Vice President Consumer Wellness And Personal Care

HUNTER is searching for a Vice President of Public Relations with experience in consumer health, wellness & personal care products, who would be responsible for the management of a sizeable portion of the agency’s business, including development of strategic PR plans, providing strategic counsel to clients, and management of accounts to ensure agency profitability. Vice Presidents also manage account teams to maximize each team member’s performance while driving accountability and fostering respect and collaboration.

Qualifications:

· B.A. in Public Relations, Journalism, Communications or the like

· Eight (8) to ten (10) years of experience in a public relations agency or similar position; three (3) or more years of supervisory experience

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

· Elevate Hunters strategic acumen , relevance and credibility in the consumer health, wellness and personal care space with a focus on CPG and/or OTC brands

· Contribute to the development of services and capabilities that meet the needs of clients in the Consumer health category

· Successful history of managing OTC brands ( or CPG) and launching consumer healthcare product

Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities:

· Lead client PR programs from concept/planning through completion/evaluation

• Make recommendations for ways to meet client needs; demonstrate an expertise and understanding of the clients’ marketplace and business
• Manage account financials: develop and manage budgets, fee estimates, out-of-pocket expenses, team hour allocations, billing, invoicing, etc.
• Provide analysis to clients of program results
• Anticipate issues; recognize potential fiscal challenges and take action early to remedy them
• Develop and propose strategic, creative ideas and tactical elements for client programs; demonstrate an ability to autonomously handle these responsibilities when needed
• Serve as a representative of the client and agency on-site at client events
• Ensure that direct reports manage account teams and programs to deliver high quality results on-time and on-budget

· Sustain accounts, minimize and limit account turnover

· Serve as primary client contact and build/maintain strong relationships with key client personnel

· Recognize and seek opportunities to grow client accounts; utilize relationships with clients to sell in incremental opportunities

• Recognize and pursue opportunities to introduce clients to the agency’s specialized services, in an effort to secure incremental business opportunities
• Develop a vision for each account’s direction and work with team members to achieve goals
• Take strategic risks to push accounts to the next level, in an effort to secure incremental business opportunities

· Build, lead and develop engaged and successful account teams

· Maintain relationships with key contacts at traditional and social media outlets; leverage those relationships to obtain desired media coverage on behalf of the agency and/or clients

· Compile presentations for new business and business renewal proposals; participate in new business and/or business renewal pitches

· Participate in agency brainstorm sessions for client programs

In order to comply with equal pay and salary transparency laws in various locations, the Company believes the target range of base compensation for this role is $115K - 150K. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location.

At HUNTER, we’re always on the hunt for the greatest talent to join our team. Hunter offers competitive benefits to full-time employees, including hybrid work environments and a “work from anywhere” policy (up to four weeks per year), competitive benefits, a 401K company match and generous PTO. Add in perks like regular Cupcakes & Cocktails events, a year-round staff training curriculum, cultural committees including our Anti-Racism Action Group and Health & Wellness team, epic Halloween parties and more, and you’ve got a recipe for an awesome place to work.

We believe in creating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive. Empowering our staff and celebrating their differences helps to drive our work that matters. We embrace our employees’ differences in age, race, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, and other characteristics that make us unique. You can read our full Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion statement https://hunterpr.com/dei/

HUNTER is an award-winning consumer marketing communications firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and London. The 250+ person firm employs a powerful blend of marketing solutions including strategic planning, earned media relations, social and digital media, talent and influencer engagement, experiential marketing, multicultural outreach, and content creation and distribution to earn attention for some of the world’s best known and most beloved brands. Founded in 1989, HUNTER has grown into one of the most respected mid-size marketing communications firms in the country, proudly serving a broad range of esteemed companies and brands across the Food + Beverage, Wine + Spirits, Health + Beauty, Home + Lifestyle, Retail + Ecommerce, Travel and Education sectors.