Group Strategy Director

Saatchi X; Springdale (AR); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Saatchi X is seeking a Group Strategy Director to lead multiple accounts with strategic vision and thought leadership. The role is hybrid, requiring four in-office days weekly, and involves driving growth and high-quality strategic deliverables across the client portfolio.

The position demands a senior leader with 10+ years in marketing/advertising or related fields, a forte in research-driven insights, and strong presentation and facilitation skills to influence agency-wide strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• 10+ years leadership in marketing/advertising or related field.
• Knowledge of secondary research data sources and insights.
• Creates aesthetically-pleasing, impactful presentations.
• Experienced brainstorm and workshop facilitator.
• Able to master agency processes quickly.
• Excellence in strategically planning campaigns aligned with KPIs.
• Able to adapt resources to changing client needs.

Responsibilities

• Influential Agency-wide strategic leadership for multiple clients.
• Delivers data-informed strategy and innovative thinking.
• Sparks curiosity and innovation within Strategy and across lines of business.
• Builds client relationships to broaden offerings and grow revenue.
• Participates in new business pitches.
• Collaborates with senior management, agency partners, and peers.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Data-informed strategy

Client relationship management

Presentation design

Facilitation

Cross-functional collaboration

Growth / new business pitches

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Company Description

We're a team of makers and dreamers, turning strategic ideas into flawless retail executions. We collaborate closely with our clients to elevate the expected and embrace the new, the next, and the complex.

Company Description

We're a team of makers and dreamers, turning strategic ideas into flawless retail executions. We collaborate closely with our clients to elevate the expected and embrace the new, the next, and the complex.

Nothing is impossible— If you can shop it, we can do it.

Overview

A Group Strategy Director serves as a part of the agency Extended Leadership Team, responsible for overseeing multiple accounts as well as contributing strategic vision and thought leadership that drives growth for their accounts. They are accountable for the continuously raising the bar on the quality of our strategic deliverables.

This is a hybrid role, requiring four days in-office each week. If you are contacted for an interview, your recruiter will discuss specifics with you, inclusive of any necessary reasonable accommodations.

Responsibilities

• Influential Agency-wide strategic leadership, delivering valuable thought leadership to multiple clients and internal teams
• Drives best in class insight, data-informed strategy, and innovative thinking
• Acts as a catalyst to spark curiosity and innovation within the Strategy team and across all lines of business in the client portfolio
• Builds client relationships, identifying new ways to broaden offering, and grow existing relationships and revenue
• Participates in new business pitches
• Works collaboratively with senior management, agency partners and peers to successfully contribute to the success of the agency

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required.
• 10 plus years work experience as a leader in marketing, advertising, promotions, media, or digital, CPG and/or retail experience required.
• Knowledge of secondary research data sources; ability to navigate and extract baseline insights
• Creates aesthetically-pleasing, impactful presentations
• Experienced brainstorm and/or workshop facilitator
• Quickly able to master the agency’s processes and products
• Demonstrated excellence in strategically planning campaigns to align with clients' strategic goals and key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Ability to anticipate and quickly assess continually changing client needs and adapt resources and strategies accordingly