Strategy Director

Overview

As Strategy Director, you will lead the development and execution of innovative social strategies for high-profile clients, guiding the team to translate business goals into impactful campaigns. You will partner with cross-functional teams to ensure strategy informs creative, content, and media execution while staying ahead of platform trends. Your leadership will shape the agency’s approach to social thinking and help unlock new creative potential. This is an opportunity to influence culture-on-social at a global, award-winning agency and drive measurable client impact.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 days holiday
• pension scheme
• life assurance
• WAS Passport
• Work From Anywhere

Responsibilities

• Lead development of innovative social strategies for key clients across platforms
• Mentor and develop the strategy team and shape strategic thinking
• Present to senior clients and run workshops to define goals, KPIs, and success metrics
• Stay ahead of trends and technologies, integrating innovative approaches into campaigns
• Collaborate with Client Services, Creative, Content, Research, and Cultural Insight teams to align strategy with execution
• Support pro-active lead generation and client expansion with cross-functional teams

Key requirements

• Strong strategic thinking translating business goals into actionable social strategies
• Excellent communication, presentation, and storytelling skills
• Data-driven mindset with experience using analytics tools
• Solid knowledge of social and digital channels and brand-building on social
• Understanding of social effectiveness principles and KPIs
• Creative problem-solving and passion for digital innovation
• Proven track record of improving creative output through strategic thinking
• Understanding of brand building beyond traditional media

• collaborative
• mentorship
• strategic influence
• analytics tools experience
• social platform knowledge
• trend analysis

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