Job Summary

As a Group Strategy Director, you are the hub around which strategy on the account rotates, managing content and process. You set the bar for how excellent our strategic product is, and you help those more junior to reach that bar. Youre highly respected by the client and creatives for delivering strategic thinking that answers their business problems, and for being a champion of our creative excellence as an agency.

You are adept at managing multiple projects and clients to a very high degree of quality. You can run a pitch, and you are an inspirational presenter. Youre a voice of authority within the agency, and you push the strategic discipline forward. Most importantly, youre an Inclusive leader demonstrating a high degree of cultural and emotional intelligence that leads to effective collaboration across many different working styles and perspectives. You know how to empower others and create a genuine sense of team cohesion to drive the agencys strategic agenda forward.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the brand and communications strategy and direction of an account

• Architect long-term business strategies for largest clients

• Generate excitement around an array of creative opportunities and champion creativity in the client organization

• Champion the brand purpose and ensure that it lives across all key touch-points and communications

• Identify new opportunities for great work beyond the brief / additional opportunities for the growth of assigned accounts

• Establish strong and influential relationships with internal members of senior leadership across disciplines and departments (Creative, Account Management, etc)

• Maintain close relationship with most senior clients

• Develop the skills of and mentor junior team members

• Frame thinking and place in its proper context by:

  • Isolating the real business problems a brand and communications can affect

  • Isolating the roles of the brand, communication and communication channels within business plansthinking for tomorrow and not just today

  • Deeply understanding the client business and what makes it tick