Vice President, Corporate

Job Description

DeVries is seeking a Vice President, Corporate to provide corporate communications counsel and manage day-to-day responsibilities. The candidate will maintain a detailed understanding of clients, ensuring they are telling relevant stories and engaging industry stakeholders and media audiences. They will play a key role in growing the agency’s corporate communications assignments and the staff’s corporate communications skills. The candidate will also lead corporate communications-heavy accounts as the primary client partner and agency team leader.

Role involves:

• Storytelling and positioning
• Activation plan development
• Corporate sponsorships and executive speaking engagements
• Media relations
• Social media strategy
• Internal communications
• Corporate affairs management
• Medical affairs communications
• R&D communications
• Client service

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience in corporate communications
• Deep background developing and executing corporate reputation programs
• Relationships with marketing and industry organizations
• Advanced knowledge of top-tier business and NY media
• Well-developed skills in building and maintaining traditional and digital media relationships
• Ability to engage with and counsel senior-level decision-makers
• Demonstrated experience working directly with clients
• Superior writing skills
• Entrepreneurial attitude

DeVries offers:

• Opportunity to grow the agency’s corporate communications assignments