Creative Strategy Director

Something Special Studios; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 138,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health coverage (medical

Dental and vision insurance

401(k) with company contribution

Paid time off (15 days)

Summer Fridays

Flexible sick leave

Hybrid in-office/remote work

Referral bonuses

Profit sharing program

Performance-based bonus

Career development opportunities

Creative Strategy at Something Special

Job summary

Something Special Studios seeks a Creative Strategy Director to lead strategy across a portfolio of client accounts, grounding engagements in insights and ambitious creative thinking. The role oversees multiple projects, guides multidisciplinary teams, mentors Creative Strategists, and serves as the senior strategic partner for clients.

Responsibilities include shaping campaigns, leading workshops, managing client relationships, and driving strategic quality across workstreams while

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of strategy experience within a creative agency or consultancy.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, integrated client engagements.
• Strong client leadership and relationship management skills.
• Excellent storytelling and presentation abilities.
• Proven experience managing teams and developing talent.
• Ability to balance strategic rigor with creative ambition.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic development across multiple client engagements from brief through execution.
• Oversee the quality of insights, strategic narratives, creative briefs, and recommendations across projects.
• Serve as the senior strategic lead for client relationships, presentations, and day-to-day strategic counsel.
• Shape integrated campaigns, experiences, and creative platforms, ensuring strategic quality and consistency across all assigned client engagements.
• Lead workshops, stakeholder interviews, and strategic planning sessions.
• Directly manage and mentor Creative Strategists, providing coaching, performance feedback, and career development.
• Support new business by contributing strategic thinking, presentations, and client pitches.
• Partner with Executive Creative Strategy leadership to ensure work reflects the agency's strategic standards and vision.

Skills

Strategy leadership

Client leadership

Storytelling

Team management

Creative ambition balance

Job description

The Creative Strategy Director leads strategy across a portfolio of client accounts, ensuring every engagement is grounded in thoughtful insights and ambitious creative thinking. They oversee multiple projects simultaneously, guide multidisciplinary teams, mentor Creative Strategists, and serve as the senior day-to-day strategic partner for clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic development across multiple client engagements from brief through execution.
• Oversee the quality of insights, strategic narratives, creative briefs, and recommendations across projects.
• Serve as the senior strategic lead for client relationships, presentations, and day-to-day strategic counsel.
• Shape integrated campaigns, experiences, and creative platforms, ensuring strategic quality and consistency across all assigned client engagements.
• Lead workshops, stakeholder interviews, and strategic planning sessions.
• Directly manage and mentor Creative Strategists, providing coaching, performance feedback, and career development.
• Support new business by contributing strategic thinking, presentations, and client pitches.
• Partner with Executive Creative Strategy leadership to ensure work reflects the agency's strategic standards and vision.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of strategy experience within a creative agency or consultancy.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, integrated client engagements.
• Strong client leadership and relationship management skills.
• Excellent storytelling and presentation abilities.
• Proven experience managing teams and developing talent.
• Ability to balance strategic rigor with creative ambition.

Salary Range

• $138,000 - $170,000 annually. Salary for the prospective employee is determined by a combination of factors that include qualifications, applicable skills, relevant experience and other budgetary considerations such as location/geography.

Benefits Include

• Comprehensive health coverage– Medical, dental and vision insurance, plus HSA and FSA options.
• 401(k) with company contribution– 3% Safe Harbor contribution after six months of service, whether or not you contribute yourself.
• Company-paid life insurance– Basic Life and AD&D coverage included, with the option to purchase additional coverage.
• Generous paid time off– 15 days PTO in addition to Holiday Closures
• Summer Fridays – Up to four Fridays off between Memorial Day and Labor Day, subject to workload.
• Flexible sick leave
• Hybrid working– 4 Days in Office / 1 Remote
• Generous Employee Referral bonuses
• Yearly profit sharing program
• Employee & Company Performance-based bonus
• Creative Strategy at Something Special Studios Our strategists work at the intersection of culture, creativity, design, and experience. Regardless of level, every strategist is expected to contribute to research, insight development, creative ideation, storytelling, and client partnership. As strategists grow, their scope expands from contributing to the work, to owning workstreams, to leading accounts and developing talent.