Director, Brand Leadership at Barkley

[This role is based in our Pittsburgh, PA office, we are not open to remote candidates at this time] A successful Director is a trusted advisor. This person understands their client’s business and is as passionate about it as if it was their own. They connect it with their own brand of marketing expertise and share thoughtful, strategic POVs. They are the client’s “first phone call.” As a trusted advisor, this person brings their deep client knowledge to the Barkley team to set priorities, inspire, and identify areas of success. Seen as a respected leader, this person proactively manages the right team to deliver the work while looking forward to identify fresh opportunities for organic growth against the whole brand spectrum.The ideal candidate has a passion for creating an inclusive team culture that empowers their direct reports and galvanizes the cross agency team. They are able to navigate challenging situations and can artfully handle difficult conversations. Working closely with each department, this person respects the expertise of each team member and the importance of each role in the overall client relationship. As an agency that builds whole brands, this person will become the expert in all that Barkley has to offer and be able to combine it with client expertise as they form the ideal path forward for the business. By sharing and communicating their vision for brave work, the Director sets a clear purpose and action plan for the team to follow. Throughout everything a Director does, there is a passion for creative ideas, pushing beyond expectations, and inspiring the team to create work that builds whole brands.

Decisive, critical resource, highly responsive - leads core team
Expert Client relationship management
Proactively voices client needs and activates against
Shares POV and leads team based on strategic thought leadership tied to client business, industry, marketing, what’s next
Inspires cross agency team
Applies whole brand offering - organic growth
Runs independently, escalates when needed (+/-)
Makes brave work
Delegates to team
Manages direct reports and their personal growth

Qualifications:

Experience building and executing strategic business plans
Experience building and executing growth marketing plans
Experience inspiring, delivering and selling great creative
Experience mentoring, developing and promoting talent
Experience operationalizing and expanding contracts
Experience developing work scopes and staffing plans
Experience budgeting, forecasting and reporting revenue
A bias for action

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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