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Purple Strategies · 15 hours ago

Program Lead (Director)

Alexandria, VA or Chicago, IL

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

8+ years exp

Purple Strategies is a corporate reputation and strategy firm that helps organizations address their toughest challenges. The Director role involves providing strategic leadership, managing client relationships, and overseeing integrated projects to ensure high-quality work and business growth.

AdvertisingConsultingService Industry

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Design, direct and oversee development of sophisticated integrated strategies for major clients

Act as a senior advisor and trusted partner to clients, managing expectations and strategic alignment

Lead cross-functional teams effectively, ensuring clarity in roles and responsibilities and hitting internal and client-facing milestones

Provide strategic counsel on complex issues, crisis management, and high-level stakeholder engagement, while always keeping an eye on the news cycle and external forces to anticipate and initiate actions with the client

Lead the development of comprehensive proposals and presentations, clearly outlining strategic recommendations and tactical plans tailored to client objectives

Oversee and contribute to the creation of strategy decks that effectively communicate insights, messaging frameworks, and campaign strategies to clients and internal stakeholders

Craft engaging and impactful traditional and digital content and related materials across channels to advance client campaigns, including the various ways a campaign team may engage with the and/or through the media (ex. Press releases, pitches, background briefing prep, Q&A, and media training prep)

Actively fill the white space and provide an informed point of view to team leaders and principals including opportunities for client growth and team development

Develop high-level talking points, briefing materials, and communications narratives for senior client executives and internal leadership, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and alignment with broader strategic objectives

Ensure quality control and strategic coherence across all client-facing deliverables, maintaining consistency of message, brand alignment, and adherence to best practices in strategic communications

Lead business development initiatives, anticipating and generating new opportunities and expanding client relationships

Mentor and manage team members to execute high-quality work, while encouraging continuous professional development and feedback

Qualification

Strategic planningClient relationship managementCrisis managementPolitical campaign experienceCommunications skillsAnalytical skillsCuriosityInnovationIndustriousnessRespectfulnessCreative thinkingTeam leadershipMentoringAdaptabilityCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree required

Minimum 8 - 10 years of progressive experience in strategic planning, communications, or public affairs

Extensive experience managing client relationships and leading integrated strategic campaigns

Exceptional strategic, analytical, and communication skills

Deep commitment to developing the highest quality work for our clients

Ability to proactively identify opportunities where you can provide value or counsel, including when it might be necessary to challenge a client's thinking on an issue

Exceptional creative thinker who embraces big ideas and has a particular aptitude in distinguishing root challenges from symptoms and in synthesizing a wide variety of information

Embodiment of Purple's values: Adaptable, Collaborative, Curious, Innovative, Industrious, Respectful