Spark is hiring: Public Relations Vice President in San Francisco

Vice President

Are you a veteran PR pro with deep roots in tech? Do you enjoy making complex ideas accessible? Do you love the thrill of the pitch? If yes, keep reading.

Position Summary:

The Vice President is a member of the Spark leadership team. They will co-lead a practice group responsible for managing integrated marketing and public relations programs for a growing list of tech clients.

The Ideal candidate has a background and experience winning and managing accounts in the B2B Tech, Fintech, Venture Capital, and/or Corporate Capital market segments, along with a general technology background.

This position will report to the practice group’s EVP/SVP.

Responsibilities:

• Serve on the senior management team actively contributing to the agency culture, strategy and direction.
• Meet and exceed practice group metrics, including revenue and billability goals of $1.5 million.
• Provide timely revenue forecasts, meet targets, and work with unforeseen circumstances.
• Cultivate and retain a practice group of clients that includes prominent brands and sought-after start-ups.
• Grow practice group client base by a) organically growing existing clients, b) vetting, pitching and winning in-bound leads from Spark’s network, and c) prospecting new opportunities from your personal network and outreach.
• Liaise with executive teams and be a respected counselor to client companies.
• Provide hands-on leadership in the success of accounts.
• Develop internal team leaders across accounts.
• Be a ‘lead by example’ Spark ambassador, both internally and externally, by continually highlighting examples of Spark’s best work and educating employees about the agency’s high standards.
• Grow, mentor, and manage an exceptional team of talent. Coach junior staff to eventually lead his/her own practice group.
• Run the accounts efficiently and effectively, adhering to internal operations processes such as budgeting, invoicing, and time-management.

Pre-Requisites:

• Ability to transition effortlessly from visionary planner to hands-on executor.
• Broad client experience across Enterprise Technology, with a general technology background.
• Extensive experience in identifying and pursuing new business opportunities.
• Ability to achieve, evaluate and measure campaign results against objectives.
• A team-player with strong hands-on leadership qualities.
• Capacity to effectively manage multiple teams.
• At least 10 years of progressive experience.

Why Work At Spark?

• Remote Work Flexibility.
• Competitive and Flexible Paid Vacation Policy.
• Spark PR covers 95-100% of health, dental, and vision for our employees.

About Spark

From startups to Fortune 20 members, Spark specializes in helping technology-focused and innovation-minded companies transform their brands by bringing powerful narratives to life through public relations and integrated marketing programs.

The agency’s full suite of services includes content and social development, programmatic distribution and other forms of paid media, and data-driven insights to inform strategic planning and measure go to market plans. Spark also provides comprehensive strategic communications & marketing services for blockchain and cryptocurrency leaders. From guiding successful token sales to growing companies post-ICO, Spark has emerged as the preferred partner for these highly specialized services across the globe.

Spark’s clients are some of the world’s most innovative startups and industry leaders. Please review our website and peruse the variety of brands we have worked with over the years.

Ranked on the 2021 Forbes Best PR Agencies list, Spark has also been honored by Business Intelligence Group as a Best Place to Work. Previous awards include Bulldog Reporter’s Awards for Best New Product Launch and Best General Business Campaign as well as SABRE Awards for Software and Services. Spark was also honored as the Public Relations Agency of the Year by PR World in 2017.

Spark was founded by Donna (Sokolsky) Burke and Christine Hempel in 1999 at the height of the Internet explosion in Silicon Valley. Fresh off their corporate careers at Netscape where they helped launch the first browser that gave millions access to the Internet, Donna and Christine were well equipped to create a new-economy communications agency.

We are excited to explore new opportunities with you!

Spark Public Relations is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. Spark PR does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. Spark offers a competitive pay range of $100,000 to $150,000 per year for this position. The actual pay for the position will be determined based on, but not limited to, the candidate's location, relevant experience, qualifications, education, performance and revenue based metrics. This range reflects one of the many factors that are included in Spark’s total compensation package. Including, but not limited to, 95% insurance contribution from Spark, unlimited PTO and a fully remote work environment.