The Pivot Group - Senior Vice President
3 days ago
St. Louis
Pivot is a woman-majority owned firm, committed to electing Democrats up and down the ballot. We are an energetic team of experts specializing in voter communications through direct mail, advanced targeting, and providing strategic guidance to Democratic causes, organizations, and campaigns across the country. We bring together the best creative minds and political strategists in the business and have over a century of combined experience moving public opinion. We've won some of the toughest races in the country and partnered with some of the country's most important advocacy organizations to communicate with voters on the issues that matter to them. We are proud to work with organizations, including Planned Parenthood, ACLU, Democratic Governors Association, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, EMILYs List, AFL-CIO, as well as Democratic candidates throughout the US. We're innovative and data-driven; we're proud to be one of the only Democratic direct mail firms to offer an in-house analytics department. Our combination of campaign experience, design expertise, production know-how, and data fluency delivers the best counsel for our clients. Pivot brings together a diverse team with a wealth of experience from all over the country. We care deeply about our employees and live our values through the clients we support. Our team of 30+ year-round staff are passionate, talented, and bring joy to their work from our creative artists to the production staff to the client services team. We are seeking an energetic, collaborative political strategist to join our leadership team as Senior Vice President (SVP). We are seeking a colleague who will develop and powerfully execute strategic direct mail programs, help grow our professional networks, and broaden our business reach. The ideal candidate brings an extensive network across the political landscape and can cultivate high-level client relationships while leading complex campaigns and cross-functional teams. • Politically Savvy: You have deep experience in electoral campaigns and understand the complexities of political strategy and paid media execution., • Relationship-Driven: You possess an established network of contacts and the ability to quickly earn trust and respect with new clients and stakeholders., • An Exceptional Communicator: You have superb interpersonal skills and effective and persuasive communication skills, both verbal and written. You are engaging and can command attention., • An Experienced Manager and Mentor: You have a demonstrated track record of managing people, creating healthy team dynamics, and fostering professional growth among staff., • A Detail-Oriented Strategist: You bring precision to executionbudgets, timelines, and deliverableswhile keeping the big-picture goals of a campaign front and center., • Process-Disciplined: You have excellent project management skills. You respect internal systems and promote accountability among team members to ensure quality, consistency, and client satisfaction., • An Inclusive Leader: You value diversity and differences in perspectives. You actively create an environment where people feel included and heard., • Leverage your extensive network across progressive politicsincluding campaigns, nonprofit organizations, labor unions, independent expenditure groups, and party committeesto generate high-quality business leads., • Proactively identify and pursue new business opportunities; demonstrate confidence in networking and building new relationships at the highest levels., • Develop actionable, tailored political marketing strategies based on current political trends., • Respond to RFPs and actively collaborate with the firm's leadership to grow and diversify Pivot's client base., • Identify strategic marketing opportunitiesby issue area, geography, or electoral leveland help shape the firm's outreach in those areas., • Serve as either the Client Lead (primary strategist and day-to-day contact) or Client Support (in partnership with a Partner), depending on the client relationship., • Ensure strategic quality, timeliness, and adherence to Pivot standards for all client work, overseeing budgets, concepts, timelines, and internal workflows., • Provide ongoing strategic guidance to clients and partners, often serving as a senior voice of counsel., • Manage and mentor client services staff., • Oversee and review work to ensure quality and process compliance., • Encourage a positive and inclusive team culture., • Conduct regular feedback sessions and formal performance reviews to promote staff growth, development, and accountability., • Encourage cross-departmental collaboration and serve as a model of professionalism and productivity., • 100% employer-paid premiums (for employees and family) for health, dental, and vision insurance, • Life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability, • Retirement + 5% employer match, • Flexible Spending Accounts, • Health Reimbursement Arrangement, • Employee Assistance Program, • Paid Leave, • Equipment and other supplies to furnish your home office, • Free membership to One Medical Pivot is committed to building a team of people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and identities. Women, people of color, immigrants, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ people, gender non-conforming people, and people from low-income backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. Pivot follows all Equal Employment Opportunity Policies and employs personnel without regard to: race, ethnic or religious background, descent or nationality, sexual orientation, gender, gender identification, physical or mental disability, marital status, age, height, weight, or military service. This policy applies to employment, internships, internal promotions, training, opportunities for advancement, terminations, relationships with vendors, use of contractors and consultants and in dealing with the general public.