Group Strategy Director

Zenith UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical

Reflection Days

Shared Parental Leave

Job summary

Zenith UK is hiring a Group Strategy Director to shape bold, growth-driving media strategies across a diverse client portfolio, including tech, healthcare, alcohol and FMCG. You will lead strategic direction for multi-channel campaigns and ensure delivery across planning, buying and client teams.

Based in the UK, you’ll partner with senior stakeholders, translate business goals into insight-led recommendations, and mentor planners to elevate strategic craft while driving growth for clients and

Qualifications

• Strong experience in media or brand strategy, with a track record of delivering cross-channel campaigns.
• Ability to connect business challenges with clear, insight-led strategic thinking.
• Confidence communicating with senior stakeholders, including Marketing Director level.
• Experience using data and insight to inform recommendations and measure effectiveness.
• A collaborative mindset, with a passion for developing others and building strong partnerships.
• Curiosity about how media influences behaviour, culture, and business outcomes.
• Comfortable working across a range of sectors and navigating complex client environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of communication and media strategies that translate business goals into clear, actionable plans
• Partner with senior clients across a diverse portfolio, building trusted and influential relationships
• Set the strategic direction for campaigns and ensure consistent delivery across teams, channels, and partners
• Champion effectiveness by defining measurement frameworks and demonstrating the value of communications
• Collaborate closely with planning, buying, and business leads to drive growth across your client portfolio
• Mentor and support planners, enabling high-quality thinking and elevating strategic craft across the team
• Identify new opportunities for innovation, helping evolve client solutions and agency capabilities

Job description

We are hiring a Group Strategy Director to shape bold, growth-driving media strategies at Zenith UK. You’ll work across a diverse portfolio of clients spanning tech, healthcare, alcohol, and FMCG, delivering work that is led from the UK market and designed to create meaningful business impact both locally and beyond. This is an opportunity to influence well-known brands, guiding them towards smarter, more effective communications. Working at the intersection of data, creativity, and commercial ambition, you’ll help clients unlock new paths to growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of communication and media strategies that translate business goals into clear, actionable plans
• Partner with senior clients across a diverse portfolio, building trusted and influential relationships
• Set the strategic direction for campaigns and ensure consistent delivery across teams, channels, and partners
• Champion effectiveness by defining measurement frameworks and demonstrating the value of communications
• Collaborate closely with planning, buying, and business leads to drive growth across your client portfolio
• Mentor and support planners, enabling high-quality thinking and elevating strategic craft across the team
• Identify new opportunities for innovation, helping evolve client solutions and agency capabilities

Qualifications

• Strong experience in media or brand strategy, with a track record of delivering cross-channel campaigns
• Ability to connect business challenges with clear, insight-led strategic thinking
• Confidence communicating with senior stakeholders, including Marketing Director level
• Experience using data and insight to inform recommendations and measure effectiveness
• A collaborative mindset, with a passion for developing others and building strong partnerships
• Curiosity about how media influences behaviour, culture, and business outcomes
• Comfortable working across a range of sectors and navigating complex client environments

Benefits

Zenith UK offers 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.

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

Zenith UK is 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.

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