Strategy Director or Group Strategy Director

Explorers. Question-askers. Never-settlers. We want you.

Austin, Texas, United States;
Chicago, Illinois, United States;
Dallas, Texas, United States;
Los Angeles, California, United States;
New York, New York, United States;
San Francisco, California, United States;
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

As a group strategy director, you will lead and inspire teams to develop innovative strategies that lead to world‑bending concepts and ideas. You play a strategic leadership role on your accounts and develop and lead the plan of attack for strategy for your teams. You know how to lead with gravitas across all agency departments and with clients, and teams rely on your compelling POVs and strategies.

You drive organic growth on your accounts and work as a trusted adviser who knows how to drive business outcomes. You help nourish and foster the strategy team, with an eye for personal interests and growth needs of the agency. You are a trusted advisor with key senior clients, strategy lead for accounts and a leader of multidisciplinary teams.

Fleishman Hillard values the importance of impact and inclusion to strengthen the bonds between us, grow our people and create spaces for everyone to thrive. We stay true to our commitment to our people and the communities in which we live and work. As part of our ongoing effort to be the world’s most inclusive agency, we are committed to seeking candidates who possess and demonstrate a profound interest in furthering our impact and inclusion goals.

• Lead and develop brand, creative and communications strategies independently.
• Develop impactful, intelligence‑based strategies designed to help our clients achieve their business and brand objectives.
• Write platform‑level creative briefs and lead the work streams to get to Bend the World work.
• Proactively act as a client steward and brand guardian, sounding the alarm when work or assignments are off brand.
• Get ahead of clients with POVs that move brands ahead.
• Identify opportunities for more original research, analyses, audience profiles and intelligence.

• Partner closely with creative directors, account leaders, and senior TGI and M+P leads; build a culture of creativity within the agency.
• Be deeply ingrained on the client’s business and advocate among clients and client leaders for the role of earned communications in achieving business objectives.
• Advocate for great ideas in reviews and push for greatness.
• Keep a team of strategists, partners and clients focused, on task and excited about their role in complex initiatives.
• Manage junior planners and mentor other strategists, creating opportunities for people around you.
• Get the most out of individuals and teams and create a space for everyone to do their best work.

• Lead client meetings and workshops and command presence in the room.
• Identify opportunities to improve presentation and story craft on client accounts.
• Collaborate with creatives on the best methods for briefing and inspiration.
• Actively seek opportunities to contribute to agency thought leadership.

• Own the strategy and creative briefs on various client accounts and creative projects.
• Develop original insights and compelling briefs that push the team to greatness.
• 10+ years of creative agency experience; relevant experience in brand and creative strategy.
• 5+ years of supervisory experience.

The anticipated salary range for this Senior Vice President position is $ - $.

Salary is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job‑related qualifications and geography. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off and/or other benefits also are available.

Fleishman Hillard is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, alienage, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected class under federal, state or local laws.