Strategy Director, Media

dept; London; Hybrid; NOK 1,068,000 - 1,634,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Company pension

EAP scheme

Ride to work scheme

Staff wellness and training

Hybrid working policy

Job summary

DEPT® is seeking a Strategy Director, Media in London/Manchester to lead the growth narrative for a high‑profile client. You will own the media agenda, coordinate paid, owned and earned media, and guide cross‑disciplinary teams to deliver impact.

You will balance long‑term strategy with hands‑on leadership, translating ambition into measurable outcomes and navigating a complex corporate environment with senior stakeholders. Excellent presenting and collaboration skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Senior media strategist/director with extensive agency experience.
• Proven track record leading large, complex corporate accounts.
• Strong ability to navigate multi‑stakeholder organisations.
• Full‑funnel media expertise across digital and traditional channels.

Responsibilities

• Act as the senior media lead for the client, owning growth narrative.
• Steer growth strategy across brand and performance activities.
• Lead senior client communications and strategic direction.
• Bridge media, content, creative, influencer, and performance teams.

Skills

Senior media strategy

Agency experience

Stakeholder management

Full‑funnel media

Digital & traditional media

Strategic leadership

Presenting to senior management

Cross‑disciplinary collaboration

Job description

DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Meta, eBay, and OpenAI. We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021.

JOB PURPOSE

This role is part of ourCreative & Media team based in London and Manchester. Our team is a vibrant mix of talents, ranging from Creatives, Influencer Marketers, Brand & Content Strategists to Account Managers, Programmatic and Marketing Automation Consultants. Together, we blend imaginative storytelling and performance-driven strategies with cutting-edge technology to create engaging digital experiences that build lasting relationships with our clients like Netflix, Canva, Foot Locker, Philips & Biscoff.

As a Strategy Director, Media at DEPT®, you are the senior strategic lead and media figurehead for one of our most complex and high-profile accounts. You own the media agenda for the client and act as the primary point of contact for growth strategy, including paid owned and earned media, content, product and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

You balance long-term strategic direction with hands‑on leadership in execution, ensuring that ambition translates into impact. You connect media, content, creative, influencer, and performance disciplines into a cohesive full‑funnel approach that challenges competitors and drives tangible business outcomes.

In this role, you operate comfortably within a complex,corporate environment and are trusted by senior client stakeholders as a strategic partner. Internally, you are a connector, motivator, and decision‑maker who brings clarity, urgency, and focus to teams, especially during high‑pressure, large‑scale campaigns such as international sports or brand moments.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Act as the senior media lead and content figurehead for the client, owning the growth narrative and strategic direction
• Steer the overall growth strategy agenda, ensuring consistency, quality, and ambition across brand and performance activities
• Serve as the primary senior point of contact for growth and media strategy towards the client's senior stakeholders
• Be the voice of authority on the methods to drive growth for clients - with the ability to look at client’s business challenges and numbers and navigate a path to growth. Owning areas such as business casing and forecasts
• Navigate a complex, client environment with sensitivity, authority, and confidence
• Present clear, compelling, and persuasive strategies to senior client management, translating complexity into actionable direction
• Balance long‑term strategic vision with day‑to‑day urgency, knowing when to zoom out and when to step in
• Take hands‑on leadership of large, high‑impact campaigns (e.g. international brand moments, sponsorships, World Cup‑scale activations)
• Ensure strategies are executable, prioritised correctly, and delivered with pace and quality
• Act as the link between disciplines, connecting media, creative, influencer, content, brand, and performance teams - both internally and externally
• Challenge teams and clients to push beyond conventional media thinking
• Proactively spot opportunities to expand the scope of work into broader strategic territories
• Contribute to new business opportunities, organic growth, and competitive positioning
• Help shape DEPT®’s media propositions, best practices, and strategic thought leadership

WHAT YOU BRING

• Senior media strategist/media director‑level professional with extensive agency experience
• Proven track record leading large, complex, and demanding corporate accounts
• Strong understanding of how to operate within, multi‑stakeholder organisations
• Full‑funnel media expertise with a solid foundation in both digital and traditional media (e.g. digital TV, influencer, creative, brand & performance)
• Ability to bridge brand and performance, strategy and execution
• Knowledge of crafts beyond media and is capable of briefing and guiding a team of data, creative or tech experts
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with strong organisational sensitivity
• Persuasive, energetic, and inspiring communicator
• Confident presenter to senior client leadership, able to simplify complex strategies
• Strong process insight and prioritisation skills
• Ability to distinguish between theoretical strategy and what requires immediate action
• Comfortable getting hands‑on and leading from the front when needed
• Natural connector who brings together people, disciplines, and ideas

WE OFFER

• A flexible, hybrid working policy
• The choice of medical healthcare providers (Bupa or Medicash)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off each year
• Company pension scheme
• EAP scheme
• Ride to work scheme
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Buddy Program: You will be paired with a ‘Buddy’ to help you through your first weeks’ at DEPT®
• A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021 and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.
• Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together!
• The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications.
• Global annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities.

WHY DEPT®?

We are a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, we create what is next by pioneering ideas, acting fast, and moving further because standing still just is not in our DNA.

We are drawn to people who stay curious, move with intent, and never stop inventing. Our culture runs on three values: better together, relentlessly curious, and get sh*t done. It is how we work, how we grow, and how we make things that matter.

At DEPT®, you will find the freedom to explore, the space to collaborate, and the trust to make a real impact for our clients, for each other, and for the world we are helping to build.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.

We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us.

Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts here.