Senior Consultant

Overview

Veritas – an award-winning marketing and PR agency - is in the market for an awesome Senior Consultant with a minimum of three years in the biz, preferably in consumer packaged goods, retail and lifestyle sectors. A PR unicorn with a leadership mindset, who is equal parts creative and culturally dialed in. One who lives and breathes the music, entertainment and pop culture scene, and known as the person in your friend group who’s always in the know

Responsibilities

• Interpret PR briefs and develops campaigns/PR plans that are on strategy and can translate the strategic direction to account team• Develop pitch ideas and successfully pitches media and social media tactics to client• Maintain and monitors workflow assignments on all projects• Understand and keep track of project budgets and handles supplier invoices• Interact with clients and participate in discussions around campaign strategy and plans• Provide leadership, training and direction to Consultants and Coordinators and proactively assist the team in delivery of project elements• Proactively identify problems/opportunities early and advises team appropriately• Understand all types of PR tactics (incl. social and online) and their specific value to programs• Draft and edit press releases, Q&As, backgrounders, pitches, and new business documents etc.• Assist in identifying potential organic growth opportunities that are consistent with the strategic direction of the agency• Participate in new business pitches, as required • Analyze media coverage for clients.

Qualifications

You have at least 3 years of dynamic agency experience (preferably PR) working on multiple client accounts, and you thrive amidst inter-agency collaboration. You are a detailed Project Manager in the making and have an attractive record for both servicing clients and working with your team. You have a deep appreciation for communication, and an advanced knowledge of the media, influencer and PR landscape. More importantly, you feel at home in the influencer/meme culture space, and you’re an early adopter of new social platforms. The idea of working on culturally relevant, breakthrough programming excites you. No rigid hierarchical structure here. A good idea is a good idea, no matter who it comes from. We focus on clever and thought-provoking brand acts, unique creative spins on storytelling and awesome digital content

Agency Corporate Responsibilities

You’ll never be bored. We work hard for some of the country’s most ambitious brands and with some of the cleverest clients – on everything from beauty to alcohol, retail to healthcare, tech to government. And all the other things in between. #blessed.  We're in office a minimum of 2 days per week.  We also have a flexible work for anywhere policy.  If you can commit to work ET hours---you can work from the moon if you want. (Do they have WIFI on the moon?)We’re super team oriented. We have a very strict ‘good vibes only’ policy. If you’re a sourpuss or an under-bus thrower, we thank you to move along. We rise and fall as a team.

We love developing talent. We are in the people business and know we have a role in helping our team learn and progress in their careers. If you promise to bring a good attitude and willingness to learn, we promise to bring mentorship and opportunity.