Strategic Planning Director

ADP, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision insurance

Life/AD&D

Paid time off

Gym membership

Flexible schedules

Paid holidays

Job summary

fluent360 in Chicago seeks a Strategic Planning Director to lead multicultural strategy across key client accounts from our Chicago office. You will provide strategic leadership, collaborate across functions, and oversee work to ensure culturally resonant results.

The role requires extensive experience in multicultural advertising, storytelling leadership, and a collaborative mindset to drive impactful work for brands like Wells Fargo and U.S. Army.

Qualifications

• BA/BS Marketing, Business, Communication degree or relevant coursework.
• 10+ years as a strategist or planner in an advertising agency.
• Multicultural advertising experience targeting Hispanic or African American consumers.
• Bilingual Spanish/English is a plus.
• Strong storytelling and persuasive POV presentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide multicultural and Gen Z thought leadership to clients and partners.
• Leverage storytelling to deepen audience understanding and drive multicultural goals.
• Inspire the team and maintain focus on relevant creative output.
• Use syndicated research tools to interpret data through a multicultural lens.
• Develop audience journey maps and culturally relevant communications frameworks.
• Advise on brand alignment and strategy for multicultural audiences.
• Collaborate with creatives to keep work on plan, brand, and culture.
• Serve as teacher and consultant for strategy alignment.
• Analyze data and generate actionable insights for the creative team.
• Explain consumer nuances to clients and agencies with clarity.

Skills

Multicultural strategy

Storytelling

Cross-functional leadership

Bilingual Spanish/English

Education

BA/BS Marketing, Business, Communication

Tools

Syndicated research tools

Job description

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Strategic Planning Director

Full Time Management CHICAGO, Chicago, IL, US

Salary Range: $140,000.00 To $160,000.00 Annually

Strategic Planning Director

The Strategic Planning Director will be responsible for leading multicultural strategy and planning efforts across a portfolio of key client accounts, including Wells Fargo, U.S. Army, and other brands when needed. Based in our Chicago office, this role will provide strategic leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and oversight to ensure impactful, insight-driven work.

What You Will Do

• Provide multicultural and Gen Z thought leadership to clients and agency partners
• Leverage storytelling to build deeper audience understanding, trust, relatability and drive multicultural recruitment and financial and home lending goals
• Generate a high level of passion among the entire team
• Work to keep simplicity and focus over time - always with an eye toward relevant creative output
• Use syndicated research tools to interpret and analyze propriety data through a multicultural lens
• Develop audience journey maps and culturally relevant communications frameworks
• Serve as a voice for our multicultural consumer and provide insight on brand alignment and strategy
• Collaborate with creative partners to ensure that all work is on plan, brand, and in culture
• Serve as a teacher and consultant to our creative team for strategy alignment
• Analyze data and create actionable insights for creative team
• Explain and communicate consumer nuances and behaviors to clients and partner agencies

Your Experience

• BA/BS Marketing, Business, Communication degree, or relevant area of coursework
• 10+ years of experience as a strategist or planner in an advertising agency environment
• Must have multicultural advertising experience targeting the Hispanic or African American consumer
• You are a passionate storyteller who loves bringing the consumer to each conversation
• You possess great ability to provide POVs (verbal and written), which are persuasive and inspiring
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) is a plus
• Demonstrates the ability to manage and energize teams around common goals
• Experienced using and interpreting syndicated research
• Ability to analyze and interpret information from a variety of sources, such as trade journals, research reports, white papers and cross-tabulated survey data
• Exhibits intense curiosity about human nature and the world we live in: Is observant, open-minded and receptive to new experiences
• Ability to effectively present research results to customers, clients and other agency employees.
• Self-directed and able to work independently

About Us

fluent360™ is one of the foremost agency leaders shaping the multicultural marketing industry. Equal parts integrated marketing agency and cultural hub, we specialize in giving brands a resonating voice to effectively speak to various cultural segments- both ethnic and consumer niche followings. As a multi-talented, multicultural agency, we offer a full spectrum of communication services. Find out more about us at fluent360.com

fluent360 offers a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental and vision insurance, company paid life/AD&D, short-term and long-term disability, and a generous PTO and sick leave policy. In addition, we have some amazing agency perks including paid gym membership, summer hours, 17 paid holidays, and flexible schedules.

fluent360 is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EEO, AAE, MF/Disability/Vet.

Our organization participates in E-Verify. For more information visit https://www.uscis.gov/e-verify . E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee’s Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment eligibility.