Leadership

Warren J (Jay) Smith

Managing Director

Helping raise the profile of nationally-known brands has been a hallmark in Warren J “Jay” Smith’s professional career. Now, as head of Murphy & Co.’s Charlotte, N.C. office, Jay combines that deep core of marketing communications knowledge to Murphy’s commitment for harnessing the latest technologies and applications in its branding campaigns.

Before joining Murphy & Co., Jay was director of marketing public relations and managing supervisor at Eric Mower and Associates & PriceMcNabb, where he directed critical agency partnerships with Starbucks Coffee Company and Motorola. Before that, Jay was vice president and group manager at Cohn & Wolfe in New York City where he helped lead the U.S. Army Recruiting business. He began his marketing career as a senior associate and client service manager with Burson-Marsteller’s flagship New York office.

Jay has a masters degree in political science from Florida State University, and a B.A. in political science from Rollins College in Florida, with a minor in communications.