Senior Vice President
Avōq
Senior Vice President
Avōq
National advocacy and strategic communications firm
Avōq · Washington, United States (Hybrid) · — · Posted 2026-08-21
Workplace: hybrid
Department: Audience Intelligence and Performance
Avoq is seeking a proven, intellectually curious, forward-looking research & analytics leader, with deep subject matter expertise and a solid track record of business success and growth. This integrated and agile thinker and adept data storyteller is a master at solving complex challenges and uncovering new opportunities for clients through actionable insights, intelligence, and strategy. This leader on our Audience | Intelligence | Performance (AIP) Team will design, manage, execute, and deliver research and integrated analytics client engagements.
Collaborating closely with integrated teams across Avoq, this SVP of Research & Integrated Analytics will serve as a catalyst to advance a forward-thinking culture and be charged with helping clients optimize research, analytics, reporting, and intelligence projects. This SVP will also build and implement strategic measurement frameworks and contribute to the ideation, development, launch, execution, and monetization of Avoq’s rapidly expanding suite of leading-edge, proprietary AI-Powered Intelligence Solutions.
Armed with a state-of-the-art suite of advanced third party tools and proprietary technologies and methodologies, Avoq’s AIP team is our engine for industry-leading innovation and uncovering actionable insights that enable our clients to achieve their business objectives through data-driven decision making and cutting-edge AI-powered solutions.
The Senior Vice President, Research & Analytics will play a critical role in driving the Insights team’s performance and success, wearing several different leadership hats, including:
Senior Team Leader – You have strong team and project management abilities that enable you to cultivate the talent and skills of team members, embracing a culture of cross-functional collaboration. You inspire your team to stay on top of trends and innovation and help them develop new ideas and products to enable Avoq and its clients stay ahead.
Data Strategist – You’re able to pinpoint and translate key data findings to help clients and account teams achieve a wide array of reputation, business, and policy objectives across a diverse range of sectors and situations. You possess the experience needed to connect insights with specific tactics, such as media relations, paid advertising, stakeholder engagement, content strategy, message development, rapid response, and more.
Subject Matter Expert – You will be looked to as a leading research and integrated analytics expert within the AIP team, across Avoq, and by the firm’s largest clients, serving as a critical resource in transforming complex data into stories and actionable, high impact insights. You lead the team in designing research & integrated analytics methodologies, scoping projects, and presenting findings and actionable recommendations to clients and account teams. You can provide a 360-degree view of key stakeholders to understand sentiment and reputation. You have a deep and advanced understanding of research & integrated analytics approaches and methodologies (quantitative and qualitative, primary and secondary) and a strong understanding of emerging AI technologies and their increasing role in the field of research and integrated analytics.
Advanced Analytics and Tools Maven – You are an expert user of advanced data platforms, social listening platforms, influencer marketing technology, audience intelligence platforms and AI tools. You’re adept at leveraging AI to innovate research and analytics offerings and strengthen insights generation. You will be willing and have the capability to rapidly learn the ins and outs of Avoq’s approaches/methodologies and solutions, as well as Avoq’s evolving suite of data, research and analytics tools.
Storyteller – Data needs to tell a story. You must have a natural curiosity about the world, cause and effect events, and uncovering “the why” behind the data. You will work with colleagues to synthesize your findings into compelling narratives and presentations and be able to confidently articulate these stories to senior internal and external audiences.
Business Driver – You will play a key role on the highest priority new business and client assignments, helping define and pitch insights activities that put data at the center of client strategy development and execution. You will also play a key role in driving the business impact of the AIP team, including revenue tracking and profitability.
As a qualified candidate, you have 15+ years of work experience in theareas below:
Candidates need not possess every attribute listed above to qualify for a role. If you identify with this profile but don’t quite meet all of the criteria we strongly encourage you to apply to joining our winning team!
Avoq prides itself on the kind of innovation that is only achieved through inclusive collaboration and equal opportunity. Maintaining a diverse staff of first-class talent (including those from BIPOC, LGBTQ communities, and others from historically underrepresented groups) and conferring a sense of value and belonging on each team member is central to our mission as expert communicators and advocates.
The salary range for this role starts at $230,000
We offer a uniquely rich benefits package to support our team’s quality of life outside of work that includes:
· 100% Company-paid Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
· Paid parental and caregiver leave
· 401(k) contributions
· Flexible, hybrid work arrangements (4 days in office)
· 12 paid company holidays per year, up to 39 days individual paid time off
· Winter break: Offices close the last week of the year
Avōq also provides necessary assistance or modifications to the application process for prospective candidates. If you need support, please reach out to [email protected] and include your full name and the accommodation needed to assist you with the application process. Decisions to grant reasonable accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis.
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Avōq is a national advocacy and communications firm helping brands navigate policy challenges and manage reputations. It combines government relations, public affairs, reputation management, audience intelligence & performance, and creative production into integrated services. It differentiates itself by size (200+ professionals across multiple offices), its blend of advocacy and strategic communications, and growth through acquisitions like SRA Communications. Its goal is to guide clients through complex policy and reputational landscapes to protect and strengthen brands and influence public conversations.
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