Director of Strategy

Location: Hybrid

Department: Strategy / Social

Reports to: CEO

Hours: Full-Time

About the role

As Revival’s Director of Strategy, you’re equal parts big-picture thinker, client advisor, team builder, and occasional fire‑putter‑outer. You’ll lead strategy and social across a wide range of clients and projects, helping turn big ambitions into smart, actionable plans—and making sure those plans actually make it into the world. You’ll lead a multidisciplinary team of strategists, analysts, social media specialists, and paid media specialists while collaborating closely with designers, copywriters, developers, UX/UI specialists, photographers, videographers, and the rest of the Revival crew. You’ll be a strategic voice for our clients, a champion for our team, and a key player in shaping where Revival goes next.

Strategy & Social

• Develop go-to-market strategies rooted in business goals, audience insights, competitive research, and measurable outcomes.
• Shape positioning, messaging, creative briefs, campaigns, and marketing strategies across digital, social, retail, DTC, and omnichannel channels.
• Partner with the Creative Director and cross-functional teams to turn strategy into smart, disruptive, high‑quality work.
• Define KPIs, review performance and analytics, and use insights to optimize campaigns and creative direction.
• Ensure Revival’s own brand and marketing consistently reflect our mission, values, and quality standards.

Client Leadership

• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to clients and senior stakeholders, stepping in as a fractional marketing director/CMO voice when needed.
• Lead discovery for prospective and existing clients, uncovering needs, diagnosing challenges, and identifying opportunities.
• Present strategies, recommendations, and creative work with clarity and confidence.
• Provide support and partner with Account Managers to ensure strategic vision carries through from kickoff to delivery.
• Contribute to new business through sales conversations, pitches, scoping, and strategic concept development.

Lead the Team. Take Care of the Humans.

• Lead, mentor, and develop our strategy, social, and paid media teams.
• Build a culture rooted in trust, curiosity, craftsmanship, accountability, collaboration, and radical service.
• Know your people as people, not just names on a capacity spreadsheet. Understand their strengths, goals, challenges, and ambitions.
• Hold regular 1:1s, provide meaningful feedback and encouragement, and create clear paths for growth.
• Hire and onboard great talent as the department grows.
• Set clear expectations, hold people accountable, celebrate great work, and address challenges with honesty and grace.
• Be a visible, intentional leader who makes the people around them better.

Keep Things Moving

• Manage team capacity, priorities, resources, timelines, contractors, and freelancers across projects.
• Keep ClickUp current and communicate resource or timeline implications to Account and Project Management.
• Identify roadblocks early and help teams stay on time, on budget, and within scope.
• Improve strategic processes, systems, and workflows to make the agency more effective and scalable.
• Partner with the Creative Director and Executive Producer on design quality and with department leads on overall project quality.

Build What’s Next

• Develop a short‑ and long‑term vision for Revival’s strategy and social department.
• Establish department goals and KPIs that support Revival’s broader business objectives.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen our strategy offerings, processes, and capabilities.
• Stay ahead of emerging trends in marketing, technology, AI, media, and consumer behavior—and help us figure out which shiny new things are actually worth our time.
• Champion innovation and share knowledge across the agency.
• Help build a strategy department that is smart, curious, collaborative, commercially minded, and genuinely great to be part of.

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of digital agency or in‑house brand creative experience
• 3+ years experience managing a team
• Bonus: 3+ years of experience brand‑side creative experience working with global brands
• Bachelor's degree in relevant fields such as Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Business or equivalent experience
• Exceptional storytelling and presentation skills, able to communicate complex ideas simply and persuasively
• Creative vision and the ability to translate it into compelling campaigns, deliverables, and brand experiences
• Strong understanding of CPG, retail marketing, and shopper behavior (Walmart‑specific experience highly preferred)
• Proven success leading creative work across digital, packaging, and retail‑driven campaigns
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Webflow, Canva, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint/Keynote, and other relevant tools
• Deep experience in brand storytelling and multi‑channel creative development
• Comfortable balancing hands‑on creative input with team leadership
• Strong communication skills—able to translate complex ideas into clear creative concepts and client‑friendly presentations
• A portfolio that demonstrates excellence in both concept and execution across various mediums

What We Offer

• Competitive salary relevant to experience and with performance‑based bonuses and profit sharing upon completion of 1st year goals
• Flexible hybrid/remote work environment
• A Health Stipend to be used for Insurance, Doctors Appointments, and Medical Needs
• 401K
• 4 weeks of PTO + 1 week of serving/volunteer time + 9 holidays
• Creative, collaborative, and entrepreneurial culture
• Professional development support, executive coaching, and growth opportunities
• Opportunities to work with major CPG brands and Walmart‑tier suppliers
• Future equity in start‑up companies and sweat‑equity opportunities