Managing Director, Cultural Mobilization

Bully Pulpit International is an outcomes agency made up of strategists, data scientists, and artists. We come from politics, brands, and government and we communicate without barriers and measure what matters. We have more than 400 team members in six countries and thirteen offices — Berlin, Brussels, Chicago, D.C., London, Los Angeles, New York, Oslo, San Francisco, and Zürich. We apply our unique expertise across strategic communications, public affairs, research, and digital marketing to create sophisticated and customized strategies that make change possible for both American and European clients. Starting Salary Range: $225,000 (+annual qualitative & quantitative portfolio bonus) Preferred to work from our LA office at least 3 days a week The Impact You Will Make We are seeking a Managing Director, Cultural Mobilization to build and lead this new practice. This person will be the architect of BPI’s cultural mobilization capability combining cultural intelligence, strategic relationship-building, and senior advisory to help clients understand culture, build credibility within it, and engage in ways that drive real-world impact. They will bring and cultivate relationships across entertainment, sports, media, and other cultural institutions, working with everyone from showrunners and creators to studio executives, journalists and other cultural gatekeepers. This practice complements BPI’s paid and earned creator programs by focusing on cultural strategy, long-term relationship building, and strategic activations and campaigns. This is a practice-building role as we develop this specialty team within BPI. This team will serve BPI's diverse client roster, from major corporations to leading philanthropic and advocacy groups, driving impact across industry transformation, public policy, and brand reputation. Initially, the Managing Director will focus on developing strategy, building relationships within the industry and the field, originating opportunities that meet client needs, and enabling execution through BPI’s client teams and a curated network of contractors and specialists rather than building a large in-house team. As demand grows, they will have the opportunity to design, hire, and lead a dedicated Cultural Mobilization team. Responsibilities What the Day-to-Day Looks Like Build & Manage the Practice Define and evolve the Cultural Mobilization practice, defining and scaling its operating model, service offerings, methodologies, and intellectual property. Establish and evolve service offerings and associated deliverables that enable the Practice and the firm to stay competitive, unique, and deliver for its clients. Recruit, develop, and lead the team as the practice grows, while representing BPI externally through speaking, publishing, industry engagement, and business development. Present to senior clients, including CCOs, heads of corporate affairs, and heads of philanthropic organizations, to demonstrate our…