Senior Vice President

Teneo

A Senior Vice President within Teneo Strategy is the client facing member of our account teams.

As a Senior Vice President, you are responsible for developing communications strategy and providing senior-led advisory to clients. This may include, but not be limited to, online and offline communications strategy and tactics, long-term and rapid response planning, and crisis management. Senior Vice Presidents are sophisticated, client-facing individuals who can deal directly and solely with clients on corporate strategy, communications, investor relations, government affairs, and public relations. Senior Vice Presidents will work hand in hand with senior members of the firm to manage client engagements and deliver best-in-class service.

Responsibilities:

• Drive and develop communications strategies and campaigns on behalf of clients
• Drive and contribute to the business development strategy and outreach, including proposal development and pitch participation nationally
• Work on client accounts and support client work in the Toronto, Calgary, and Montreal offices; opportunities to contribute to other global accounts when required
• Responsible for preparing client ready strategic plans, press releases, talking points, Q&As, briefing memos, and distributed media materials; managing messages; and coordinating client program activities
• Interact directly and be the point person with the clients to create and execute on communications initiatives
• Responsibility for setting strategy and workloads for core account team and delivering high quality client service
• Able to anticipate and understand client experiences and external trends to advise on how to best meet clients current and future needs
• Serve as a role model and mentor to colleagues
• Establish priorities based on strategic direction, considering multiple perspectives and interdependencies with others
• Responsible for meeting deadlines and timelines

Qualifications:

• 10+ years in public relations/corporate communications/media/investor relations or relevant experience
• Ability to provide strategic advice to senior level clients, including C-suite
• Understanding of macro-economic, political, and regulatory environments to inform strategic advice to clients
• Strong media and business network in Canada
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to develop and execute multiplatform communications strategies
• Ability to think creatively, approach communications from new angles, and manage both up and down the organization
• Exceptional written and verbal communication; experience delivering presentations in PowerPoint is required
• Education - Bachelor s degree or equivalent
• Agency/consulting experience preferred
• Bilingualism is not required but would be an asset
• Able to work from the office a minimum of three days per week