Vice President, Corporate Affairs

Zeno Group is the fiercely independent and global, integrated communications agency, born from PR. We bring together the boldest and brightest talent to help clients across industries and sectors unleash the power of strategic communications. Guided by our "Fearless Pursuit of the Unexpected," we push the boundaries to achieve real business value and societal impact for clients. Winner of the industry’s most coveted awards including the 2024 PRWeek U.S. Outstanding Large Agency of the Year, 2023 PRWeek Purpose Agency of the Year, 2022 PRWeek Global Agency of the Year, 2022 PRovoke Best Large Agency to Work For in North America and a three-time winner of PRWeek’s Best Places to Work.

Zeno has also been previously recognized by the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Zeno is a DJE Holdings Company.

Job Description:

VP, Corporate Affairs Do you know how to help organizations navigate complex reputational challenges while building trust with key stakeholders? Are you energized by helping executives and brands shape narratives, manage issues and engage audiences through thoughtful communications strategies?

As a Vice President, Corporate Affairs at Zeno, you will support existing clients, contribute to new business and lead multi-dim ensio nal corporate communic ations programs that span reputation, executive visibility, internal and financial communications, issues management, stakeholder engagement, media relations, digital strategy and corporate social.

This is an opportunity for an entrepreneurial communications leader to shape high-impact programs, deepen client relationships, drive business growth and help clients navigate an increasingly complex stakeholder landscape.

About the Role:

Develop strategic, creative and forward-looking communications plans that connect client business priorities to reputation, stakeholder engagement and communications impact.

Bring fresh, out-of-the-box thinking to client challenges, identifying sharper narratives, unexpected platforms, and more modern ways to reach the audiences that matter.

Develop media relations strategies and conduct outreach across national business, trade, industry and emerging media that influence corporate reputation and stakeholder perception .Help clients navigate the rapidly changing communications, media and business landscape, including shifts in technology, culture, AI, digital behavior, stakeholder activism and platform dynamics.

Apply AI, emerging technologies, digital communications, corporate social media, Linked In strategy, owned channels and integrated storytelling to improve insight, creativity, speed, relevance and impact.

Serve as a trusted day-to-day counselor to clients and internal agency partners, providing strategic guidance, anticipating needs, solving problems and leading high-quality work.

Mentor, coach and support team members, helping develop their skills, confidence, judgment and ability to deliver excellent work while contributing to a collaborative, high-performing team culture.

Manage account resources, staff utilization, timelines, budgets, forecasting, scope and profitability.

Identify opportunities to grow existing client relationships, expand scope of work through Zeno’s network capabilities and contribute to new business strategy, materials and outreach.

Support continuous learning across the corporate affairs practice by sharing trends, media intelligence, emerging best practices and new approaches that strengthen the work.

About You:

10+ years of experience in corporate affairs, corporate communications, corporate PR or related fields in an agency or similar fast-paced environment.

A history of providing sound creative and strategic counsel to clients, building credibility with senior client contacts and connecting communications strategy to business priorities, stakeholder expectations and reputational outcomes.

Strong understanding of the modern media ecosystem, including national business media, trade and industry media, digital platforms, emerging media voices, creators, newsletters, podcasts and social-first channels that shape business conversation.

A current track record of building…