Vice President, Strategy (Performance Marketing)

Agency:

Critical Mass

Job Function:

Strategy and Planning

Job Subfunction:

Account Planning and Brand Planning

Job Description:

Critical Mass is looking for an exceptional VP Strategy to lead strategic initiatives across a performance marketing brand building and customer experience domains.

In this role youll operate at a high level across both performance marketing disciplines driving strategic excellence. This is an opportunity to work with industry leading brands engage directly with clients think strategically across channels and build strong collaborative relationships.

Please note - this is a Hybrid role based out of our Chicago office that will require travel.

What youll do:

• Develop and articulate compelling strategic recommendations grounded in data and insights ensuring these recommendations and address client business objectives across paid media brand positioning and customer engagement
• Parter with Account leaders to present a unified serving as a trusted strategic advisor to senior clients.
• Confidently and thoughtfully engage in robust discussions to present and defend strategic rationale
• Collaborate with media teams creative partners and account management to ensure integrated strategy execution and alignment across all disciplines

What youve got:

• Proven senior (Director/Group Director/VP) strategic experience within digital advertising or marketing agency setting or customer experience consultancy
• Proven success managing complex high-stakes client relationships with senior stakeholders
• Strong experience with performance media platforms DSPs and data-driven marketing strategy
• Deep capability in both performance marketing strategy and brand strategy; ability to balance short-term performance needs with long-term brand equity
• Strong ability to articulate strategy clearly defend recommendations with compelling rationale and guide clients toward optimal solutions
• Experience working effectively with media creative and account teams in an IAT environment and the ability to align disciplines around shared strategic objectives
• Comfort operating across different client types business models and strategic challenges
• Ability to synthesize complex information and develop clear actionable strategic recommendations
• Comfort moving between big-picture strategy and tactical execution
• Problem-solving mindset and intellectual rigor

Nice To Have

• Experience with life sciences/AdTech/Agriculture or other heavily regulated categories and/or performance marketing accounts
• Background with large multinational brands
• B2B Customer Journey/Customer Lifecycle Management
• Media planning or buying experience

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Salary Range: $200000 - $225000 USD

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Required Experience:

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