Director, Strategy

UMW Universal McCann Worldwide LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental

401(k) plan

Flex spending

Life insurance

Disability

Employee discount program

Employee stock purchase program

Paid family benefits

Job summary

Omnicom Group in the United States is seeking a Strategy Director to set the strategic direction for brands in communications and to design holistic plans that meet business goals. This role emphasizes leadership, client advisory, and delivering best-in-class strategic thinking.

You will lead the development of insights, partner with analytics, and drive measurable results while mentoring teams to produce award-winning work for clients.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in integrated planning role in media, creative, innovation or communications.
• Ability to think creatively and analytically, with cultural understanding.

Responsibilities

• Maintain excellent client relationships and understand client business challenges.
• Deliver innovative strategy that informs holistic communications and measures impact.
• Lead Infinity Planning and guide teams in development and packaging of ideas.
• Collaborate with partners to deliver best-in-class strategy and client value.
• Develop insights using qualitative and quantitative research to inform strategy.

Skills

Integrated planning

Strategic thinking

Client liaison

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Job description

Agency: UM Job Function: Strategy and Planning Job Subfunction: Strategy Job Description: Position Summary As a Strategy Director, you are responsible for the creation of the strategic direction a brand will take in communications to achieve their business goals. You are responsible for helping to strategize, produce and make sense of the key cultural, consumer and market intelligence required to design the best possible holistic communications plan to deliver on that task. This work should be held up as best practice both within the agency and externally - recognized by winning awards and client scores. You are responsible for creating the strategic recommendations and engaging with the client in an advisory capacity. You will report to the Client Lead to deliver brilliant strategic thinking for the client team. Creative thinking, sound presentation skills & leadership behaviors are critical in delivering success in this role. Your work drives re-appraisal of communications and what media can do in the world, and your work will be seen as driving the agency forward.

Responsibilities

Maintaining excellent client relationships & understanding of the clients' key business and challenges Being considered a valuable contributor during client meetings with the ability to challenge others’ opinions in the right forum/manner Delivering innovative thinking that inspires leading edge solutions and award-winning breakthrough work - best in class work as standard (internally & externally) Arming the client team with knowledge & expertise to speak confidently about the strategic direction where required Measurable client & strategy business KPIs Identify, develop & oversee the delivery of unique and innovative strategies to deliver the client’s desired results Clearly demonstrate how the strategy delivers on the business need and focus on results and measurement Responsible for leading Infinity Planning for the team and client base Write cohesive communications architectures that deliver on the platform and give guidance for how the brand will play in culture Train, guide & assist the Strategy & Client teams in development and packaging of ideas Positively collaborate with SBU and independent creative partners, contributing to their/our client work Use qualitative and quantitative communications channel & cultural tool research to develop applicable insights into the consumer connection with the brand Partner with Analytics to develop new tools, inputting into the development of new & cutting edge proprietary planning, research and reporting models for Initiative

Required Skills & Experience

8+ years in integrated planning role in media, creative, innovation or communications discipline (digital, content, invention, social, activation) Ability to think differently: creative & adaptive, entrepreneurial, independently minded; deeply immersed in cultural understanding and driven by a desire to know more the world / to better understand people's motivations & behaviors in the shifting landscape

Wage and Benefits

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flex spending, life insurance, disability, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and paid family benefits to support you and your family. The salary range for this position is posted below. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position, market considerations, budgetary considerations, tenure and standing with the Company (applicable to current employees), as well as the employee’s/applicant’s skill set, level of experience, and qualifications.

$130,000 - $160,000

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