We are seeking a Vice President in Client Services, to lead high-profile client initiatives, oversee integrated communications strategies and execute innovative PR campaigns. You will play a key role in both shaping and driving client strategy, maintaining key relationships, and ensuring long-term success. The role requires a balance of creative vision, strategic oversight, and leadership, particularly with a focus on clients in the sport sector.

You will collaborate with senior leadership to guide and grow the agency, ensuring it runs smoothly, delivering strategic and creative excellence, and maintaining the highest standards of client service. Your leadership will be vital to cultivating an inspiring, results-driven culture across the agency, driving both client satisfaction and business growth.

What You'll Do:

Client Leadership & Strategy

• Oversee all aspects of client relationships, ensuring flawless execution of strategic and creative campaigns.
• Act as the primary strategic advisor, providing high-level counsel to clients and driving their long-term success.
• Lead and develop integrated PR campaigns, with an emphasis on sports aligning creative strategies with client objectives.
• Maintain senior relationships with clients, ensuring ongoing satisfaction and proactive solutions for their evolving needs.
• Facilitate collaboration across internal teams and inter-agency partners, ensuring seamless delivery of campaigns across all touchpoints.

Campaign Execution & Creative Development

• Lead the ideation, development, and execution of innovative, impactful campaigns that drive engagement and attention.
• Oversee creative, production, and influencer teams to bring campaign ideas to life with precision and flair.
• Guide the integration of different media and content forms to create cohesive, standout campaigns.

Team Leadership & Mentorship

• Inspire, empower, and mentor your team, promoting a culture of excellence, professional growth, and collaboration.
• Lead by example, demonstrating exceptional strategic thinking, attention to detail, and passion for success.
• Ensure the team consistently delivers high-quality work while maintaining a focus on client satisfaction.

Commercial Growth & Financial Oversight

• Drive new business and organic growth by leveraging existing client relationships and identifying opportunities for expansion.

• Oversee financials and staffing for client accounts, ensuring efficient resource allocation and budget management ensuring campaigns are profitable and well-executed.

• Develop and present new business pitches, creatively and strategically showcasing the agency’s capabilities.

Media Relations & Industry Expertise

• Maintain a strong understanding of the earned media landscape and leverage relationships with media, influencers, and industry leaders to support clients.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and developments, positioning the agency to capitalize on emerging opportunities.

Performance Measurement & Evaluation

• Define and track success metrics for campaigns, analyzing performance and providing actionable insights for continuous improvement.

Senior Representation

• Represent the agency in senior-level discussions, building and nurturing relationships with key industry stakeholders, clients, and potential partners.

What You'll Bring:

• Candidates must have at least 10 years’ experience leading multifaceted PR campaigns, ideally within the sports, gaming, or entertainment sectors.
• Strong strategic and creative acumen, with a deep understanding of media relations and campaign execution.
• Leadership experience, with the ability to inspire and manage teams to deliver exceptional results.
• A results-driven approach with the ability to track and measure campaign success while adapting strategies as needed.

What You'll Get:

We value our team and are committed to their success. We offer a competitive salary, a comprehensive employer subsidized benefits package which includes group medical, dental and vision coverage, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, 401(k) retirement plan with annual employer match, generous paid time off including Summer Fridays and Holiday break, and employee volunteer day to encourage social responsibility giving time to the non-profit, community service or charity of choice.

Office Location: 466 Broome Street in Soho, NYC

Salary range is $130,000 - 160,000 and is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

At M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment, we believe that brilliant work is only possible with a diverse team, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute their best ideas. If you're a seasoned VP with a passion for creative, strategic leadership, we want you to join us and continue our legacy of impactful communication and innovation.

M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment, NA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and treats applicants for employment equally based upon job-related qualifications and without regard to race, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin, disability, religion, or any other characteristic protected by law.

M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment, NA is a full-service creative communications agency operating across lifestyle, sport, entertainment, fashion, technology, culinary and spirits. We specialize in campaigns that are disseminated through earned media channels, relying on creativity, strategy and cultural relevance to infiltrate consumer circles with truly compelling, thumb-stopping and attention-grabbing creative thinking. The agency is responsible for executing creative campaigns from ideation through to design, production, execution and dissemination. Our creative studio delivers output that includes still, video, print, experiential, and many more.

All employee information is kept confidential according to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES.

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