New Search: VP, Director of Business Management and Strategy/Creative

FleishmanHillard, one of the world’s leading integrated communications firms, has an immediate opening at its global headquarters office in St. Louis for a VP, Director of Creative Operations of our 85-person Creative Group. This position will partner with the Executive Creative Director to help manage the operations of the growing Creative team, develop and drive advertising strategy for integrated marketing campaigns, while helping to ensure that the agency delivers effectively on great work and client expectations.  The ideal candidate will be someone who has successfully managed all aspects of running an effective client-focused business – from developing budgets and managing a P&L to client service and staff recruitment, development and retention.  
 
This person will be adept at juggling many priorities and understand how to effectively build a strong integrated marketing program that leverages paid media.by managing a smart team including art directors, designers, copywriters, video pros, digital strategists, developers and creatives. The right person will have a mix of client service, advertising and marketing expertise, production knowledge, and account management.