Vice President, Integrated Communications

Hi, we're Derris. We partner with category-defining brands that shape culture.

In today’s fractured media landscape, breaking through — and staying relevant — has never been more challenging. Founded during an evolution in consumer behavior and media consumption, Derris meets the now and molds what’s next. We’re a team of cultural experts and consumer strategists who help tell channel agnostic and insight-driven stories that move people and define generations.

Everything we do at Derris is in service of earning attention for the brands that matter most — the ones defining categories and leaving a lasting impact on culture.

ABOUT DERRIS

From beauty, lifestyle and fashion, to food, health & wellness, home & hospitality, sports and more — we work with both new and established companies to develop narratives that stand out in cluttered industries. A few of the clients on our roster include: Rhode, Starface, Olaplex, Warby Parker, Reformation and Bombas.

In 2022 we joined Orchestra, a strategic communications and marketing company built for today’s complex and fragmented world. As part of Orchestra, we can offer services from strategic insights to public affairs—and expertise across philanthropy, travel, politics, and more. Our partner agencies include BerlinRosen, Civitas, Glen Echo Group, Inkhouse, M18, Message Lab, Onward and Small Girls PR. It also launched Brightmode, a talent acquisition firm for communications professionals.

ABOUT ROLE

Derris is looking for a Vice President who is passionate about earning consumer’s attention. Experience in Integrated marketing and communications – earned, influencer, experiential, etc. – is valued. This person will be responsible for overseeing the strategic planning and day-to-day execution across consumer brands. This role will also include internal leadership initiatives and responsibilities. Furthermore, we are looking for candidates passionate about contributing to creating a unique company culture.

Location: This role is based in our New York, NY office on a hybrid basis. Derris staff are in-office 3 days per week, Tuesday through Thursday.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Hold one of the most senior positions, supporting leadership on implementing new protocols and policies
• Concept and implement structural changes to optimize efficiency and improve work quality
• Act as high level strategic lead, directing client strategy, brand messaging, tentpole campaign concepts, and high stakes comms with the support of your senior team members
• Oversee a team of integrated strategists, and provide client counsel on the best influencer strategy based on goals and a strong business case for their particular brand
• As a creative thought leader, this position hosts brainstorms, reverse engineers virality, and leads the creation of share-worthy moments for our brands
• Ensure the development and execution of influencer paid and organic campaigns from strategic and creative development, identification of creators, outreach and relationship management, negotiations and contracts, content approvals and measurement
• Lead your team’s finances, including managing profitability, staffing matrixes, planning and budgeting-- all with the support of a dynamic backend tool that allows you to determine, in real-time, how adding a new hire or account could impact your team's destiny 
• You will be an integral part of new business, reviewing our inbound pipeline to both voice the brands you are passionate about taking on, as well as to develop the proposals and concepts that win the hearts and minds of new partners

Why we’ll love you:

• You have 10+ years of directly relevant experience ideally within the consumer space 
• You’ve overseen large teams - and across multiple accounts, workflows or projects
• You understand how to employ creativity to make something uniquely compelling to share with an audience, whether for a journalist or a blogger
• You’re a client whisperer, able to earn and keep client trust
• You spot and land business opportunities with a proven track record of winning new business and signing incremental SOWs with existing clients to increase billings
• You celebrate the small wins and thrive off building up a team of A players

Compensation: The salary range for this role is $130,000 - $155,000, commensurate with experience, plus end of year bonuses based on firm, team, and individual performance.

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