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**Executive Director, Head of Sapphire Media & Brand Strategy** drives end-to-end media and brand strategy for Sapphire, uniting modern media tactics, measurement, and creative leadership to fuel business growth. Lead a high-performing team, define investment strategy, and collaborate cross-functionally to improve acquisition performance and brand equity. Requires 10+ years in marketing, media, or related fields, 5+ years of leadership experience, and a proven track record of driving business impact through innovative marketing strategies.

Compensation: Not specified
City: New York City
Country: United States

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Location: New York, NY, United States

Lead Sapphires media and brand strategy to grow awareness, strengthen brand equity, and improve acquisition performance.

Youll shape how Sapphire shows up in the marketbringing together modern media strategy, measurement, and creative leadership to drive growth. Join a team where you can influence senior stakeholders, build new capabilities, and lead high-impact marketing innovation.

As a Head of Sapphire Media Strategy in Sapphire Marketing, you drive end-to-end media and upper-funnel strategy that connects awareness and consideration to acquisition. Youll lead a high-performing team, set a clear investment and learning agenda, and partner across functions to deliver measurable business outcomes while strengthening brand equity.

Job responsibilities

Set and lead Sapphires media and upper-funnel brand strategy across the portfolio

Define media investment strategy and optimize channels to improve marketing effectiveness and return on investment

Partner with cross-functional teams to align positioning, audience strategy, segmentation, and integrated marketing plans across paid, owned, and earned channels

Establish a measurement and learning agenda using analytics, experimentation, and consumer insights to improve performance

Lead integrated campaign planning and execution across key channels, partnerships, and priority brand moments

Build a culture marketing strategy spanning talent integrations, sports and entertainment storytelling, and cultural platforms

Define the role of social, creators, and emerging platforms to support both brand-building and acquisition outcomes

Advance search, performance marketing, and AI-enabled discovery strategies to improve engagement and acquisition

Connect brand investment to business results through attribution, mid-funnel optimization, and performance measurement

Own media planning, budgeting, forecasting, and ongoing optimization across the Sapphire portfolio

Develop, coach, and retain top talent while fostering innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

10+ years of experience in marketing, media, advertising, brand strategy, or related disciplines

5+ years of people leadership experience, including building and developing high-performing teams

Proven success creating and executing growth-oriented media and brand strategies tied to measurable business outcomes

Deep expertise in media planning, investment allocation, campaign execution, performance marketing, and marketing effectiveness

Demonstrated strength in analytics and insights, including experimentation, attribution, and performance optimization

Strong strategic, analytical, and creative problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate insights into action

Exceptional communication, presentation, and influencing skills in complex, matrixed environments

Ability to manage multiple high-priority initiatives and deliver results amid ambiguity and change

Track record of innovation, transformation, and business impact

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Master of Business Administration or other advanced degree

Experience in financial services

Experience at a leading media, creative, or brand agency

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US. We are not able to provide immigration sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time. Final job grade level and corporate title will be determined at time of offer and may differ from this posting.

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