SVP, Creator Marketing

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Market Lead, Creator (Canada) Position Overview The Canada Creator Market Lead, Creator is responsible for leading the growth, commercial success and operational excellence of the Creator business within the Canadian market. Reporting to the Head of Creator, North America, this role is accountable for executing the North American Creator vision at the market level—driving business growth, strengthening client partnerships, leading market teams and ensuring operational excellence.

As the senior Creator leader within the market, the Market Lead partners with SVP leaders, practice leadership and cross-functional teams to accelerate Creator adoption, unlock commercial opportunities and deliver innovative, integrated Creator solutions that drive measurable business impact. Serving as the critical link between North American strategy and market execution, this role brings the regional vision to life while providing market intelligence, client insights and emerging trends that help shape the continued evolution of the North American Creator practice.

Execute the North American Creator vision and strategy within the US market, ensuring alignment with regional priorities and business objectives. Develop and deliver annual market plans that drive commercial growth, client impact and operational excellence. Champion the Creator vision across the market, ensuring consistent adoption of regional priorities, operating standards and best practices. Identify emerging market trends, client needs and competitive opportunities, providing insights that inform the ongoing evolution of the North American Creator strategy.

Partner closely with the Head of North America & Global Creator Expansion to align market priorities with regional business objectives.

Own the commercial performance of the Creator business within the market, driving sustainable revenue growth and profitability. Build and maintain a strong commercial pipeline through proactive business development and strategic client expansion. Identify opportunities to expand Creator across market-level clients, sectors and integrated offerings. Partner with Market leads, Business Leads and Practice Chairs to unlock new business opportunities and strengthen Creator’s role within integrated client solutions.

Monitor market performance and recommend strategic investments to accelerate growth.

Lead and inspire the Creator organization within the market, fostering a high-performing, collaborative and innovative culture. Align market leadership teams around shared business priorities and strategic objectives. Partner with SVP leaders to drive accountability, collaboration and operational excellence. Coach and develop senior Creator leaders while strengthening succession planning and future capability. Promote collaboration and knowledge sharing across teams, practices and North American markets.

Own strategic Creator relationships across priority market-level clients, serving as the senior Creator advisor within the market. Partner with client leaders to identify opportunities to expand Creator across the client portfolio. Support executive market client conversations, business reviews and strategic planning sessions. Ensure Creator strategies deliver measurable business outcomes while advancing broader client objectives. Escalate enterprise and cross-market opportunities to the Head of North America & Global Creator Expansion where appropriate.

Drive adoption of new Creator capabilities, technologies, AI-enabled solutions and ways of working across the market. Identify opportunities to evolve Creator offerings in response to changing client and industry needs. Champion innovation and continuous improvement across Creator engagements. Share market…