Associate Director, Strategy Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Associate Director, Strategy to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Provide professional development opportunities and on the job training as needed;
- Mentor Senior Planners, Planners, Ogilvy Associates and interns who are assigned to the ASD’s accounts;
- Design and implementation of research projects to address client business issues, gain insight into target audiences and testing ad concepts;
- Development of brand strategies, writing creative briefs, guiding development and presentation of the creative work;
- Lead brainstorm sessions with cross-functional teams as necessary to ensure we are bringing the best thinking to key initiatives;
- Develop and lead impactful, integrated and measurable strategies that deepen the customer’s engagement with the brand to drive revenue;
- Partner with account teams to identify business opportunities for clients and agency;
- Design and implement research projects to address client business issues, and gain insight into target audiences;
- Manage / mentor junior team members.
Requirements:
- Act as strategic lead on digital and social media projects;
- Work with and mentor junior strategists;
- Share trend information, with implications;
- Able to create strong creative briefs that inspire great work;
- A strategic thinker with the ability to see the big picture and pay attention to detail;
- Ability to work directly with clients and develop relationships accordingly on behalf of the agency;
- Provide information and perspective on the work’s effectiveness;
- Strong organization, presentation skills and attention to detail;
- Passionate about having measurable impact on client’s business;
- A proven track record of organic revenue and relationship growth;
- Bachelor’s Degree in related field;
- Solutions-focused with ability to inspire and instigate ideation across disciplines and departments;
- BA degree; MBA desirable;
- Strong ability to absorb and synthesize complex information and transform into clear and compelling insights and ideas;
- Strong desire to mentor and develop junior team members.