Associate Director, Strategy

Momentum Worldwide; New York (NY); Sur place; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Momentum Worldwide is seeking an Associate Strategy Director to inspire and shape work for one of America’s biggest brands. If you have a strong foundation in brand strategy, immerse yourself in culture, love sports, and craft work customers will love, you’ll lead and support strategy across major client assignments and partner with business leaders, creatives, and designers.

You’ll report to the VP, Group Strategy Director and guide a brand stepping into fandoms at scale, steering strategy from

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in brand strategy at a brand, creative or integrated agency.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Passion for sports and soccer is a major plus.
• Experience managing projects from start to finish with excellence.
• Mastery of brand strategy elements including positioning, audience profiling, architecture, and messaging.
• Excellent storytelling, presentation, and creative writing capabilities.
• Experience with retail brands and retailer marketing teams is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Be the champion for the brand and customer, leading strategy assignments and briefs.
• Own the work and manage projects to a high standard, flagging barriers to greatness.
• Inspire teams with story-driven presentations rich in customer, cultural, and competitive insights.
• Collaborate with creatives and designers from idea inception to execution, aligning with business objectives.
• Apply thinking across physical and digital to meet customers where they are.
• Ensure work is measured, collaborating with research and clients to present impact.
• Keep teams informed of trends and insights to guide existing work or inspire new ideas.

Connaissances

Brand strategy

Project management

Storytelling

Presentations

Research insights

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Description du poste

Agency

Momentum

Job Function

Strategy and Planning

Job Subfunction

Strategy

Job Description

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR

We’re looking for an Associate Strategy Director to help inspire and shape the work for one of America’s biggest brands. If you’re the kind of person who has a strong foundation in brand strategy, is not just following culture but actively participating in it, has a passion for sports, and care deeply about launching work that customers will love, then this is the job for you. Joining us, you’ll lead and support strategy across major client assignments and partner with a variety of disciplines – business leaders, creatives, designers, and more – to inspire direction that leads to powerful work. You’ll report to the VP, Group Strategy Director and have the opportunity to guide a brand who’s newly stepping into a variety of fandoms in a big way.

Here’s What You’ll Do (responsibilities)

• Be the champion for both the brand and the customer, leading strategy assignments and creative briefs that fuel impactful work
• Own the work, properly managing projects to a high standard and flagging barriers that get in the way of greatness
• Inspire teams and clients with well-designed, story-driven presentations that are rich in actionable customer, cultural, and competitive insights
• Work alongside creatives and designers from idea inception to execution, ensuring our work consistently aligns with business objectives and client priorities
• Flex your thinking across physical and digital to meet customers where they are
• Ensure work is properly measured, collaborating with research, analytics, and clients to capture key data and creating digestible performance reports that prove impact
• Keep our teams informed of relevant trends and insights on an ongoing basis, which could guide existing work or inspire new ideas

HERE’S WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR (QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS):

• Must have 6+ years of experience in brand strategy, working for brand, creative or integrated agency
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• A passion for sports and soccer is a major plus
• Experience managing projects, start to finish, with excellence
• Mastery of brand strategy elements, like brand positioning, audience profiling, brand architecture, and messaging strategies
• Excellent storytelling, presentation and creative writing capabilities
• Experience working with retail brands and/or retailer trade and marketing teams a plus