Group Brand Strategy Director

twentysix; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

twentysix is seeking an experienced, collaborative leader with a deep curiosity and a passion for meaningful work. The ideal candidate mentors others, leads cross-disciplinary teams, and communicates persuasively with stakeholders in fast-moving environments.

The role emphasizes risk awareness, calmness under pressure, and a track record of delivering groundbreaking insights for national brands across traditional and digital channels.

Qualifications

• A self-starter with insatiable curiosity, drive and hunger.
• As passionate about the work, as they are compassionate about the people.
• Highly collaborative, with a successful track record of leading happy, productive, diverse teams across disciplines, agencies and personalities
• A super-smart, indispensable contributor to the work and our culture, who mentors and empowers others to do the same
• A persuasive and inspiring communicator, adept at managing up, down and cross-stream stakeholders in real-time and sometimes in politically-charged environments
• Unflappable and calm demeanor in the midst of change, who can expertly anticipate and mitigate risks
• 12 – 15 years of advertising agency, research, client-side and/or consulting experience working on a challenger brand (s)
• Demonstrated successes in identifying market-, brand-, media-, and customer-driven data and insights to produce groundbreaking work, effecting work for national brand(s)
• Fully integrated chops (traditional, digital, media, CRM, social, mobile)
• Expertise in qualitative and quantitative research
• Not an asshole

Skills

Self-starter

Curiosity

Leadership

Collaboration

Stakeholder management

Communication

Calm under pressure

Job description

Qualifications:

A self-starter with insatiable curiosity, drive and hunger

As passionate about the work, as they are compassionate about the people

Highly collaborative, with a successful track record of leading happy, productive, diverse teams across disciplines, agencies and personalities

A super-smart, indispensable contributor to the work and our culture, who mentors and empowers others to do the same

A persuasive and inspiring communicator, adept at managing up, down and cross-stream stakeholders in real-time and sometimes in politically-charged environments

Unflappable and calm demeanor in the midst of change, who can expertly anticipate and mitigate risks

Requirements:

12 – 15 years of advertising agency, research, client-side and/or consulting experience working on a challenger brand (s)

Demonstrated successes in identifying market-, brand-, media-, and customer-driven data and insights to produce groundbreaking work, effecting work for national brand(s)

Fully integrated chops (traditional, digital, media, CRM, social, mobile)

Expertise in qualitative and quantitative research

Not an asshole