Director, Strategy

Overseas; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A global marketing agency in Dubai is seeking a Director to lead strategic processes and develop communication plans. The ideal candidate has over 6 years of agency-based strategy experience and exceptional communication skills, advising clients while mentoring junior strategists. This role offers a dynamic work environment where collaboration thrives.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of agency-based strategy experience.
• Proven ability to translate research into meaningful inspiration.
• Partnership Marketing experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy process from research to creative brief development.
• Provide strategic counsel and recommendations across the account.
• Create communication plans and consumer journeys.

Skills

Agency-based strategy experience

Research tools and methodologies

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Emotional intelligence and collaboration

Job description

Who We Are:

160over90 is an award‑winning global marketing agency that forges stronger human connections and creates shared moments where people feel something real. With 800 thinkers, doers, and makers across every cultural corner of the world, the agency offers a full‑service channel‑agnostic approach and a deep connection to the people, places, and properties that drive tomorrow’s conversations. 160over90 works with leading brands including AB InBev, Amazon, Coca‑Cola, DP World, Macy’s, Marriott International, McDonald’s, Verizon, and Visa. 160over90 is part of WME Group, a global representation business comprising the world’s leading talent, intellectual property, and brands.

The Role and What You’ll Do:

First and foremost, you’re serially curious about brands, people, and the world around us. You’re plugged into culture, interested and inspired by the now and next, and you love to ask (and understand) why. You appreciate the value of others and inspire creative teams and strategists, powering the collective to deliver bigger and better results.

In this role, you will:

• Lead key aspects of the strategy process from research and analysis to insight and creative brief development.
• Provide strategic counsel and client recommendations across the account, including proactive opportunities.
• Develop communication plans, consumer journeys, and activation frameworks that guide creative execution across the account with a specific remit for in‑region activity.
• Create and present briefs and strategic solutions to internal and external audiences.
• Serve as a thought leader on client and category dynamics and emerging consumer and cultural trends.
• Collaborate with and mentor junior strategists in the team.
• Partner with internal account and creative teams to ensure strategic alignment throughout projects.
• Assist (and potentially lead) strategy for new business opportunities, mainly within the region, as needed.
• Support and enhance how the Strategy Department integrates with and services the agency in the region.

You Have These:

• This role is located in our Dubai office and reports to a Senior Director based in London. Your main responsibility will be a core account, with additional responsibilities supporting strategy development within the region.

Experience Requirements:

• 6+ years of agency‑based strategy experience at creative and/or specialist agencies (experiential, PR, digital partnerships, etc.). Brand side experience is welcome.
• Experience with a variety of research tools and methodologies.
• Proven ability to translate research and data into meaningful inspiration for big ideas.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to develop a clear POV that sells strategy (internally and externally).
• Soft skills of strategy: emotional intelligence, curiosity, empathy, and collaboration.
• Experience as both a maker of great work and an instigator of it.
• Partnership Marketing experience a plus.
• Ability to grow and thrive in a large, complex (and atypical) organization, managing diverse stakeholders and building stronger relationships and deeper connections within WME Group.

We Love If You Also Have These:

• Other relevant experience and skills that align with the responsibilities above.

How We Work:

WME Group is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is largely a relationship‑based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, we work from the office four days per week and value measurable value internally and across the core businesses we support.

Equal Opportunity Employer

160over90 is a proud equal‑opportunity employer that encourages applications from qualified, eligible candidates from all backgrounds and life experiences, regardless of race, gender, identity, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or belief.

Required Experience

Director