VP, Story (Earned Creative)

Location: New York City, United States; hybrid work schedule required

Salary: $160,000–$180,000 annual base compensation for New York City-based hires.

Company

hirify.global is a creative agency focused on culturally relevant stories and earned attention for brands.

What you will do

• Own the creative outcome across major earned creative assignments from brief through execution.
• Set the creative vision and standard while leading ideation and creative development.
• Shape integrated creative work for a luxury financial services brand in partnership with strategy, media, PR, social and client leadership.
• Translate complex briefs and stakeholder input into clear, actionable creative direction.
• Lead senior client conversations, new business efforts and agency-wide creative initiatives.
• Lead and mentor creative strategists, writers, designers and art directors.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience developing and leading creative work in an agency, brand or related creative environment.
• 4+ years of experience leading creative teams and major campaigns or integrated assignments.
• Strong portfolio of earned-first, culturally relevant and creatively ambitious work.
• Deep understanding of earned media and what makes ideas newsworthy, shareable and conversation-worthy.
• Exceptional conceptual and storytelling skills, with the ability to move between big ideas and executional details.
• Experience collaborating across creative, strategy, PR, media, social, production and account teams; IAT experience and a bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.

Nice to have

• Experience with luxury, financial services or premium brands.
• Experience in visual storytelling, filmmaking, design, art direction or integrated social-first campaigns.
• Award-winning work or campaigns that generated meaningful cultural attention.
• Understanding of production and emerging formats.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Paid time off, company-paid holidays and Summer Fridays.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Lifestyle Spending Account, paid parental leave and commuter benefits.
• New business and employee referral bonuses.