WHO WE ARE

Most people would describe us as a global, full-service marketing and content agency. But we think of ourselves as a Relevance Engine. We are positively obsessed with our clients and make it our business to uncover what's unique about their business, then make it resonate with their audience. Give us the most complicated product or service offering and we'll make it easy for anyone to understand, embrace and, most of all, trust. Who we are is really what we do - we make the complex simple. And the simple, very, very powerful.

WHAT WE DO

Combining innovative design, compelling narrative and cutting-edge technology, we use every tool in our arsenal to illuminate what makes our clients' products special. We connect brands with the right customers, across a rich and varied landscape of media. We believe in extending the "big idea" beyond traditional media by creating robust digital platforms that connect both on-line and off-line marketing to consumers at the most poignant times and in the most interesting ways. We believe that extraordinary marketing can be both a discipline and an art form. The art is in doing it well. The discipline is in doing it right. We are designory / eg+

JOB SUMMARY

The Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) will serve as a subject matter expert, consultant and advisor in matters of DEI, connecting initiatives and efforts to tangible outcomes which impact our culture and client work. This leadership role will be to work with the Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) to define our approach to diversity by bringing forward thought leadership, insights and strategic thinking while partnering successfully with leaders across the agency to achieve desired results. This role enriches our culture of inclusion by celebrating, engaging, and leveraging the diverse backgrounds and perspectives of our employees.

This role reports into the Chief Diversity Officer

This is a Hybrid Role - 3 days in office (Long Beach, or Chicago), 2 days remote

The salary for this role is $115,000 - $125,000

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide leadership and oversight for all DEI work that impacts our workforce and our ability to deliver great work for our clients.
• Manage the execution of designory/eg+ DEI strategy and keep the CDO apprised of progress, challenges, and opportunities.
• Build partnerships with client teams to work and consult with these groups, including participating in RFPs and client pitches, to produce work through a DEI lens.
• Develop relationships with key clients to understand DEI goals and provide DEI brand direction that delivers culturally relevant and contextual content.
• Learn and understand internal and external cultural complexities and use this expertise to improve our cultural IQ.
• Develop, implement, and manage DEI strategies in partnership with People Ops leadership as they relate to recruitment, talent management, leadership development, employee engagement and retention.
• Develop, implement, and manage DEI community strategies in partnership with employee resource groups to understand and support our surrounding communities.
• Partner with our Finance and Procurement teams to review, establish and improve diversity supplier programs and manage action plans.
• Drive leadership awareness, commitment and accountability for the employee experience and diversity action plans across the business; partner to establish expectations of inclusive leadership behaviors.
• Educate and coach management on progressive ways to enhance diversity and inclusion on their teams and across the organization.
• Influence better decisions related to people practices through compelling data, analysis and recommendations for the business that aligns with our Agency Values.
• Partner with the People Operations team to develop and analyze metrics for measuring progress and effectiveness of the diversity and inclusion strategy; quantify the impact.
• Engage with the Chief Diversity Officer and Omnicom diversity teams to align with overall holding company and group goals, track and report on progress towards goals as required.
• Supervise DEI Manager in areas of performance management including setting expectations and leading and directing on how to support the company DEI goals; also serves as mentor and career guide, fostering growth, learning and development.
• Ability to travel to other offices (Long Beach, Chicago, New York) roughly every 4 to 6 weeks.
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS

• 4-6 years of experience with hands-on experience defining and implementing diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that have improved business performance, fostered talent recruitment and retention, and improved culture.
• Keen ability to drive change: to transform, align and inspire in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to establish credibility, have a voice and share that voice to inspire and influence change.
• Demonstrated experience articulating a vision, translating it into executable strategy and driving cross-functional teams to deliver against a plan.
• Ability to influence and align senior leadership; excellent professional presence, verbal, and written communication; the ability to change hearts and minds.
• Strong project management skills.
• Resourceful and collaborative with a natural orientation towards community building and organizing; interpersonal skills to develop relationships with peers and leaders across an organization.
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, ambiguous, changing environment. Experience in marketing/advertising/digital or related industry is a huge plus; entrepreneurial attitude is key.
• Effective communication exhibited at all levels within an organization.
• Experience translating data and analytics to develop insights, tell stories, drive decisions and measure impact.
• Experience navigating through organizational complexity and ambiguity.

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Designory is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Designory does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or locallaws.

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