Vice President Communications

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Position at Hill Knowlton Strategies

Hill Knowlton Strategies is currently looking for a Vice President, Communications to join our Western Canada team based in British Columbia and our office in Vancouver. This is a key leadership position for an agency experienced, team-focused, entrepreneurial professional who is looking for the next, exciting step in their career. Your passionate team leadership, industry insights, client-obsession, and strategic mind will be an integral part of helping H K continue to expand its communications offering and team in Western Canada.

This is a unique opportunity for a hands-on communications agency leader to be an integral part of a growing practice, contributing to new business, the delivery/excellence of client programs, and to provide leadership to an outstanding team.

As a Vice President, Communications you will:

1. Bring a highly developed and modern approach to designing and implementing winning corporate communications campaigns focused on sound strategy and providing both outstanding results as well as exceptional client service.
2. Possess an entrepreneurial spirit with a passion for growing our practice through new business and organic growth opportunities across a range of sectors and service areas.
3. Be a go-to, hands-on resource for providing senior communications counsel to clients and for the day-to-day management of significant accounts.
4. Be a trusted issues and crisis communications resource for our clients with the ability to provide leading counsel in a high pressure, high stakes environment.
5. Play a central role in the mentorship and development of our H K team and a champion for people culture in the firm including providing guidance, feedback, and training to team members to champion their development and their role not only in Western Canada, but nationally as well.
6. Demonstrate understanding of and experience executing campaigns that integrate not only communications tactics, but thought leadership, stakeholder engagement, and public affairs tactics as well.

The ideal candidate must have:

1. Minimum 12-15 years of communications experience in increasingly senior roles including agency experience.
2. An in-depth working knowledge and network within the British Columbia communications and agency environment with a proven track record of both growing business and supporting team members.
3. Demonstrated ability to build relationships within an organization and within the business community.
4. Strong experience managing multiple teams at once from a financial, client delivery and staffing perspective including seeing opportunities to integrate strategies and offerings across sectors.
5. A strong sense of leadership and an unwavering dedication to mentorship and a strong culture that sets the tone for and cultivates a high-performing team.
6. Excellent presentation skills, including the ability to communicate and sell ideas to prospects, clients and partners.
7. A sense of judgment to set realistic expectations in the face of client demands.
8. Knowledge of the technology, health, transportation, tourism, finance and professional services, or energy sectors an asset as is experience in the ESG/Sustainability space as well as internal communications.
9. Social media digital advocacy knowledge a must.

What else is in it for you?

1. Full health benefits package—including paid time off, schedule flexibility, wellness reimbursement, and more.
2. Strong leadership with a focus on entrepreneurial thinking, mentoring, learning development to help you grow, expand your skills and become your professional best.
3. Access to best practices across H K and WPP global agency structure.
4. A passionate, smart, fun, and creative culture.

If you are knowledgeable communications professional thinking about your next career move, we are interested in talking with you.

Hill Knowlton Strategies is dedicated to employment equity, welcomes diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from all qualified applicants. If you require any accommodation during the recruitment process, please reach out to us.

We thank all applicants for their interest; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

The health and wellbeing of our employees is a priority, following public health guidance. H K is embracing a flexible work model with remote working and purpose-based time in office.

About us:

Hill Knowlton Strategies Canada (H K) is a public relations and public affairs consultancy providing services to local, multinational, and global clients from its eight offices across the country. The firm works with clients to solve complex communications challenges and deliver award-winning campaigns and is focused on continued innovation for the industry. H K offers deep sector knowledge and breadth of public relations and public affairs expertise including specialists in health wellness, technology, government public sector, energy industrials, consumer packaged goods, financial professional services, food drink, retail leisure and sports.

Globally, Hill Knowlton Strategies Inc., has offices in more than 40 countries as well as an extensive associate network; and it is a member of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY), one of the world’s largest communications services groups.