby Awards. It is part of the VaynerX family of companies.

Overall Purpose

Strategy at VaynerMedia provides a crucial perspective on the business dynamics.  We are a human centric, culture obsessed discipline where we dive deep into audience insights, media trends, cultural shifts, & tech innovations that inform our strategic recommendations.  Our team is collectively redefining & modernizing the way our clients harness consumer & cultural intelligence, develop brand strategy & plan for attention.

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Partner across & inter-departmentally to create & foster insights, sophisticated strategies, creative thinking, innovative media plans & deliver/guide best-in-class execution. 
• Bring a knowledge of the competitive landscape as it pertains to data, human centered research, & scalable qualitative insights, delivering meaningful results for our clients.
• Compose briefs that inspire creative teams, & steer & facilitate brainstorms & workshops.
• Direct the strategic development of client presentations delivering clear, compelling & persuasive communications to all stakeholders.
• Drive the development of new insights, cultural expertise, & methodologies for cultural analysis to ensure our brands & clients are culturally relevant.
• Own new business process from beginning to end. Includes driving strategic deliverables, preparing briefs, workshops & presentations. 
• Partner with the other functional leadership to optimize & look for opportunities across the client portfolio.
• Attend relevant client briefings, interrogating the brief, & diagnosing the often internal motivations not explicitly written in the briefing documents
• Build & maintain senior client & external agency relationships..
• Manage growth & development of direct reports, including goals & action planning, performance reviews, & carving out opportunities for their continued L&D

EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

• 10 - 20 years experience with strategically building brands at a top agency, working for Fortune 500 clients - must have experience understanding the intersection of business strategy, consumer insights & digital behavior in grounding big, purposeful ideas. 
• Ability to review qualitative + quantitative research, & behavioral data & independently be able to dive into research tools to draw & interpret insights.
• Strategic thinking ability with balanced analytical & creative approach to integrated marketing planning.
• Self-motivated & demonstrates initiative in identifying business opportunities, discerning a clear path forward & acting upon them swiftly.
• Understands multiple channels of communication & connection, & their role in brand & content marketing.
• Proven leadership experience & recognized for their ability to balance mentorship & empowerment of the team, with ensuring quality of strategic output.
• Proven ability to interact with & influence people at all levels of an organization, fostering strong cross-functional teamwork & collaborative results.
• Obsessed with modern day cultural zeitgeist & understands its influence on social platforms & emerging trends across categories. 
• Entrepreneurial, humble & open to learning new ways of marketing to adapt to ever changing landscape of digital advertising.