Strategy Director

Agency FutureBrand Job Function Strategy and Planning Job Subfunction Strategy Job Description Reports to: VP, Strategy FLSA Status: Exempt Who We Are We’re the U.S. Brand Experience practice of FutureBrand, a global strategic design consultancy with offices in Syracuse, Cincinnati, Detroit, and New York City, and the secret weapon behind countless global innovators. Through the unique combination of the insight and strategy expertise of a management consulting firm, the creativity of world-class storytellers and design innovators, the rapid, in-context prototyping capabilities of a manufacturer, we’ve become indispensable partners to some of the world's leading brands. We make what should be, creating transformative brand experiences that bridge the gap between what a brand promises and what people experience in the real world. We achieve this through a unique synergy of behavioral design thinking and creative brand expression. Our work works for a living, and we measure success by tangible design solutions in the marketplace. Who You Are You're humble Confident in who you are and what you're capable of, but equally aware of how you can learn from others and continue to improve. You're agile Aware that work like ours takes myriad different forms and paths, unexpectedly shifts on a dime, and requires flexible thinking and working plus an unassailably optimistic mindset… and you’re here for it. You excel at your craft Passionate and completely invested in the work you do and driven to do what it takes to make it stand above and constantly improve. You're collaborative You thrive on bringing together colleagues, clients, and partners to transform individual talents into extraordinary collective achievements through diverse perspectives and expertise. Most Importantly, You're Uniquely You Excited by the prospect of coming together with co-workers, clients, and other partners to turn individual talents into extraordinary collective accomplishments by leveraging the diverse cross-pollination of perspectives and talents. Most importantly, you're uniquely, unabashedly, unashamedly you. There is no singular path to a career at FutureBrand. No formula for the perfect strategic design consultant. Because it's our differences in background and perspective that make us and the work we do stronger, more effective, and more meaningful. What The Role Is The Strategy Director is an exempt level position at FutureBrand that will develop compelling solutions for some of the world’s best-known brands. You will work closely with talented multi-disciplinary teams to translate business opportunities into persuasive experiences that orchestrate growth for our clients. At its core, this role requires strong powers of observation, pattern recognition, and analysis. But also, more uniquely, strength in experience strategy, journey mapping, storytelling, creative copywriting, and persuasive presentation. A background in design thinking and working hand-in-hand with creative designers is a definite plus. As a Strategy Director, you will collaborate to innovatively solve problems and persuasively deliver strategic solutions to a variety of audiences, both internal and external. Functionally, this means you will lead phases of the work that deliver:Grounding in our clients’ worlds to comprehend their business situations and subsequent strategic objectives for our workImmersion in the user’s point of view to understand what their challenges are, what they are doing today, and what the opportunity is to influence their behaviorDeep synthesis of client and desk research to identify relevant key insights, opportunities and formulate hypothesesA clear and simple strategic framework based on key insights and opportunitiesTranslation of this strategic framework into actionable and distinctly different creative territories (in collaboration with design)Concept development that is on-strategy and stays true to the insights and strategic directionThroughout the development of the work you’ll need to be able to:Identify and execute the most relevant ways to deliver succinct, compelling recommendations to our clientsLead the communication of project narratives nad strategies to internal and external audiencesDevelop and lead workshop sessions to foster more meaningful internal collaboration and client engagement in projectsPartner with research to unearth foundational insights and/or validate hypothesesIn general, be a thoughtful, consultative partner to our clients and internal cross-functional teamsIn addition to project responsibilities you will be tasked with advocating for, executing, and elevating the FutureBrand strategic process and methodologiesYou will support the training and development of newer Strategy team membersYou will also begin to lead cross-functional handoffs on projects, providing direction to team members outside the strategy practice Contributing To Internal Culture Socialize new strategy approaches and tactics with the studioAsk questions, seek clarity about your role, and demonstrate ownership of your tasks and deliverablesMentor junior-level team members Knowledge And Skills Innate curiosity – a desire to “figure things out”Empathy – you know how, and have a desire, to put yourself in other peoples’ shoesActive listening – you’re always in the moment and engagedExpert communication – confident and persuasive writing/presentation skillsPattern recognition – the ability to recognize synergies across disparate qualitative/quantitative sourcesProblem-solving – you have excellent natural problem-solving skills, and a desire to continuously improveCalm as a cucumber — a proven ability to deliver under pressure while handling multiple tasksCollaboration – you work well with others (across cross-functional teams) to accomplish tasks and can take feedback and direction from othersFlexibility – you know how to adapt your approach based on the circumstances in front you and can manage multiple and competing work priorities, demands and changesDiligence – you’re organized (in a way that works for you) and have impeccable attention to detailResearch design — you’re comfortable designing, leading, and analyzing qualitative researchData Analysis — you’re comfortable interpreting and analyzing quantitative insightsWorkshopping — you have proficiency in planning, preparing, and facilitating strategy and ideation workshopsPlatforms — you have a strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite. Proficiency inMural/Miro or other collaborative ideation platforms and Adobe Suite a plus. What It Requires A strong desire to create and contribute to an inclusive creative environment.Bachelor’s Degree5-7 years of consulting, research, or other relevant work experienceUp to 25% travel Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization. 100,000 - 110,000 Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance. Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice. Link to Recruitment Privacy Notice: https://www.omc.com/privacy-notice For US Job Seekers It is the policy of Omnicom and any of its affiliates to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. EOE/AA/M/D/V/F. , 100,000 - 110,000