Associate Strategy Director

Publicis Groupe UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical cover

Reflection Days

Shared Parental Leave

Job summary

Zenith International is hiring an Associate Strategy Director to power Adobe.pub's marketing ambitions across EMEA. You will influence strategic direction, elevate planning excellence, and help create audience-focused marketing solutions in collaboration with senior client and strategy leaders.

You will shape how a leading technology brand approaches communications strategy, delivering measurable growth through insight-driven, commercially impactful recommendations.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in strategic communications planning across multi-market campaigns.
• Ability to translate complex business challenges into actionable recommendations.
• Proven collaboration skills and ability to lead diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the EMEA Strategy Lead to develop long-term growth frameworks.
• Strengthen marketing effectiveness through strategic planning and audience insight.
• Support client teams with value-based, audience-led approaches across markets.
• Deliver high-quality strategic outputs that raise planning standards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand objectives and growth priorities.
• Lead strategic responses to briefs grounded in data and commercial impact.
• Champion best practices in communications planning and scalable approaches.

Skills

Strategy development

Audience insight

Planning excellence

Client relationship building

Collaboration

Emerging technologies

Continuous improvement

Job description

Company Description

We are the ROI agency, apositionwe haveproudlyheld trueto since 2005. Our more than 6,000specialistsacross95marketsofferunparalleledcapabilitiesinMedia,Data,Technology, Commerce and Content. We put effectiveness at the heart of our work to solve complex challenges, drive successful business outcomes, and grow our clients’businesses.

Over the years, we have evolved our definitionof ROI, as it has changed with the ever- complicatedcommunicationslandscape.ROI isnolongersimplyaboutthemost efficient planning, buying and reporting of media.

Yes,ROIisaboutdeliveringReturnonInvestment;butit’salsoaboutgoingbeyondtodelivera

ReturnonImaginationandmoreintegratedexperiencesthatinspireGrowth.Top-linegrowth

forourclients’businesses,growthforourpeopleandgrowthforourculture.

Poweredbyourbest-in-classproprietarytoolsanddata,ourworkspansthefullspectrumof media communications, from analytics, data and technology to performance marketing, content and superior trading.

ThisbreadthmeanswedeliverInsightthatliesattheintersectionofconsumer,category,and brand, attributing every budget to stronger business outcomes.

Itmeanswedelivermorecreativemediasolutionsthatbringtogetherbest-in-classstrategy, planning and the power of Publicis Groupe to ensure distinct and more personal brand experiences for our clients.

Itmeansweadoptnewdataanalyticsandvalueoptimisationtechniqueswhilebuilding

relationshipswithsomeoftheworld’smostexcitingstart-ups.Weleverageover30yearsof media planning expertise to go beyond traditional media solutions and deliver a Return on Investment that is both forward–thinking and accountable to our clients.

AtZenith,weultimatelyseekoutamoremeaningfulkindofROI. Ouruniquewayofthinking inspiresgrowth for some of theworld’s leadingbrands,includingCoty,Electrolux,Essity, Lactalis, Luxottica, Nestlé, Nomad Foods, Reckitt,TikTok and Verizon.

Overview

We are hiring an Associate Strategy Director to join Adobe.pub, a specialist team built to power Adobe’s marketing ambitions across EMEA. This is an opportunity to shape how one of the world’s most recognised technology brands approaches communications strategy, helping unlock new opportunities for growth across a diverse product portfolio. Working alongside senior client and strategy leaders, you’ll influence strategic direction, elevate planning excellence, and help create impactful, audience-focused marketing solutions. If you enjoy combining insight, creativity and commercial thinking to make a measurable difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the EMEA Strategy Lead to develop long-term growth frameworks that support sustainable business success.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen marketing effectiveness through strategic planning, audience insight and innovative thinking.
• Support client teams in applying value-based and audience-led approaches across multiple markets and business areas.
• Deliver clear, consistent and high-quality strategic outputs that raise planning standards across teams.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to understand business objectives, challenges and growth priorities.
• Lead strategic responses to client briefs, ensuring recommendations are grounded in data, insight and commercial impact.
• Champion best practices in communications planning, helping teams build scalable approaches that deliver measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in communications planning with exposure to complex, multi-market or global campaigns.
• Deep understanding of audience-first strategy, integrated channel planning and modern marketing ecosystems.
• Ability to turn complex business challenges into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Confidence building trusted relationships with clients and stakeholders at different levels.
• Excellent collaboration skills and the ability to bring diverse teams together around a shared vision.
• Curiosity for emerging technologies, innovation and evolving consumer behaviour.
• A proactive mindset with a passion for continuous improvement, learning and delivering meaningful results.

Additional Information

Zenith Internationaloffers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave. You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives, including:

Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week.

At Zenith International we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic.

We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We’ll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application.

Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.