Strategy Director

We are seeking a visionary and experienced Strategy Director to join our team. This pivotal role requires a professional with a deep passion for brand and creative strategy, complemented by extensive experience in digital, connected, and integrated planning. You will shape and guide strategic initiatives for a range of leading brands in the UK. The role requires driving strategic leadership across brand, creative, and digital domains, ensuring that strategies are innovative, forward-thinking, and aligned with client objectives. It involves cultivating a culture of creativity and customer-centricity by integrating brand strategies with digital and connected experiences to deliver cohesive and impactful campaigns. Exceptional leadership, influence, and collaboration skills are essential, as the position involves leveraging the latest trends in customer engagement to transform brands. The ideal candidate will thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, balancing strategic oversight with hands-on strategic delivery. Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of comprehensive brand and creative strategies, integrated with digital planning to enhance customer and business impact.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and partner agencies to co-create groundbreaking strategies aligned with business goals and customer needs.
• Engage with creative and media teams early in the process, providing strategic direction to ensure cohesive and groundbreaking creative outputs.
• Embed a culture of customer-centricity, fostering continuous innovation through test-and-learn approaches.
• Shape overall account strategy, ensuring brand and creative activities are fully integrated into the wider communication strategy, achieving excellence in planning where boundaries blur or new approaches are needed.
• Build and nurture relationships with clients and internal stakeholders, becoming a trusted advisor and partner in strategic decision-making.
• Oversee the development of creative strategy, working in tandem with partner agencies to influence and elevate their creative processes and outputs.
• Leading on pitches and new business initiatives, working to tight deadlines and ambiguous briefs
  
  A visionary thinker with an entrepreneurial spirit and a deep passion for creative and integrated strategy.
• Strong experience in strategic roles, with expertise in brand, creative, digital, and integrated planning.
• Proven ability to lead and inspire a team, driving strategic excellence across diverse initiatives.
• Adept at listening and synthesizing insights from a variety of sources to inform strategic direction.
• Resilient and composed when navigating complex client demands and high-pressure situations.
• A collaborative and pragmatic connector of people and ideas, fostering a culture of innovation and creativity.
  
  At Digitas, we harness the power of connection to make positive impact everyday. We have a relentless focus on creating connections to help our clients' businesses grow, connecting diverse people, ideas and expertise in innovative and exciting ways.
We are making positive impact with our amazing clients, through our capabilities in Consulting, Products & Platforms, Customer Engagement and Digital Media. Part of Publicis Groupe, and a Leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Global Marketing Agencies, we're proud to work with some of the world's leading brands., Digitas has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans we also offer;
• WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
  
  REFLECTION DAYS - Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day-to-day work and create time to focus on your well-being and self-care.
• HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
• F AMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones:Maternity. Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
• HYBRID WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP & BIRTHDAY DAY OFF You are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday.
• AGENCY DISCOUNTS , onsite gym, and discount in our Publicis-Owned Pub - "The Pregnant Man"
Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us! Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week. We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medicalcondition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process. Please make sure you check out the Publicis Career Page (https://www.publicisgroupeuk.com/careers/) which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG's (Employee Action Groups).