Director – Strategy

Job Description

The Director, Strategy defines daily functional management of client needs and lead the daily work of the Strategy team. You will report to either the Director, Strategy or VP, Strategy.

This is a hybrid role, requiring three days in-office each week. If you are contacted for an interview, your recruiter will discuss specifics with you, inclusive of any necessary reasonable accommodations.

Your Impact:

• You will be one of the critical client leads overseeing the media strategy
• You will have in-depth understanding of the role of media channels in a plan
• You will further develop your expertise in different media research tools
• You will provide support the VP, Strategy and other senior leaders in the planning
• You will manage a team of direct and a larger team of indirect reports managing them in:
• Onboarding
• Performance Management’
• Provide training processes and tools
• Manage and delegate team workload
• Coach team to achieve client and agency requests
• You will manage multiple accounts and will transition between them conducting the following activities:
• You will be accountable to the team’s deliverables and outcomes
• You will provide the initial feedback on media strategies, timelines, and deliverables in partnership with other teams
• You will provide input to client to help shape their marketing priorities
• You will develop a daily relationship with appropriate clients on assigned brands
• You will oversee overall media strategy, approach, and plan on each account
• You will manage the media channel mix and initial budget allocation & rationale
• You will represent the interests of other capability teams in client and agency partner meetings
• You will collaborate with internal leaders to ensure strategic agreement of deliverables with client needs
• Push for continuous improvement of self, team, and client deliverables
• You will be responsible for organic growth efforts on your account and may be asked to help with new business efforts

Qualifications

• 7-8+ years media planning experience·
• 3+ years management experience
• 2+ year of cross-channel media planning experience·
• Familiarity with standard media research and planning tools (e.g. Clear Decisions)·
• 1+ years previous pharma media experience, across a diverse set of conditions, disease states, and audiences (DTC, HCP, Payer)