Vice President
FoodMinds is seeking a Vice President to serve as a senior leader and strategic counselor. The Vice President will work across several clients representing agricultural commodities, CPG companies across food, beverage and health & nutrition sectors, and industry associations. This position has oversight and management responsibility for the overall client relationship, strategic direction, program planning, budgeting and staffing of several key FoodMinds accounts. Responsibilities include team leadership and staff management, business development to secure new clients as well as income retention and strong growth with existing clients. Furthermore, the right candidate will add value to the company by contributing to agency culture, mentoring and professional development, and external thought leadership and marketing. The right candidate has proven ability to translate technical science, policy recommendations and insights into actionable, multi-year programs, strategic recommendations, and communications for clients targeted to health professionals, consumers, and science and policy stakeholder audiences.
This position is based in our Chicago, Minneapolis, New York City, or Washington D.C. office. This is not a fully remote position.
Your Responsibilities
- Translate science and navigate regulatory actions into strategies, thought leadership and compelling communications programs for clients
- Secure and grow business with new and existing clients
- Stay up to date and well-connected across the food, nutrition, health and policy landscape, with an eye to important food and nutrition topics such as dietary guidance and authoritative nutrition recommendations, sustainable food systems, and health and wellbeing, including food as medicine and personalized nutrition
- Contribute as a senior leader to agency marketing and thought leadership efforts
Your Approach
- Draw upon driven, passionate leadership style and connections in food and nutrition to effectively lead teams and deliver great work
- Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of global food and nutrition landscape and key stakeholders, including food policy, regulatory affairs, nutrition science, food systems, sustainability, and food, nutrition, health & wellness trends and news.
- Experience navigating food and nutrition media, including proven experience executing campaigns, managing influencer partnerships and digital marketing activations.
- Strong relationships with thought leaders and organizations in food, beverage & nutrition industry, government, trade associations, nutrition science and the public health sector
- Proven client relationship management experience – acting as a strategic counselor and thought leadership partner, business developer and relationship manager
- Work across teams, comfortably functioning and managing up/down in a fast-paced working environment
- Interpret and critically analyze regulatory headwinds, scientific research and other insights to support evidence-based strategies and insights-driven approaches.
- Anticipate client needs and work challenges, creatively problem solving as senior management.
- Able to sit or stand for extended periods of time, occasionally operate office equipment and travel as needed.
Your Relevant Experience
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in nutrition, public health, public policy or a related discipline; equivalent working experience will be considered
- 12-15 years of experience working in food and nutrition communications and strategy consulting related to scientific affairs, policy, regulatory, public affairs and health & wellness marketing
- Communications agency or consulting experience preferred
- Registered dietitian credential desired
- Management experience that includes financial oversight and account management, new business development and staff management and development
US salary range: $130,000 USD - $170,000 USD
FoodMinds is an award-winning food and nutrition communications and consulting company that harnesses science, public affairs and communications to help its clients tell a better story that makes a difference. FoodMinds provides strategic consulting to a wide-variety of private and public clients in the food, nutrition, health, and wellness space. FoodMinds is part of the Padilla family of brands. Learn more at https://foodminds.com/
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