Full-Time

Group Director

Posted on 8/18/2026

Jellyfish

Jellyfish

1,001-5,000 employees

Global digital marketing performance agency

Compensation Overview

$180k - $210k/yr

+ Annual bonus

New York, NY, USA

Hybrid

Remote work is available for up to 60% of working days.

Category
Business & Strategy (2)
,
Required Skills
Marketing

Get referred to Jellyfish

See people who can refer or advise you

Requirements
  • The candidate must have 13 or more years of experience in client management at an agency, publication, or brand.
  • The candidate must have at least 4 years of management or team-leadership experience.
  • The candidate must have subject-matter expertise, including platform knowledge and the development and successful execution of retainers and campaigns.
  • The candidate must be able to think strategically and develop long-term client and agency plans.
  • The candidate must be able to prioritize, delegate effectively, and manage multiple jobs simultaneously.
  • The candidate must be able to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
  • Agency experience is required.
Responsibilities
  • Lead overarching client strategies across a broad book of business to ensure sustained business growth and long-term success.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with C-suite and senior decision-makers internally and externally to drive retention, satisfaction, and revenue expansion.
  • Lead client-strategy outcomes and ensure that all teams work toward aligned goals.
  • Drive new product activation, market expansion, and increased client spend.
  • Serve as the ultimate escalation point for client issues and ensure challenges are resolved efficiently.
  • Streamline processes, improve workflows, and ensure consistency across client accounts.
  • Collaborate with leadership to oversee key Capability workstreams and improvements.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop senior team members to drive high performance.
  • Deliver quarterly SMART goals and performance reviews to all direct reports, and review all line managers' performance reviews within hub ownership.
  • Identify and deliver growth or performance-improvement opportunities for team members within hub ownership.

Jellyfish is a global marketing performance company that helps brands grow in the digital world. It serves a diverse mix of clients—from established corporations to startups—across multiple industries. The company combines creative talent, strategic partnerships, and technology to deliver tailored marketing strategies that leverage data, media, and digital channels to boost brand performance. Jellyfish earns revenue through a mix of service fees, project-based engagements, and long-term partnerships. Its approach centers on data-driven decision making, cross-channel execution, and ongoing collaboration with clients and partners. The goal is to help brands thrive online by achieving measurable performance improvements across multi-platform campaigns.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$5M

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

2005

Get referred to Jellyfish

See people who can refer or advise you

Simplify Jobs

Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • June 2026 Jellyfish launched an AI-powered in-housing platform for media activation.
  • April 2026 cosnova chose Jellyfish for media, citing Pencil and Switchboard.
  • June 2026 Gentle Monster lifted ROAS 39% using Share of Model optimization.

What critics are saying

  • October 2025 Jellyfish cut up to 50 roles after client spending slowed.
  • Google dominates Jellyfish's pipeline; 2026 offerings cluster around Google search and Cloud.
  • Publicis, WPP, and Omnicom outscale Jellyfish, squeezing margins in enterprise pitches.

What makes Jellyfish unique

  • Share of Model tracks LLM perception across Gemini, ChatGPT, and Perplexity.
  • May 2026 Stephanie Parry became UK and Ireland MD, unifying media, creative, data.
  • April 2026 Google named Jellyfish Partner of the Year for Training in North America.

Help us improve and share your feedback! Did you find this helpful?

Benefits

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Flexible Work Hours

Remote Work Options

Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Performance Bonus

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

↑ 0%

1 year growth

↑ 0%

2 year growth

↑ 0%
MarTech360
Jul 17th, 2026
Ashwin Singh promoted to Media Strategy Director at Jellyfish.

Ashwin Singh promoted to Media Strategy Director at Jellyfish. Ashwin Singh has been promoted to Media Strategy Director at Jellyfish, recognizing his contributions to strategic media planning and client growth during a period of rapid transformation across the advertising industry. Singh announced the promotion on LinkedIn, reflecting on two years at Jellyfish and the evolving nature of media strategy. He highlighted major industry shifts, including increasing media fragmentation, changing privacy regulations, the rise of "creative as the new targeting," and the growing influence of large language models (LLMs) on the customer journey. Singh also shared how developing a strategic framework for mid-market brands helped clients achieve full-funnel growth on limited performance budgets, with the work earning recognition through a recent WARC case study. The promotion reflects the changing role of media strategy within modern marketing organizations. As audiences become more fragmented across digital platforms, connected TV, retail media and creator ecosystems, marketers are moving beyond traditional media planning to develop integrated strategies that combine creativity, data and technology. AI is also reshaping how campaigns are planned, optimized and measured, requiring strategists to balance automation with human insight. Digital marketing services Media Strategy Directors are increasingly expected to connect brand-building principles with performance marketing, ensuring businesses can deliver sustainable growth while adapting to evolving consumer behaviors. The growing availability of AI-powered planning tools and predictive analytics is enabling teams to make faster, more informed decisions, but strategic thinking remains essential for translating data into effective marketing outcomes. Singh's promotion also highlights the industry's continued investment in leadership development. As agencies help clients navigate privacy changes, AI adoption and omnichannel engagement, experienced strategy leaders are becoming central to delivering measurable business impact and long-term customer value. Jellyfish's recognition of internal talent reflects a broader trend across the marketing industry, where agencies are strengthening strategic leadership to help brands compete in an increasingly complex and technology-driven media landscape.

