Brand Supervisor

Barkley · Pittsburgh, PA

Company

Barkley

Location

Pittsburgh, PA

Type

Full Time

Job Description

At Barkley, we are on the front lines of a world-class idea company. We are looking for a Brand Leadership partner who is prepared to change the trajectory of brands by creating the conditions for world-class work. This partner can purposefully define client business needs while leading a team to smoothly and flawlessly deliver creative ideas that will impact their business.  This person’s passion for the industry won’t let them rest until problems are solved, work is delivered, ideas are sold-in, teams are empowered, and clients are impressed. 
The ideal candidate will carefully balance the art of strategic business knowledge with skillfully managing a team to deliver highly complex enterprise-level websites and whole brand ideas.  This partner is an expert at their client’s business and managing the relationship. They also recognize the importance of accurate and timely details with clear, concise communications and the ability to prioritize the right information to lead the team forward. This person is skilled at not only providing client feedback, but also at interpreting it for the team and distilling it to the essence of what is needed and will impact the work.    
As a leader on the team, they are highly responsive, responsible and a crucial resource for capturing and delivering information that will be the foundation for great ideas.  This partner may be a manager of people who is responsible for developing talent, nurturing an individual’s career, and outlining a path for growth.  When asked, a partner at this level has a thoughtful POV on the business, the competition, the client’s needs, and the purpose of the work the agency is delivering.


Responsibilities

  • Work closely with Project Management, Brand Director and/or VP/Brand Leader to create a long-term plan to execute a full-scale brand transformation and growth throughout the entire client experience
  • Encourages and sets an example for a diverse and inclusive environment where each team member feels they can bring their best self and be respected and seen
  • Excellent client communication that builds trust, digs for insights, and sets expectations that allow for a brand to reach its biggest possible future
  • Independently runs large, technical web projects from inception to in-market delivery, working with cross-agency teams.  Keeps communication and roles clear.
  • Understands the Whole Brand Spectrum and looks for opportunities where it can be applied to best support the client’s needs and grow the relationship organically
  • Serve as category and brand business expert to Barkley teams
  • Accountable that all elements and deliverables from Barkley are concepted based on the aligned strategic brief that delivers against client set objectives, timing, & budget
  • Contribute to the making of brave ideas by ideating with the team, bringing client insight, setting up correct expectations, aligning teams, connecting resource needs, and (pre)selling in the work.
  • Fosters partner agency relationships to maximize integration and collaboration in service of the client's goals
  • Supports the overall Client Experience that delivers external strategic documents like Annual Planning and 360 Scorecard or internal performance tied to financial forecasting, Whole Brand Assessment and Team Annual Huddles
  • Proactively manages team and client expectations by partnering with Project Management to identify areas of risk and opportunity
  • Identifies when to escalate any issues to senior leadership and does this in a timely manner with a problem-solving mentality
  • Keeps the team calm, focused and inspired as they work together
  • Capable of managing a direct report to guide that person in their career path and clearly identify roles and responsibilities that set that person up for success
  • Partner to Director on all financial needs and management of invoicing, POs, estimates, etc

Qualifications:

  • 6+ years of relevant brand or agency experience
  • Excellent client communication and the ability to establish a connection with senior-level client leadership
  • Self-starter with the ability to operate both strategically and tactically in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
  • Strong collaborator with the ability to lead cross-channel initiatives with a diverse range of partners and stakeholders
  • Ability to run projects independently with minimal supervision
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; capable of effectively articulating both strategic recommendations and detailed tactical plans
  • Ability to develop trusted relationships and partner with diverse teams and mid-senior client leads
  • Demonstrated success in a cross-functional team environment
  • Ability to juggle multiple projects and clients at once, while correctly prioritizing
  • Web and digital experience are required, such as: web design and development, QA, user experience, digital content development and SEO, analytics reporting and visualization, digital media and email/CRM etc.
Barkley’s Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
  • We believe being radically diverse and inclusive is the key to becoming one of the world’s great creative idea companies. By embracing everything that makes our partners who they are and what makes them unique to the world around them, we create the conditions and capacity to help creative, original thinking thrive. 
  • Barkley is committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging as part of our corporate strategic goals, supported by a formal DEI+B program, Employee Resource Groups, Director of Diversity leadership and agency commitment to The Brand Lab. 
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Date Posted

09/06/2023

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