• Collaborate closely with internal creative, strategy, media, digital, social, influencer, analytics, and account teams to ensure all work ladders up to the larger client strategy and delivers against shared goals.

• Foster relationships with internal business partners across Ruder Finn and related specialty groups to bring the best of the agency to clients.

• Provide leadership, mentorship, and coaching to account teams, helping team members strengthen client judgment, account management skills, strategic thinking, media instincts, creative problem-solving, and executive presence.

• Pursue organic growth by consistentlyidentifyingsmart ways to expand existing scopes, improve client work, and increase agency revenue while protecting team health and account profitability.

• Champion innovation, including the thoughtful integration of AI tools and emerging technologies into communications planning, creative development, workflows, reporting, and team processes.

• Represent the Brand Experience practice with confidence, curiosity, and entrepreneurial energy, helping grow the agency's visibility, reputation, capabilities, and culture.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, marketing, or a related field preferred.

• You have12+ yearsofexperience leading integrated consumer communications programs for categories such as CPG, food, wellness, lifestyle, parenting, retail, consumer tech, or other fast-moving consumer brands.

• You have astrong track recordof serving as a senior client counselor, managing complex client relationships, building trust with executive stakeholders, and navigating challenging situations with sound judgment.

• You havedemonstratedability to translate client business priorities into smart communications strategies, integrated workstreams, compelling creative platforms, and clear action plans for teams.

• Youpossessa deep understanding of how earned media, influencer, social, experiential, partnerships, content, and digital channels work together to build modern brand relevance and drive measurable outcomes.

• You have asharp eye for culture, trends, communities, and conversation shifts, with the ability to turn emerging stories into timely, ownable client opportunities.

• You have experience developing or overseeing standout campaigns, pitches, brand moments, activations, or creative concepts, with the ability to point to results that made the work successful.

• You havedemonstratedsuccess growing existing business, contributing toor leading new business pitches, and bringing strategic thinking, category knowledge, creative ideas, and senior presence to the process.

• You have strong financial and operational discipline, including experience with scopes, budgets, staffing plans, forecasts, utilization, profitability, and resource management.

• You have excellent written, verbal, presentation, and executive communication skills, with the ability to adaptstyle, pace, and message for different audiences.

• You are aproven people leader who can attract, motivate, develop,retain, and coach talent while creating clarity, momentum, and accountability across teams.

• You are comfortable managing ambiguity and complexity in fast-moving environments, with the ability to pivot quickly while keeping clients, teams, and senior leaders aligned.

• You are acurious, entrepreneurial, and solutions-oriented mindset, with the confidence to challenge convention, encourage fresh thinking, and turn friction into opportunity.

• You have comfort and curiosity around integrating AI tools into communications planning, creative development, workflows, reporting, and team processes.

Benefits & More

• You will receive a competitive base salary and bonus opportunity

• You will also be able to enroll in our Health, Dental, Vision, company paid Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Account, as well as 401k (match) plan.

• Monthly allowance for cellphone,office equipment, etc.

• Generous PTO policy with paid maternity/paternity leave

• Professional learning and development opportunities

• Workplace flexibility

• On-site and off-site social gatherings

The anticipated salary range for this position, at the time of posting, is $160,000 - $240,000 The salary of the applicant selected for this role will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, education, internal equity, geography, relevant years of experience, certifications, skills, abilities of the selected applicant, and other job-related qualifications. In addition, a range of medical, dental, vision, disability, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefitsalso are available by the company.