Adweek
May 12th, 2026
Jellyfish appoints Stephanie Parry as Managing Director, UK & Ireland.

Jellyfish appoints Stephanie Parry as Managing Director, UK & Ireland. Parry to lead the next phase of growth and integration across media, creative and data in key marketGlobal digital marketing business Jellyfish, part of The Brandtech Group, has appointed Stephanie [...]. May 12, 2026 Parry to lead the next phase of growth and integration across media, creative and data in key market Global digital marketing business Jellyfish, part of The Brandtech Group, has appointed Stephanie Parry as Managing Director, placing a proven commercial and client leader at the helm of one of its most strategically important regions. Parry has been promoted from EVP, Client Management, where she led relationships across Jellyfish's global client portfolio, including Boots, Deckers, Apple and Workday. During her tenure, she has played a central role in scaling client partnerships, driving measurable business outcomes, and strengthening the company's integrated approach across media, creative and data. She brings more than two decades of international experience, including senior roles at Mindshare New York, where she served as Global Managing Director and Managing Partner on the BlackRock business, overseeing complex, multi-market operations and delivering transformation at scale. In her new role, Parry will be responsible for the performance and growth of the UK and Ireland business, with a focus on deepening client impact, advancing Jellyfish's AI-driven capabilities and accelerating collaboration across the wider Brandtech Group. She joins the UK leadership team under Brandtech UK CEO Lisa De Bonis. Stephanie Parry, Managing Director UK & Ireland, Jellyfish, said: "Jellyfish has built a powerful model at the intersection of talent, technology and creativity. The opportunity now is to scale that impact further. My focus will be on translating our integrated capabilities, from AI-driven media and creative to emerging areas like GEO, into tangible business outcomes for our partners and clients, while continuing to invest in the people and culture that make us unique, underpinned by a commitment to DEI." Nick Emery, Global CEO, Jellyfish, said: "Steph brings a rare combination of sharp commercial instinct and deep client understanding, and she's been a huge part of strengthening both our relationships and how we show up as a business. She knows what it takes to drive growth in a complex, global environment, and consistently creates teams people want to be part of." About The Digital Voice(TM) The Digital Voice(TM) is a B2B boutique Adtech PR agency with boundless energy for PR. The company loves to shout its partners' brand, vision and products from the rooftops, and is unashamedly energetic and fearless. As a leading amplification agency for the adtech industry, The Digital Voice(TM) delivers PR, thought leadership, awards, events, multimedia, podcasts, content and creative. Established in 2012 by adtech veteran, Founder and CEO, Julia Linehan, the team is 100% remote, with Julia backed by 32 exceptional journalists, press and content experts, creative designers, marketing and PR pros, social, multimedia and event management specialists who make up the team. Over the years, The Digital Voice(TM) has built up an enviable client roster, including companies such as Samsung Ads, Brave, Nectar360, impact.com, GumGum and Jellyfish.More information at: www.thedigitalvoice.co.uk

Adweek
May 28th, 2025
HOKA Brings the Mountains to Manhattan to Lure Hardcore Runners

HOKA collaborated with media agency Jellyfish and production agency DE-YAN on the experience, which is an effort to connect with consumers in distinct, memorable ways.

Versa AI Hub
Mar 29th, 2025
Rebranding AI-powered media-in-housing platform - Marketing Communications News

Jellyfish, a global digital marketing company under BrandTech Group, has announced its first AI-driven, AI-driven media platform.

Mi3
Dec 4th, 2024
Jellyfish unveils share of model(TM) platform: a new frontier in gen ai marketing

Global digital marketing company Jellyfish has launched a new platform designed to enable companies to analyse Gen AI services and understand how their brands, products, and services are perceived by Large Language Models (LLMs).