About the position
The Strategy Director helps usher in D&G's next generation strategy function. In equal measures a business strategist and a creative planner, this individual's portfolio includes successful product-market analyses, go-to-market strategies, creative strategies and business transforming ideas. This person also has a strong point-of-view on brands and the role advertising in the world. In addition to being a day-to-day leader on Kia - deeply engaged with the multidisciplinary team on the account, they will help the Group Strategy Director and CSO elevate, direct and grow our strategy practice, ensuring we have the best-in-class tools, techniques and talent. They will be a vital ally to the GCD in ideating and creating brave, beautiful campaigns, and to the leadership in upleveling the account service department to a consultative business practice. They too will work closely with the analytics team to ensure data underlines every step of the strategic and creative process.
Responsibilities
- Lead the strategy function at David&Goliath.
- Develop successful product-market analyses and go-to-market strategies.
- Create and implement creative strategies and business-transforming ideas.
- Engage deeply with the multidisciplinary team on the Kia account.
- Collaborate with the Group Strategy Director and CSO to grow the strategy practice.
- Work closely with the analytics team to integrate data into the strategic and creative process.
Requirements
- 8+ years of advertising agency, research, client-side and/or consulting experience.
- Demonstrated successes in identifying market-, brand-, media-, and customer-driven data and insights.
- Fully integrated skills in traditional, digital, media, CRM, social, and mobile.
- Expertise in qualitative and quantitative research.
- Strong storytelling ability for presentations.
- Experience in presenting to senior clients.
Nice-to-haves
- Self-starter with insatiable curiosity, drive, and hunger.
- Passionate about the work and compassionate about people.
- Highly collaborative with a track record of leading productive teams.
- Curious individual looking for novel solutions to challenges.
- Persuasive and inspiring communicator.
- Calm demeanor in the midst of change.
- Ability to anticipate and mitigate risks.
Benefits
- Base salary range of $140k - $160k plus benefits.
