Antenna Group is a mission-driven integrated PR and Digital Marketing agency. We partner with companies at the heart of global conversations addressing the world’s biggest climate, real estate, and health-related opportunities.
As leaders in these spaces for over a decade, we are leading the Age of Adoption; the transition between research and innovation into a world where companies across the economy are furiously adopting sustainable, healthy equitable solutions.
We celebrate differences among our staff and encourage everyone to be their authentic selves. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and remain committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, supportive, and respectful environment where each Ant feels a sense of dignity, belonging, and acceptance.
Antenna is seeking a passionate, highly motivated and savvy professional to play an integral role in spearheading the continued growth and success of Antenna’s Spaces practice. In collaboration with the Practice lead and Chief Client Officer, you will be responsible for positioning Antenna as the go-to PR and integrated marketing agency for the world’s leading real estate brands. You will motivate teams to push the status quo in pursuit of client objectives, and play an instrumental role in driving business development opportunities and expanding Antenna’s industry network. You will also have an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to Antenna’s culture and broader agency growth strategy.
This position can be based in NYC or South Florida, reporting to the Spaces practice lead.
What You’ll Do
Business Development + Agency Expansion
- Collaborate with the Spaces practice lead and Antenna’s Chief Client Officer to develop a business strategy for strategic expansion of the practice.
- Work alongside the Space’s team leadership to manage the practice’s operations, including contributing to team resource management, talent retention and recruitment, and business growth.
- Leverage, grow and cultivate a network of real estate industry influencers and partners to drive lead generation and generate opportunities for new business.
- Coordinate with Antenna’s Growth team to lead the development of proposals for relevant prospective clients, helping to tailor proposals to client-partner objectives.
- Represent the company at relevant business events, conferences and networking opportunities; ideate creative ways for Antenna to position itself as an industry leader including networking dinners/receptions, conference partnership, content development, thought leadership, etc.
Client Relations + Campaign Oversight
- Ensure programs continually track to campaign goals and client objectives, focusing on key metrics.
- Facilitate highly communicative, direct, two-way relationships with client-partners, reinforcing strategic counsel and support, and confidence in agency expertise and services.
- Implement regular status meetings, conference calls and a consistent client reporting structure customized to individual client nuances and needs.
- Facilitate a process by which all client materials, plans and programs are reviewed to ensure quality control, including tactical and strategic checks and balances.
- Manage or direct the management of sensitive and crisis communications.
- Encourage formal client assessment of agency performance -- Quarterly Business Review (QBRs) -- or at a frequency appropriate to the account.
- Work with Account leads/drivers to identify and act on opportunities to expand client relationships and campaign scopes.
Mentorship + Employee Development
- Meet biweekly with the practice lead to discuss challenges, demands, best practices for growth, and opportunities.
- Manage, motivate and mentor employees, setting and communicating consistent goals and objectives for client campaigns and professional development.
- Foster a culture of inclusion, achievement, respect, individuality, empowerment and creative innovation backed by strategic thinking.
- Identify strong performers and emerging talent, communicating directly and consistently that they are valued through verbal and written commendations and as appropriate, recommending monetary rewards.
- Identify resource requirements based on projected growth.
- Conduct biweekly check-ins with direct reports and provide counsel and feedback on how to grow professionally, as well as provide counsel on how to constructively approach client and agency demands.
- Work with Antenna Spaces’ lead and operations teamSVP to review, assign and monitor monthly staff client allocations, adjusting account workloads as appropriate.
- Track and conduct staff reviews in a timely and comprehensive manner, providing candid and direct feedback.
- Nurture relationship with agency CEO. Take advantage of open door policy to introduce new ideas, seek professional advice and flag issues that demand attention.
Who You Are
- 7+ years experience in PR and marketing (real estate experience required, agency experience preferred, exposure to hospitality, lifestyle and/or upscale retail campaigns appreciated)
- Enjoys building and nurturing industry network
- Experience leading teams and managing campaign profitability
- Exceptional communications and interpersonal skills
- Excellent writing, editing and presentation skills
- Ability to think strategically and connect client goals/objectives with integrated marketing and PR program approaches
- Proactive, confident, entrepreneurial, organized and flexible - you see the big picture and understand how to organize resources to achieve results
- Curious and interested in what’s trending in Antenna’s industries
- Excited and motivated by the opportunity to play an integral role in spearheading the growth of a key business sector
WHAT WE LOOK FOR
- Collaborative, proactive, and persistent mindset.
- Curious nature and the desire to challenge the status quo.
- Passion for Antenna’s sectors and a determination to make an impact.
- Drive to deliver an invaluable client service experience.
- Desire to leverage innovative technology to drive impact for our clients and optimize the delivery of great work.
WHAT WE OFFER
- Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and matching 401K.
- Time off is required. We want our ants to rest, relax, and recharge, so we offer a tiered PTO system-based tenure at the agency with 18 PTO days to start and Winter Recess.
- We value and celebrate diversity. Our staff come from different backgrounds, and we honor their various religious and cultural observances by offering Floating Holidays and Heritage Month celebrations.
- Early Fridays are for all year round. Summer Fridays are great, which is why we extend them throughout the year.
- Service is in our DNA. We offer a paid day off every year to volunteer with an organization that is meaningful to you.
- Tenure is valued and rewarded. In addition to tiered PTO and professional development stipends based on tenure, we offer Sabbatical Leave to our seasoned Ants.
- We invest in our Growth-Stage Ants. We connect Ants with Mentors/Allies other practices for guidance, advice, friendship, and networking.
- We were hybrid before it was cool. We’ve always believed in balance and have offered a hybrid office schedule well before the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Growth is the key to our collective success. We offer a yearly Professional Development Stipend, career development, training, and mobility.
- Connection and relationship building is everything. We offer regular outings, virtual events, Heritage Month celebrations, interest Slack channels and happy hours.
Antenna has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for all employees reporting to any of our offices or attending any Company-sponsored event. The Company requires that all employees be vaccinated against COVID-19, but will provide accommodations as required by law.