Director, Strategy & Earned Media (Global)

Cossette Media; Cincinnati (OH); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Citizen Relations, part of the Plus Company network, seeks a Director, Strategy to lead earned-first strategies across multi-domain teams. You will bring curiosity, data-driven storytelling, and strong client counsel to solve tough problems beyond traditional PR.

This is a unique hybrid role supporting earned strategy clients and a Pod of data scientists, decision engineers, and digital strategists, with active leadership and mentorship responsibilities.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in an agency or brand/comms environment.
• Strong people and team management experience.
• Robust portfolio and earned-first communications understanding.

Responsibilities

• Strategic counsel & design for key clients, guiding strategy development.
• Articulate consumer and cultural insights into creative briefs, collaborating with the creative team.
• Lead and mentor junior talent, nurturing curiosity and high performance.
• Oversee client growth and extend Strategy’s impact upstream.

Skills

Strategic thinking

People management

Data analysis

Earned media knowledge

Digital familiarity

Communication

Tools

Talkwalker

CreatorIQ

Klear

Sprout Influencer

Job description

Citizen Relations, part of the Plus Company network, seeks a Director, Strategy to lead earned-first strategies across multi-domain teams. You will bring curiosity, data-driven storytelling, and strong client counsel to solve tough problems beyond traditional PR.

This is a unique hybrid role supporting earned strategy clients and a Pod of data scientists, decision engineers, and digital strategists, with active leadership and mentorship responsibilities.