New York, NY

Senior Vice President, Strategy

About you

A hungry, strategic, creative, collaborative marketing/communications professional who wants to make a difference on the accounts you work on and the agency you join. You have an outlook that is:

• Team oriented "we" over "I"
• Positive and inspirational
• Energized and charismatic
• Humble and inquisitive
• Agile and adaptable

About us

A fast-growing, small agency with big reach. We have a simple but powerful belief: every patient, disease and therapy is different - therefore every message, stakeholder, and challenge needs to be approached in a unique way. We are made up of:

• Conversation-starters
• Storytellers
• Strategist
• Digital natives
• PhD-level scientists
• Writers
• Designers
• Builders

dna helps its client partners negotiate the healthcare sector's ever-changing commercial, regulatory, scientific and communications landscape. dna understands that every patient, disease and therapy is different. As is every message, stakeholder and challenge.

Therefore, dna's approach involves: Different thinking to develop strategically relevant platforms with clear and measurable goals; applying Different insight to understand how to change the behavior of those it engages with and adopting a Different attitude to inject a real sense of passion and collaborative spirit into everything it does.

This meaningful development of strategic, engagement, educational and behavioral change programs ensure dna can help deliver initiatives which are As Different as You.

What You Will Be Doing

As Senior Vice President, Strategy you will be part of the dna leadership team and responsible for leading the strategy for the dna as well as all clients across the agency. This position will play a critical role in determining the future and long-term success of the agency.

You will be responsible for working with client teams and specialty functions across the agency to push work forward, deliver breakthrough programs that capture attention and dive business results. You are also a critical contributor to new business and the development of creative concepts.

Hard Skills:

• Write inspirational, actionable, strategically sound briefs
• Delivers powerful insight and strategies that helps inspire great creative and activations
• Deep business acumen with the ability to negotiate and define business objectives, and translate them into marketing and comms objectives
• Research aficionado - knows the right types and balance of research to derive insights, validate ideas, prove results
• Can take research and extract key messages
• Demonstrated experience with analytics and analyzing data
• Demonstrated ability to lead and promote a culture of collaboration and teamwork across organizational functions
• Leadership experience in training, managing and mentoring
• Construct a single narrative, cohesive, business driving plan
• Understanding of consumer journeys and how to best leverage inflection points for impact

Soft Skills

• Business leader in the client relationship
• Can position and frame ideas to client in a strategic way
• Quickly dives in and understands brand, business, and category - high "get it factor"
• Creative, building it with business grounded feedback
• Charismatic and captivating ability to set up creative ideas
• Empathetic understanding of consumers, patients, and audiences - what motivates, drives, inspires, influences
• Great storytelling and presentation skills
• Agility in working style - demonstrated ability to work against tight timelines and to work collaboratively with Creatives
• Collaborates to deliver the best campaign
• Ability to drive a conversation when needed, but have the self-awareness to know when someone else needs to take the lead

Experience Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in advertising/marketing strategy and planning
• Strong corporate marketing strategy experience, including work across highly regulated environments
• Experience in the healthcare sector a plus

dna - the details (this is the section where we humble brag) dna has won two Cannes Bronze Lions awards in the past two year and 15 awards for creative execution in the past year, including a Global Sabre as one of the best 5 campaigns executed worldwide. It's not by accident. We have a Creativity team focused on finding a spark for all that we do, from ideation sessions to weekly creative power hours. And we host an annual Creativity Day centered around an off-site activity, like a trip to the museum or an improv class, all designed to excite an inspire.

dna prides itself on delivering a difference making employee experience. We invest in our team and put culture front and center through a variety of programs, policies and events. It's all about growth and opportunity. If you are looking for a company where you will have the chance to contribute, grow and set a career path that meets your interests and delivers on your ambitions, dna is an ideal employer.

We are small meets big - giving our clients and employees the benefits of both. As a global agency, we have staff in 10 markets on four continents. Yet, our close-knit agency environment will ensure that you will have ample opportunity for visibility with senior management who will make a personal investment in your career. And, as part of a large global IPG network with seamless integration with our sister agencies, such as Weber Shandwick and large advertising agencies, you'll have access to world class resources and endless exposure to the most cutting-edge marketing approaches. If you are ambitious, energetic and excited to have a voice in shaping an agency and the future of healthcare communications, we hope you'll join us. We're an agency whose fast pace of growth and influence, is matched only by the advancement opportunities we offer our employees. dna - As Different as you.

The legal info Employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and, if hired, present proof of vaccination prior to start date, unless eligible for a medical or religious accommodation or other accommodation required under applicable law.

dna is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. dna recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.

The Weber Shandwick Collective recognizes that your health and wellbeing are a priority. This is why we offer a full suite of benefits including:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k (with employer match)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Juice Money - $60 monthly reimbursement to be used towards purchases that nourish your health, mind, body, and soul
• MyDays - Flexible holiday schedules
• Short-Term Disability
• Paid Employee Family Leave
• Family Building Benefit

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