Strategy Director- 6mth FTC Strategy Director- 6mth FTC

BBC StoryWorks is the award-winning commercial brand studio within BBC Studios, responsible for developing, producing and delivering content-led commercial campaigns across our international digital and television news offer. This includes - but is not limited to - commercial brand films, digital creative, podcasts, written content, as well as the packaging of editorial sponsorships., The role of the Strategy Director is to lead and mentor the Strategy team based in London and Dubai in delivering brand and creative strategy for RFPs and proactive pitches for a wide spectrum of advertising clients. The Strategy Director will oversee the development of all pitch work from the team, focusing on the creation of holistic upfront narratives and strategies for pitches - utilising audience insights and liasing with Editorial teams as required - that answer "Why BBC?" and "Why this partnership?" for potential clients. The Strategy Director will work hand in hand with the Creative and Project Management teams in EMEA, as well as the wider Ad Sales division inside a matrix of stakeholders including sales teams, editorial, marketing, compliance and senior management within BBC Studios. This role reports directly to the Vice President of BBC StoryWorks EMEA. We are seeking a highly creative, collaborative and thoughtful team lead who can develop strategies for brand partnerships that maximise quality brand storytelling across BBC-owned platforms. The successful candidate will be an effective and inspiring individual who can represent BBC StoryWorks in internal and external meetings.,

• To provide inspirational leadership and strategic oversight for all aspects of pre-sale development for the BBC StoryWorks EMEA team. This includes resourcing and management of the Strategy team inside BBC StoryWorks EMEA, providing guidance on brand and creative strategy, and nurturing their growth.
• Develop strategic vision that identifies and meets brand objectives effectively, guides creative solutions, and positions BBC as the best partner to achieve those objectives.
• Implement efficient pre-sale processes including appropriate cross-team check-ins, crafting creative briefs, brainstorms and briefing process.
• Partner closely with Creative team leads to ensure creative strategy and ideas solve the brand challenge or help meet the brand objective.
• Embody BBC values and quality at all times as a key role representing the commercial face of the BBC brand.
  
  Senior-level experience as a strategy leader in an in-house creative agency for a global publisher or advertising/creative agency with strategic skills that span across brand, comms, and media.
• Senior-level experience of making compelling strategic narratives, communicating a clear strategic vision to various stakeholders internally and externally.
• Proven track record in long-term and effective leadership, managing and motivating teams, and ensuring staff members receive regular feedback for development. Experience of managing performance. Experience of working with and developing talent to a high professional standard.
• Strong pitch experience, comfortable with high-level client exposure. The Strategy Lead must be able to lead conversations and pitch to C-suite executives and business leaders.
• Ability to work under deadlines and stay focused simultaneously on the big picture and smallest details.
Criteria:
• Can demonstrate the ability to consider a range of problems and use own judgement to apply effective, time critical solutions.
• Clear communicator, agile and collaborative thinker, good listener.
• Strong understanding of the trends shaping consumer behaviour.
  
  BBC Studios is a world-renowned content studio and channels & streaming business, powered by British creativity, with a reach that touches audiences in every corner of the globe.
We work with outstanding creative talent who are responsible for platform-defining shows from Strictly Come Dancing to Bluey, Prehistoric Planet to Planet Earth III. The range and quality of our content is unsurpassed, creating critical and commercial successes and global phenomena. From BAFTAs to RTS Awards, BBC Studios is Britain's most awarded production company and the only producer with three of the top ten shows on IMDB; we're the home of bbc.com, the widest-read English language news website in the world; and the UK's largest distributor of British content, The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce, that represents the audiences we serve, and encourages applications from candidates from any background, especially people from diverse communities. Equity of opportunity is important to us, and we endeavour to make our processes equal, fair and meritocratic for everybody. More information on our D&I plan can be found here. BBC Studios puts sustainability at the heart of everything we do both onscreen and offscreen, including delivering against the BBC Group's science-based Net Zero targets. More information on sustainability at BBC Studios can be found here.


• We offer a competitive salary package
• Flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance
• Parental leave for new parents, regardless of gender, of up to a year with 18 weeks fully paid
• 26 days holiday (plus an additional day which is a Corporation Day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days
• A defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more
• Excellent career progression - access to courses, webinars, workshops and the opportunity to work in different areas of the organisation