Vice President | Craft Public Relations

The Opportunity

Playing a hands-on role in strategic planning and campaign execution, working alongside teams to develop and deliver smart, creative and highly effective programs
Driving the growth of client relationships through new ideas, fresh proactive thinking and creative ideation
Building and leading high-performing client teams, helping people work together at their best
Demonstrating strong financial stewardship, balancing the needs of our clients, our teams and the agency to support both short- and long-term success
Bringing an “always be coaching” mindset to the team, providing guidance, feedback and development to people at every level
Developing tools, approaches and best practices that establish the Craft standard and help our teams deliver against it
Helping Craft attract, develop and retain exceptional people
Playing an active role in shaping Craft’s future - looking beyond your areas of responsibility to identify opportunities, solve agency-wide challenges and move our business forward

What You Bring to the Table

You have significant senior-level experience leading public relations or integrated communications programs, ideally in an agency environment
You’re a trusted client counsellor with a clear point of view who can confidently guide clients through opportunities, challenges and complex decisions
You know how to grow client relationships - spotting opportunities, bringing proactive thinking to the table and continually demonstrating value
You’re a strong strategic and creative thinker who knows how to turn business challenges into compelling communications opportunities
You know how to build and lead high-performing teams, and you genuinely enjoy coaching people at every level to get better at what they do
You understand the financial side of agency leadership and can effectively balance client, team and business needs
You have high standards, deep curiosity and an instinct to challenge the status quo in pursuit of better work
You’re an empathetic, collaborative leader who truly believes the best things happen when we do them together

The Process

Applications are due by Noon on Friday October 9th. In your cover letter, please let us know what excites you about the idea of joining the Craft team.

Interviewing at Craft Public Relations includes:

1. Phone screen with a Talent Advisor from Bloom
2. Virtual interview with Ali Azzopardi and Jordana Wolch (60 mins)
3. Complete a short, at-home Craft assignment designed to help us understand how you approach strategy, ideas and client counsel.
4. In-person interview* with Managing Director, Melissa Retty, and Skylar Gomes, Senior Account Manager (60 mins)
5. A final conversation with Lisa Pasquin, President (30 mins)
6. Reference checks
7. Offer

*This interview will take place at our office at 50 Carroll Street in Toronto’s east end

To help us provide every candidate with a consistent and equitable experience, we ask that all applications and recruitment-related questions be directed through Bloom rather than to individual members of the Craft team.

Salary & Benefits

Vice President Salary Range: $147,000 - $175,000

Perks include

Unlimited vacation

Four-week “Work from Anywhere” policy

Competitive annual bonus based on company performance

Comprehensive health benefits, including a Lifestyle Spending Account

Curiosity Fund (we’re a curious bunch at Craft, so we offer each team member up to $1,000 per year to spend on anything that they are curious about!)

Annual offsite retreat

Location

Craft offers a hybrid work-from-home and in-office model. All employees work from Craft’s office at 50 Carroll Street on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
This role may require occasional travel within Canada and to the US for meetings and events. 

Inclusion at Craft

Craft PR is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate our inclusive work environment and welcome members of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations and will work with you to meet your needs.

Should you require any accommodation, please inform us and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs. For any accessibility-related assistance, requests for information in accessible alternative formats or to report any accessibility problems, please share in your application or email sarah@buildwithbloom.com.

We take a high level of care with every application and review each one thoughtfully and intentionally. We appreciate your patience throughout the process and will keep candidates informed as the search progresses.