Strategy Director
We Are Social · New York, NY · 2 mo ago
HybridAdvertisingFull-time
What You'll Do
- Oversee social media strategy development by leading the development of innovative and effective social media strategies for our clients
- Quickly and effectively get up to speed on new categories and clients with little context and time
- Navigate conversations around processes and scopes in a clear and productive manner
- Challenge client-asks for the sake of better output in a respectful way
- Manage and mentor junior team members, by leading, inspiring and developing a team of social media strategists
- Collaborate cross-functionally by working closely with creative, account management, and data teams to deliver outstanding results for clients
- Independently craft a variety of strategy deliverables from overarching brand and campaign strategy to more tactical plans such as comms framework and content briefs
- Consistently write compelling creative briefs that translates the client's ask into actionable guidance and provides a provocative point of view to help steer creative ideation
- Identify and execute thought leadership opportunities for We Are Social
- Command the room and sell in work whether internally or externally
- Develop strategic frameworks and artifacts to guide new ways of thinking and set a new standard
- Enter a workstream with little knowledge and problem-solve immediately
- Work with other leads to address client needs and problem-solve complex, non-defined account issues
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in a strategic planning capacity, strong preference for creative agency experience
- Well versed in seeing and shaping ideas, ensuring creative is elevated beyond a collection of tactics
- Passion for wider communications/marketing trends and culture as a whole
- Well versed in the power of social media
- Leads by example, but empowers their team to express themselves through their work
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