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SVP, Growth & Alliances

Dentsu Chicago Full-time
$171,500
per year

Job Description

Job Description:

Key responsibilities:

  • Lead one or more significant client relationships, ensuring strategic alignment, creative excellence, and strong results.

  • Act as a primary point of contact for senior-level clients; build trust and credibility through business acumen and partnership.

  • Guide internal teams across disciplines to deliver integrated, insight-driven work that meets or exceeds client expectations.

  • Open new avenues for integration and evolving our capability mix on any given client to drive both retention and organic growth.

  • Ensure operational excellence through efficient scoping, budgeting, and delivery, in partnership with Project Management and Finance.

  • Lead select new business pitches and agency growth efforts, including RFIs/RFPs, pitch strategy, and proposal development.

  • Collaborate with the Chief Growth Officer and cross-functional leads to shape win strategies and tailor agency offerings.

  • Coordinate and assemble pitch teams across the agency; manage timelines and deliverables throughout the process.

  • Engage with external consultants and prospective clients throughout the pitch process.

  • Contribute to agency positioning, marketing, and business development strategy in collaboration with the growth and marketing teams.

  • Help manage pitch budgets and support efforts to close deals that align with agency capabilities and financial targets.

What you will need:

  • 10+ years of experience in integrated marketing, advertising, or related fields.

  • Proven track record of leading large, complex client relationships with strategic and creative success.

  • Experience leading or heavily contributing to new business efforts, from pitch development through to deal close.

  • Strong understanding of full-funnel marketing across channels (TV, digital, social, content, OOH, etc.).

  • Strong financial and operational acumen, including budget oversight and resourcing.

The annual base salary range for this position is $171,500 - $286,000. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law. Additionally, this position is eligible for discretionary incentive compensation.

Benefits available with this position include:

  • Medical, vision, and dental insurance,

  • Life insurance,

  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance,

  • 401k,

  • Flexible paid time off,

  • At least 15 paid holidays per year,

  • Paid sick and safe leave, and

  • Paid parental leave.

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

To begin the application process, please click on the “Apply” button at the top of this job posting. Applications will be accepted until June 7, 2025.

Location:

Chicago

Brand:

Dentsu Creative

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

Dentsu is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. We do this without regard to race, color, national origin, sex , sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religious practices and observances, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. 

 

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Company Information

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Type: Hybrid