VP, PR & Comms | Marketing | East Coast, US

We are looking for a VP, PR & Comms to shape our voice and make headlines in the world’s most dynamic industries. Join Savanta and put your stamp on a company where innovation, impact, and career growth are at the heart of everything we do.

Savanta is a data, market research and advisory company with teams in the UK, Americas, and APAC. Working with high-profile organizations and some of the world’s best-known brands, we Inform & Inspire our clients to Make Better Decisions through powerful data, empowering technology and high-impact consulting.  Our culture is entrepreneurial, inclusive, and focused on innovation and career development.

About the Role:

As VP, PR & Comms, you will shape and amplify Savanta’s external narrative, securing high-impact media coverage and building relationships with key industry journalists and influencers.

This is both a strategic and hands-on role, crafting proactive PR campaigns, managing reactive communications, and ensuring our brand voice is consistent and compelling across all external channels. You’ll work closely with senior leaders and agency partners to position Savanta as a thought leader in the research and insights industry.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Develop and implement an annual PR strategy aligned with brand, demand generation, and commercial goals.
• Build strong relationships with industry press, mainstream media, and key influencers.
• Secure speaking opportunities, award submissions, and byline placements for executives.
• Partner with Product & Brand Marketing to create press-worthy narratives around new products, client work, and data campaigns.
• Integrate PR activity into broader marketing campaigns for maximum impact.
• Manage all media communications, including press releases, media outreach, blogs, and broadcast content.
• Collaborate with HR and leadership to expand internal communications and manage employee newsletters.
• Draft and manage executive communications (quotes, op-eds, press statements).
• Handle reactive communications, including media inquiries and crisis responses.
• Amplify coverage on paid/social channels and track PR performance.

This is a unique opportunity to build and grow from a solid, supportive foundation. You’ll work directly with the CEO and Global Head of Marketing to craft messaging and grow visibility across the organization. There’s unrivalled scope for career development, including mentoring, coaching, and extensive training programs.

About You:

You are a PR strategist who knows how to make stories land, whilst being a hands-on leader, adept at building strong media relationships and crafting compelling pitches.

You can handle crisis communications and content promotion with equal polish, and thrive in a fast-paced, insight-driven environment. You’ll enjoy the buzz of working in a dynamic, global team, helping to generate stories that put Savanta on the map.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate:

• Proven track record of building a company’s awareness and public presence.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to build and communicate plans that ladder up to key objectives.
• The ability to build strong working relationships with media, press and analysts.
• Highly collaborative, strong listener and learner.
• Experience managing agencies and freelancers.
• Ability to align PR/Comms with lead generation and revenue goals.
• Experience in B2B or B2C brands (both is ideal).

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And in return, Savanta offers*:

• Salary Range: $180k - $210k
• Bonus scheme
• Hybrid working
• Flexible working practices
• Ongoing Learning & Development
• Generous holiday allowance
• Health & wellbeing package
• Retirement plan
• Team & Company Socials
• Committees for Health & Well Being, Charities & Volunteering and DE&I

Why Join Us:

With offices in the US, Canada, India and the UK, over 500 staff globally, and ambitious growth plans, Savanta offers the benefits of scale, whilst our specialists with their deep expertise and nimble teams, make life at Savanta feel more like working at a ‘boutique’ agency.

Our client portfolio includes some of the world’s most recognizable and valuable brands such as Google, Meta, Pandora, Vodafone, Samsung, Heineken, LEGO, Aston Martin, Unilever, and the Cabinet Office.

The company was founded on the belief that tech should be integral to its success, and this culture of tech innovation makes us best placed to put Savanta at the heart of our clients’ businesses offering solutions before they even know the problem. 

Part of the vibrant Next 15 Communications Group, we have an entrepreneurial and inclusive company culture that actively recognizes and values its people and offers unrivalled scope for career development, including mentoring, coaching as well as extensive training programs.

Savanta is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and continuously strives to be an employer of choice. Our people are our greatest asset - we value workplace diversity and inclusion, oppose all forms of unlawful discrimination, and welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates of all backgrounds.

All candidates will be considered equally; however, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

*Full details of local benefits and perks available on request from the Savanta People Team (HR).

We encourage authentic responses to demonstrate your experience and approach, rather than relying on Generative Al tools to write your cover letter or any questions in the application process.  We may use Al Decoders as part of the review process and if answers match to a high extent that may be factored into the review.

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