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Day One Agency is hiring.

Day One is a creative agency committed to bringing fresh thinking to our work. Every. Single. Day. For us, every day is day one, a new opportunity to start from the beginning, find a new angle, and let our creativity and curiosity lead us to earn the unexpected.

We’ve built a reputation as a creative partner tuned for navigating culture today, helping brands build legacy through relevance. We’re looking to expand our team with a new Earned Measurement & Data Analyst. You’ll become part of an award-winning collective of cultural insiders* and industry outsiders**, all of whom are storytellers at heart.

Below you’ll find some specifics about the role. At Day One, the job description is truly just the start. Our best team members are enthusiasts who opt in and bring something to the party.

Ready to join a team that claimed a spot on the 2024 & 2025 Fast Companies Most Innovative list, an Ad-Age Top Ten in 2024, and Agency to Watch 2025, Campaign Agency of the Year 2025, and PR Week Midsize Agency 3 years in a row (2023, 2024, and 2025)? 

Keep reading.  

This position is full-time, requires a hybrid work schedule, and is only available in New York City.

Role Overview

This role will serve as a member of the agency’s Senior Leadership Team, helping to lead priority corporate communications-driven accounts as well as helping to drive other priority internal/external agency initiatives. The role provides a significant entrepreneurial opportunity, working closely with the co-founders (and other senior leaders), in shaping the company’s culture, chemistry, and providing input regarding policies and procedures.

The ideal candidate will be a communications leader, mentor, and project manager with the ability to multitask, self-motivate, and work within deadlines. We’re looking for candidates with a strong track record of driving results that help brands and their executives build, elevate, and measure corporate reputation and break through to achieve earned media success.

Key Responsibilities

• Be the “CEO” of our brand-reputation-driven accounts.
• Partner with agency leadership on the vision and day-to-day execution of our corporate communications-driven offering across earned, executive, and social channels.
• Lead the communications team’s approach for measurement and effectiveness, setting the process, tools, and approach.
• Demonstrate keen understanding of the unique business objectives of each client, and help develop communications strategies and activations to meet those goals.
• Build and drive corporate communications strategies across our client roster, across channels.
• Lead project plan and scope of work development across key corporate-focused clients.
• Lead PR narrative development and distribution strategies across priority projects through the lens of executive voices.
• Create cross-channel strategic plans, decks, and presentations on behalf of the agency and its clients, including generating ongoing new ideas and value beyond the scope of current client assignments.
• Further the agency team’s perspective on the future of news and earned media.
• Leverage media relationships to break through with news and ongoing brand narratives.
• Proactively anticipate client needs and keep multiple activities moving.
• Provide mentorship and leadership to agency and client teams.
• Maintain current knowledge of trends, the competitive landscape, and confidently provide strategic points of view to the client.
• Participate in new business pitch development and/or presentations.
• Serve on the leadership team, drive office culture, and be a mentor to staff.
• Develop and deliver informed strategic recommendations based on an understanding of best practices across each client’s category and competitive set.
• Manage clients, teams, account budgets, and third-party resources – driving the engine of client service.

*Trend forecasters, writers, designers, producers, people persons, digital natives, culture heads, internet archaeologists, meme historians

**Organizers, globetrotters, dropouts, skate shop alumni, former baristas, self-taught devs, indie publishers, fine artists, small-town escapees

• 15+ years of experience
• Prior PR agency experience; integrated communications strategy; specialization in thought leadership; strong writing and narrative development skills; expertise in executive comms (owned and earned).
• Experience leading and mentoring diverse teams.
• Strong media relations skills and contacts.
• Experience collaborating, multi-tasking, and working efficiently with precise attention to detail.
• Experience delivering impactful and compelling presentations.
• Demonstrated passion for storytelling and excitement to collaborate in a fast-paced team environment.
• Self-motivated, organized, and reliable.
• Exhibit an entrepreneurial spirit and enjoy building a team from the ground up and creating new systems, policies, and company culture.
• Relentless curiosity is a must -- we’re always looking for what’s new, next, and never been done before, and are open to experimentation and pushing the boundaries.
• Proficiency in generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, MidJourney, Runway, DALL·E, or similar platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to use AI in developing innovative advertising concepts, content creation, and campaign strategies.
• Ability to travel periodically to meet with clients as needed, including occasional overnight trips.
• Bachelor's Degree

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The company does not sponsor or take over sponsorship of work visas.

Compensation and Benefits

We value all of our employees and are happy to provide comprehensive benefits to help support them holistically in the best way we can. We offer all our employees:

• Health Care (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• Paid Time Off and Company Paid Holidays
• Summer Fridays
• 401K Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Lifestyle Spending Account
• Paid Parental Leave
• Commuter Benefits
• Company Credit Card
• Uber Business Account
• New Business Referral Bonus
• Employee Referral Bonus

The Company is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base compensation range for this role is $190,000 - $220,000, and this position is eligible for benefits that include medical insurance (health, dental, and vision), retirement plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, new business and employee referral bonuses, etc. Please note that the compensation information provided is a good-faith estimate for New York City-based hires only and is provided pursuant to the New York City Pay Transparency Law. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as candidates' relevant work experience, skills, qualifications, and location.

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