Director, Strategy

Publicis Health Media; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 129,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Health Media in Philadelphia is seeking a Director of Strategy to lead the daily management of client needs and drive the strategy team’s day-to-day work. You will report to the Director or VP of Strategy and oversee multiple accounts with accountability for deliverables and outcomes.

You will manage a team, provide feedback on media strategies and timelines, and help shape clients’ marketing priorities while ensuring alignment with agency goals and budget considerations.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years media planning experience.
• 2+ years recent HCP Media Strategy Experience.
• 2+ years management experience.
• 2+ year of cross-channel media planning experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as one of the critical client leads overseeing the media strategy.
• Possess in-depth understanding of the role of media channels in a plan.
• Develop expertise in different media research tools.
• Support the VP, Strategy and other senior leaders in planning.
• Manage a team of direct and indirect reports: onboarding, performance management, training, workload delegation, coaching.
• Oversee multiple accounts: accountability for deliverables, provide feedback on strategies and timelines, shape client marketing priorities, build client relationships, oversee overall media strategy and budget rationale, represent other capability teams.

Skills

Media planning

HCP media strategy

Team management

Cross-channel planning

Job description

Company Description

PHM is the leading health media agency in the US, built for the modern healthcare experience. Here, industry depth meets media scale, where data becomes direction, where creativity and storytelling bring truth to life, and where orchestration replaces fragmentation.

Company Description

PHM is the leading health media agency in the US, built for the modern healthcare experience. Here, industry depth meets media scale, where data becomes direction, where creativity and storytelling bring truth to life, and where orchestration replaces fragmentation.

Dedicated to making brands discovered, PHM redefines what media can do through data, content, and creativity. Because in modern healthcare, the brands that are found are the ones that lead. And when brands lead, advantage follows. Go deeper. Be found.

Overview

The Director, Strategy defines daily functional management of client needs and lead the day to day work of the Strategy team. You will report to either the Director, Strategy or VP, Strategy.

Responsibilities

• You will serve as one of the critical client leads overseeing the media strategy
• You will possess in-depth understanding of the role of media channels in a plan
• You will further develop your expertise in different media research tools
• You will provide support the VP, Strategy and other senior leaders in the planning
• You will manage a team of direct and a larger team of indirect reports managing them in:
  • Onboarding
  • Performance Management’
  • Provide training processes and tools
  • Manage and delegate team workload
  • Coach team to achieve client and agency requests
• You will manage multiple accounts and will transition between them conducting the following activities:
  • You will be accountable to the team’s deliverables and outcomes
  • You will provide the initial feedback on media strategies, timelines, and deliverables in partnership with other teams
  • You will provide input to client to help shape their marketing priorities
  • You will develop a daily relationship with appropriate clients on assigned brands
  • You will oversee overall media strategy, approach, and plan on each account
  • You will manage the media channel mix and initial budget allocation & rationale
  • You will represent the interests of other capability teams in client and agency partner meetings
• You will collaborate with internal leaders to ensure strategic agreement of deliverables with client needs
• Push for continuous improvement of self, team, and client deliverables
• You will be responsible for organic growth efforts on your account and may be asked to assist in new business efforts

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years media planning experience
• 2+ years recent HCP Media Strategy Experience
• 2+ years management experience
• 2+ year of cross-channel media planning experience

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: USD $129,485.00 - USD $186,060.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 12/21/2026.