Remote Strategy Director

Summary

Join a talented team at Grow as the Strategy Director and shape industry-leading digital experiences, platforms, and activations.

Requirements

• 7+ years of agency experience
• A proven record of developing strategy for award-winning, best-in-class digital experiences
• Experience managing direct reports in a strategy discipline

Responsibilities

• Serve as the strategy leader for assigned projects and new business opportunities, from pitch to delivery, in both hands-on and oversight capacity
• Hold the highest bar for strategic excellence in our work product
• Partner with clients and key agency stakeholders to define and prioritize business challenges, goals and target audience needs
• Facilitate discussions, workshops, and collaborative brainstorms to gather client perspective and ensure buy-in
• Confidently present strategy deliverables to clients
• Develop clear, concise and compelling strategy briefs to inspire our teams to deliver their very best work — ideas and experiences that are uniquely creative, purposefully innovative, and truly valuable to their audiences
• In partnership with our production team and other discipline leaders, define the scope and overall approach to strategy development for projects / client engagements
• Alongside other discipline leaders, evaluate the team's work to ensure we are successfully delivering on the identified strategy and maximizing the potential of the opportunity
• Share constructive feedback, pushes, and plus-ups
• Manage our Senior UX Strategist — whose role is primarily centered around digital platform engagements, including research, site architecture, and content strategy — leading with both inspiration and accountability to ensure we do our best work and foster professional growth
• Hire and manage right-fit freelancers or full-time strategy resources to meet project or agency growth needs
• Establish and continually optimize processes and tools that support the strategy team’s work
• Identify emerging trends and innovations in business, culture, digital marketing, and user experience, connecting those to our work and strategy discipline in relevant ways
• Contribute as a thought leader for the agency, both broadly and as it relates to specific work

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Matching 401k
• Parental leave
• Paid learning and development opportunities
• Flexible paid time off
• Uncapped sick time
• 18 paid holidays