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TheBrand Integration Supervisoris the day-to-day driver of client work and a key connector across disciplines at Rise and Shine and Partners.

As brand navigators, we help brands seize change and move businessUp and to the Right™. The Supervisor plays a critical role in bringing that ambition to life. They are responsible for deeply understanding the client’s business - including their business model, competitive landscape and marketplace factors, go-to-market strategies, performance, and brand and marketing priorities.

And ultimately, translating strategy into clear plans, aligning teams, and ensuring seamless execution across every touchpoint.

The Supervisor develops a strong understanding of the client’s business—including their business model, competitive landscape, marketplace dynamics, go-to-market strategies, performance, and brand and marketing priorities—and applies that knowledge to advance the work.

Working in close partnership with the Brand Integration Director, the Supervisor helps operationalize integrated brand strategies - creating clarity, maintaining momentum, and delivering high-quality, efficient work.

In addition to serving clients, the Supervisor partners closely with RSP leaders to ensure the agency delivers thoughtful, integrated thinking and flawless execution to help clients realize new brand futures.

Supervisors are emerging leaders within the Brand Integration team - owning the day to day, connecting the dots, and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.

Core Responsibilities

Client Stewardship & Relationship Management

• Serve as a key day-to-day client contact, building productive relationships grounded in trust, credibility, consistency and delivery of high-quality work.
• Support the stewardship of the client’s business, ensuring alignment between client goals and agency output
• Provide proactive and responsive POVs that anticipate client needs and help identify opportunities
• Prepare Brand Integration Directors with clear updates, perspectives, and recommendations to support strong client leadership
• Inspire confidence and optimism among clients and internal teams through organization, follow-through, and a solutions-oriented mindset
• Partner closely with cross-functional teams to develop and refine campaign ideas

Business & Account Operations

• Manage day-to-day account responsibilities, ensuring seamless execution across projects, timelines, and deliverables
• Oversee workflows, track progress, and maintain high standards of quality and accuracy across all outputs
• Master agency systems, tools, and processes to improve efficiency, organization, and team productivity
• Simplify complex initiatives into clear, manageable workstreams while effectively balancing multiple priorities
• Anticipate challenges, flag risk early, and proactively drive resolution
• Partner closely with Project Management to ensure alignment across scope, timeliness and resources
• Maintain awareness of scope, budgets, and resourcing; flag potential issues and partner with leadership to address

Strategic Contribution

• Synthesize key data and insights into clear, compelling presentations and actionable recommendations that inform creative approaches
• Maintain deep expertise in client categories, competitive landscapes, audiences and value propositions
• Participate in creative brainstorming and evaluation of ideas against key objectives and media and connection opportunities
• Ensure strategies are clearly understood and effectively executed across teams and workstreams
• Identify and share information from industry thought leaders, subject matter experts and potential partners/vendors that could benefit the agency and clients

Integration & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner across strategy, creative, media and production to ensure work is cohesive, integrated and aligned
• Act as a connect across teams, ensure clarity on objectives, roles, and deliverables
• Help translate strategic direction into clear briefs, plans and next steps
• Act as an optimistic, solutions-oriented team player who helps create clarity and maintain momentum across teams
• Build strong internal relationships that enable effective collaboration and high-performing teams
• Encourage a culture of curiosity, continuous learning, and creative problem-solving
• Lead by example in professionalism, accountability, and commitment to excellence
• Support and mentor more junior team members where appropriate
• Builds trusting and productive relationships
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Gathers, monitors and acts on relevant client and industry information
• Demonstrates initiative (proactive and responsive)
• Identifies, analyzes and solves problems
• Simplifies complex projects and manages multiple priorities efficiently
• Demonstrates sound judgment and decision-making ability
• Motivates teams and thrives in collaborative environments
• Pays close attention to detail and ensures accuracy

Experience & Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in an integrated advertising, marketing, creative, or in‑house agency environment
• Experience managing projects and coordinating cross‑functional teams
• Familiarity with modern marketing channels
• Strong organizational and project management skills in a fast‑paced environment
• Strong presentation and communication skills

What we expect of each other

• Embrace our company values by seeing challenges as opportunities, welcoming diverse ideas and perspectives, creating new futures, and celebrating our successes.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Accept direction openly and demonstrate a willingness to grow and learn.
• Take pride in our work by meeting deadlines and holding ourselves accountable.
• Bring a positive, solution‑oriented attitude to the office each day.
• Mentor and support the growth of teammates who can benefit from our experience and perspective.
• Show interest in and contribute to the financial success of the agency, including understanding how our individual roles support Rise and Shine’s overall financial health.