Directive Consulting is hiring a Head of PR & Communications to serve as a senior player-coach and key leader for our communications division. In this remote US role, you will be responsible for shaping how our B2B clients are discovered, setting standards for quality, managing the division's P&L, and building and developing the team across PR, Influencer, and Organic Social.
What You'll Do
- Partner with the Managing Director to operate Directive's communications division across PR, Influencer, and Organic Social.
- Serve as a subject matter expert and set the standard of excellence across PR, media relations, influencer, and organic social.
- Manage the division P&L, including revenue targets, staffing models, utilization, and margin.
- Serve as the senior executive sponsor on communications accounts, delivering strategic counsel to C-suite and senior marketing stakeholders.
- Interface with the Head of Client Strategy to ensure service lines work seamlessly together.
- Build, manage, and develop a team of communications professionals by hiring, onboarding, coaching, and holding them to a high bar.
- Create and enforce quality standards and delivery frameworks that produce consistently excellent client work.
- Develop integrated communications strategies for B2B clients across earned, shared, and owned channels.
- Cultivate and maintain strong media relationships across trade, business, and tech press.
- Lead B2B influencer strategy, identifying the right voices to amplify client narratives.
- Oversee organic social strategy as an extension of communications, ensuring brand voice consistency and audience engagement.
- Assist in driving new business development by acting as a subject matter expert on client proposals.
- Identify and execute cross-sell opportunities in partnership with Directive's other service lines.
- Establish KPIs and reporting frameworks that tie communications programs to real business outcomes.
- Contribute thought leadership internally and externally to establish Directive's communications practice in the market.
- Recruit, develop, and retain top communications talent.
What We're Looking For
- 10+ years of experience in communications and PR.
- Experience in the B2B sector.
- Agency experience is required.
- Deep expertise across PR, media relations, influencer, and organic social.
- Experience managing a P&L and owning the operational health of a team or practice.
- Strong media relationships and a track record of earning meaningful coverage in trade, business, and tech press for B2B clients.
- Proven ability to develop and execute B2B influencer programs.
- Experience developing organic social strategy as part of an integrated communications program.
- Demonstrated success managing and growing enterprise B2B client accounts.
- Track record of tying communications strategy to measurable business outcomes.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Willingness to travel to visit clients on an as-needed basis.
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with AI tools and how they are reshaping media targeting, content creation, and measurement.
Team & Environment
Reports to the Managing Director, who is leading Directive's communications division.
Benefits & Compensation
- Competitive base salary.
- Medical, dental, vision plans, disability, and life insurance coverage for you and your family.
- 100% employer-paid plan for you and a 50% employer contribution for your dependents (US, CAD, MX).
- Mental health benefits: Access to certified therapists through Spring Health, membership to Headspace.
- Physical health benefits: Physical therapy through Omada, thousands of Aaptiv virtual workouts, complimentary One Medical membership.
- Time Off: Unlimited PTO (2-week minimum), Paid Company Holidays, Your Birthday Off, End of Year Recharge (Closed December 24 - January 1), Paid Parental Leave.
- Financial: Traditional and Roth 401(k) with a 3% company match.
- Bonus: Annual bonus based on tenure, which scales in total amount over time.
- Annual Company-wide Retreat.
Work Mode
This is a remote position open to candidates located anywhere in the United States.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
