Job Description:

About 360i

360i is back as an AI-native, social-first solution built for clients who need to move at culture speed and translate that velocity into business outcomes. We bring specialist speed and expertise with the scale and capability of the dentsu network  -  designed to earn trust with people and with the machines that shape what they discover and believe. Living at the intersection of creative and media to help brands move faster, stay relevant, and drive business outcomes, while drawing on the full weight of dentsu's capabilities. Sharp specialization and global scale, without having to choose between them.

The Role

The VP / Head of Growth is responsible for building and orchestrating the growth engine for 360i. This leader designs and operationalizes the growth architecture that enables 360i to win business across three channels including direct-to-client opportunities, integration into Dentsu Creative pitches, and social / creator / commerce opportunities emerging from Dentsu Media.

The role sits at the intersection of new business, solution development, and opportunity integration, ensuring 360i shows up consistently in the market and that opportunities across dentsu are captured and converted efficiently.

This person works closely with the Managing Director / Head of Social Innovation, the Connected Content Lead, and leadership across Creative and Media to ensure the offering translates into real pipeline and revenue growth. It reports into the Chief Growth Officer of Dentsu Creative.

What You Will Be Responsible For

Building the Growth Architecture: Define how 360i grows across dentsu’s ecosystem and in the market. This includes:

• Establishing a clear pipeline and opportunity pitch operating system

• Partnering with the MD and leadership team to lead and convert high-priority pitches

• Developing provocative entry points such as innovation sprints, creator-led launches, and social-first brand activations

• Building a repeatable approach for bringing 360i to market

• Ensure opportunities are visible and coordinated across teams from both Creative and Media at dentsu

The role will work closely with leadership to develop productized offerings that make it easier for clients to start working with 360i.

Key Accountabilities

• Building the Growth Architecture: Define how 360i grows across dentsu and in the market. Create a clear, repeatable process for identifying opportunities, building a strong pipeline, and ensuring the right teams lead each engagement. Partner with leadership to prioritize high-potential prospects and develop effective ways to open new client relationships.

• Designing Modern Commercial Pathways: Work with Growth and Commercial leaders to design how 360i’s AI native, social-first services are packaged and sold. Help shape how 360i’s offerings are structured and brought to market, using productized, modular, and sprint-based approaches that are easy for clients to buy and scale over time. Ensure strong coordination across Creative, Media, and Strategy teams.

• Leading the Pitch System: Build and manage a consistent approach to pitches. Craft clear, compelling narratives, determine the right leaders to involve, and create a structure that can be repeated across opportunities. A key responsibility will be ensuring that every pitch clearly communicates 360i’s AI-native, social-first value proposition and reflects the speed, culture, and commerce orientation that defines the offering.

• Connecting Market Insights to Offering Evolution: Stay close to market trends across social, creator, and AI-driven marketing. Use insights to identify new opportunities and continuously enhance 360i’s proposition.

Qualifications

Experience & Expertise

• 8+ years in agency roles (business development, operations, account management, or similar)

• Strong understanding of today’s marketing landscape, including social, creators, and content

• Familiarity with AI-enabled marketing and modern production approaches

• Experience driving impact, contributing to growth, and bringing ideas from concept to execution

• Understanding of modular, project-based marketing services

Leadership & Mindset

• Entrepreneurial and builder-oriented, with a passion for creating and scaling new ideas

• Curious about culture, technology, and how marketing continues to evolve

• Clear communicator and strong storyteller who can influence senior stakeholders

• Comfortable working across teams in complex environments

Additional Information:

At dentsu, we believe great work happens when we’re connected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams. Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices, currently located in Chicago, metro Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles and Detroit). Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any time. Those who live outside a commutable range may be designated as remote, depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location, we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients, which may include attendance in an office.

The annual salary range for this position is $136,850-$200,000. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law.  

Benefits available with this position include:  

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance, 

• Life insurance,  

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance, 

• 401k, 

• Flexible paid time off, 

• At least 15 paid holidays per year, 

• Paid sick and safe leave, and 

• Paid parental leave. 

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies.  For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com. 

To begin the application process, please click on the “Apply” button at the top of this job posting. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and qualified candidates will be contacted for next steps. 

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