Strategy Director

Strategy Director at Saatchi X

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.

A Strategy Director is a seasoned leader within their business’s cross‑functional agency team, delivering insightful strategic thinking that drives the work. They manage one or more junior strategy team members and are recognized as an expert in shopper and retail strategy. This is a hybrid role, requiring three 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.

• Agency‑wide strategic leadership across multiple accounts, serving as a critical business partner.>
• Delivers thought leadership and proactive solutions to clients and internal teams.
• Drives best‑in‑class insight, data‑informed strategy, and innovative thinking.
• Build client relationships, identifying new ways to broaden the offering and grow existing relationships.
• Conceptualizes, sells, designs, leads, analyzes, and presents qualitative and quantitative research studies.
• Participates in new business pitches.
• Works collaboratively with senior management, agency partners and peers to successfully contribute to the agency’s success.

• 10‑12 years of work experience in marketing, advertising, promotions, media, or digital. CPG and/or retail experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of secondary research data sources; ability to navigate and extract baseline insights.
• Working understanding of omnichannel marketing tactics.
• Strong writing skills.
• Creates aesthetically pleasing, impactful presentations.
• Enthusiastic brainstorm and/or workshop facilitator.
• Quickly able to master the agency’s processes and products.
• Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word.
• Proficiency in strategically planning campaigns to align with clients' strategic goals and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Expertise across various media types, including national, local, digital, direct, programmatic, and shopper marketing.
• Ability to anticipate and quickly assess continually changing client needs and adapt resources and strategies accordingly.
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, organizational, interpersonal, and analytical skills.
• Experience with people coaching and/or management.

The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best‑in‑class wellness and benefits offerings include:

• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more.
• Monetary assistance and support for adoption, surrogacy, and fertility.
• Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption.
• Employee Assistance Programs and health/wellness/comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance.
• Tuition assistance.
• Paid time off that includes flexible time off, vacation, annual sick days, volunteer days, holiday and identity days, and more.
• Matching gifts programs.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• “Work Your World” program encouraging employees to work from anywhere. Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility).
• Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances.

The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S.–based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.

Saatchi & Saatchi X is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

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