Senior Vice President, Consumer Marketing Public Relations

Are you a PR professional passionate about the quality of work you do? For the 12th consecutive year, Fleishman-Hillard has ranked No. 1 for quality work in the eyes of the clients the industry serves, according to the Harris/Impulse Survey.

If you are a talented, highly motivated consumer specialist, Fleishman-Hillard Minneapolis has a great opportunity for you! We are looking for a Senior Vice President in our expanding Consumer Marketing practice group. This position is the lead of a dynamic team that provides strategic counseling to highly visible, consumer packaged goods companies. Senior Vice Presidents at Fleishman - Hillard have the opportunity to develop exciting careers by providing outstanding client service, managing multi-faceted public relations programs and delivering results . Fleishman-Hillard encourages and supports building solid account management teams, balancing client workloads, developing and managing budgets, and ensuring account profitability. This position also involves the generation of new business, mentoring and developing junior staff, and participating in agency management.

Requirements include:

• 15+ years of demonstrably significant and successful client counseling, new business development and strategic program development in the consumer food and / or packaged goods industry.
• Solid public relations leadership experience in business-to-consumer is critical.
• Agency experience is a must.
• Strong industry and media contacts in nutrition, food, beverage and other consumer goods, and the ability to identify new business opportunities.
• Excellent all around communication skills, with a demonstrated flair for creativity.
• Proven ability to prioritize, be assertive, self-starting and a willingness to take ownership is essential to success. This translates to strong multi-tasking skills and the ability to effectively motivate staff and clients.
• A strong team orientation is critical based on the collaborative culture of the office and Fleishman - Hillard.
• Previous experience in successfully developing and managing substantial budgets.

Fleishman-Hillard offers a professional work environment with competitive salary and a complete benefits package.

Please visit http://jobs-fleishman.icims.com/fleishman_jobs/jobs/candidate/intro.jsp to apply for this position or to learn more about career opportunities with Fleishman-Hillard. Please do not contact the office directly – only resumes submitted through the above Web site will be considered.