Strategy Director

Zenith UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical cover

Reflection Days

Shared Parental Leave

Job summary

Zenith UK is seeking a Strategy Director to shape bold communications strategies driving growth for leading UK brands. You will turn complex challenges into clear, insight-led media strategies that inspire clients and teams.

Collaborate with senior leaders to blend creativity with commercial thinking and measurable effectiveness. You will mentor planners, champion campaign outcomes, and identify opportunities to strengthen partnerships while guiding cross-functional teams from planning to

Qualifications

• Experience developing media or brand strategies that deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Strong strategic thinking with ability to connect data, insight and creativity into compelling recommendations.
• Confident communicator who can influence senior stakeholders and present ideas with clarity.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret evidence and translate it into practical action.
• Collaborative approach with a passion for building relationships and supporting the success of others.
• Curiosity about people, media and the evolving communications landscape, with a willingness to challenge conventional thinking.
• Proactive, adaptable and motivated to create work that delivers lasting value for clients and the agency.

Responsibilities

• Develop communications strategies that translate business objectives into ambitious, measurable media plans.
• Lead strategic thinking across client accounts, ensuring every recommendation supports long-term business growth.
• Partner with client leads and cross-functional teams to deliver integrated strategies that inspire confident decision-making.
• Champion campaign effectiveness by defining success measures, evaluating performance and applying insights to future work.
• Provide clear strategic direction that keeps teams aligned from planning through to activation.
• Mentor planners and contribute to the development of strategic capability across the wider agency.
• Identify new opportunities to strengthen client partnerships, improve ways of working and drive innovation across the business.

Skills

Media strategy

Brand strategy

Data-driven

Stakeholder influence

Communication

Analytical mindset

Collaboration

Curiosity

Mentoring

Job description

Company Description

Zenith is the ROI agency. We help brands make Bold Moves in communications to drive profitable, measurable growth.

At Zenith, Bold Moves are big, brave shifts to strategy, data, audience or activation. They’re grounded in evidence, backed by rigorous forecasting and designed to deliver stronger returns for clients and better experiences for consumers. We work as empathetic partners, taking the time to understand our clients’ businesses and tying our success to theirs.

Part of Publicis Media, Zenith has over 5,000 specialists across 90 markets. In the UK, we work with leading organisations including The Very Group, Macmillan and Morrisons – helping them make smarter, more impactful choices to unlock growth. We believe an inclusive culture strengthens our business, enabling greater idea exchange, innovation and creativity, and we actively encourage our people to drive positive change.

Overview

We are hiring a Strategy Director to help shape bold communications strategies that drive meaningful growth for some of the UK's leading brands. This is an opportunity to influence business outcomes by turning complex challenges into clear, insight-led media strategies that inspire clients and teams alike. Working alongside experienced strategy leaders, you'll champion ideas that combine creativity with commercial thinking and measurable effectiveness. If you're motivated by solving problems, developing people and making a lasting impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Develop communications strategies that translate business objectives into ambitious, measurable media plans.
• Lead strategic thinking across client accounts, ensuring every recommendation supports long-term business growth.
• Partner with client leads and cross-functional teams to deliver integrated strategies that inspire confident decision-making.
• Champion campaign effectiveness by defining success measures, evaluating performance and applying insights to future work.
• Provide clear strategic direction that keeps teams aligned from planning through to activation.
• Mentor planners and contribute to the development of strategic capability across the wider agency.
• Identify new opportunities to strengthen client partnerships, improve ways of working and drive innovation across the business.

Qualifications

• Experience developing media or brand strategies that deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Strong strategic thinking with the ability to connect data, insight and creativity into compelling recommendations.
• Confident communicator who can influence senior stakeholders and present ideas with clarity.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret evidence and translate it into practical action.
• Collaborative approach with a passion for building relationships and supporting the success of others.
• Curiosity about people, media and the evolving communications landscape, with a willingness to challenge conventional thinking.
• Proactive, adaptable and motivated to create work that delivers lasting value for clients and the agency.

Additional Information

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, including:

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

Equal Opportunity

At Zenith UK, 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.