Group Strategy Director

Who You Are:

As a Group Strategy Director, you are a conceptual and strategic thinker, responsible for identifying and creating creative opportunities across a brand’s end-to-end presence and experience that extend beyond advertising alone. With your peers across Strategy, Business and Creative, you are part of a well-oiled team, a leader and you act accordingly.

• Big brand thinker who can inspire and guide teams to build toward the same vision
• Track record of culture making Work
• Experience running integrated campaigns that span the creative canvas (paid, CRM, activations, PR, etc)
• Experience in reacting to cultural events and knowing how to brief and work with teams at speed
• Already a tenured Group Director that has led/managed teams of planners and large, matrixed clients
• A Doer who loves doing their own research and writing briefs and strategies
• Passionate about collaborating with creative teams and looking for the best in creative ideas
• You are an expert that creatives and clients seek out to collaborate with, shape and hone their creative work
• Motivated to grow the culture of the strategy department and agency

Position Summary:

The Group Strategy Director is tasked with developing the discipline and talent across your team. You are a trusted and respected leader at the agency and are responsible for growing our people, client relationships and the agency reputation.

Qualifications:

• 13+ years experience in a strategic capacity
• Experience leading strategy across clients in an advertising capacity
• Experience across strategic disciplines including brand, digital, social, etc
• Direct, trusting relationships with clients
• Experience managing people and mentoring across department
• Expertise in agency research tools
• Undeniable presence

Who We Are:

TBWA is The Disruption Company, a global agency collective of 10,000+ creative minds operating in over 80 countries. Named one of the World's Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company six times, and Adweek's 2024, 2022, and 2021 Global Agency of the Year, we are a disruptive brand experience company that uses creativity to help businesses acquire a greater share of the future.

TBWA\Chiat\Day develops strategies, advertising and brand experiences for some of the world's most iconic brands, with US offices in New York, Los Angeles and Nashville.

TBWA\Chiat\Day Values

Good enough is not enough.

Grab an oar.

Be more human.

Play like a pirate.

Doing the brave thing is about courage.

TBWA\Chiat\Day Attitudes

Curiosity: Be open minded to ideas wherever they come; curious people are often unafraid of change;

Collaboration: Self-confidence without a big ego; work with all types of people;

Integrity: What we say is what we do; it is honesty and respect in our dealings with people;

Resourcefulness: To find ways to do whatever we have to do for our clients, and our people.

Location:

Given the nature of our team and the client assigned to this role, we are only considering candidates that currently live in or wish to relocate to New York City in the near future (first 60 days of employment).

The annual salary range for this role is $200-250k and may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic location and experience. Other compensation includes relocation costs, if applicable.

Benefits for this role include health/vision/dental insurance, 401(k), stock purchase, vacation, sick and personal days, Also, you will be eligible (approximately thirty days after you commence employment) to participate in all disability, life, travel insurance plans and programs, retirement plans subject to the terms and conditions of such benefit plans. Please don’t let our posted ranges keep you from exploring this or any other exciting opportunities within TBWA.

Who You Are:

As a Group Strategy Director, you are a conceptual and strategic thinker, responsible for identifying and creating creative opportunities across a brand’s end-to-end presence and experience that extend beyond advertising alone. With your peers across Strategy, Business and Creative, you are part of a well-oiled team, a leader and you act accordingly.

• Big brand thinker who can inspire and guide teams to build toward the same vision
• Track record of culture making Work
• Experience running integrated campaigns that span the creative canvas (paid, CRM, activations, PR, etc)
• Experience in reacting to cultural events and knowing how to brief and work with teams at speed
• Already a tenured Group Director that has led/managed teams of planners and large, matrixed clients
• A Doer who loves doing their own research and writing briefs and strategies
• Passionate about collaborating with creative teams and looking for the best in creative ideas
• You are an expert that creatives and clients seek out to collaborate with, shape and hone their creative work
• Motivated to grow the culture of the strategy department and agency

Position Summary:

The Group Strategy Director is tasked with developing the discipline and talent across your team. You are a trusted and respected leader at the agency and are responsible for growing our people, client relationships and the agency reputation.

Qualifications:

• 13+ years experience in a strategic capacity
• Experience leading strategy across clients in an advertising capacity
• Experience across strategic disciplines including brand, digital, social, etc
• Direct, trusting relationships with clients
• Experience managing people and mentoring across department
• Expertise in agency research tools
• Undeniable presence

Who We Are:

TBWA is The Disruption® Company, a global agency collective of 10,000+ creative minds operating in over 80 countries. Named one of the World's Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company six times, and Adweek's 2024, 2022, and 2021 Global Agency of the Year, we are a disruptive brand experience company that uses creativity to help businesses acquire a greater share of the future.

TBWA\Chiat\Day develops strategies, advertising and brand experiences for some of the world's most iconic brands, with US offices in New York, Los Angeles and Nashville.

TBWA\Chiat\Day Values

Good enough is not enough.

Grab an oar.

Be more human.

Play like a pirate.

Doing the brave thing is about courage.

TBWA\Chiat\Day Attitudes

Curiosity: Be open minded to ideas wherever they come; curious people are often unafraid of change;

Collaboration: Self-confidence without a big ego; work with all types of people;

Integrity: What we say is what we do; it is honesty and respect in our dealings with people;

Resourcefulness: To find ways to do whatever we have to do for our clients, and our people.

Location:

Given the nature of our team and the client assigned to this role, we are only considering candidates that currently live in or wish to relocate to New York City in the near future (first 60 days of employment).

The annual salary range for this role is $200-250k and may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic location and experience. Other compensation includes relocation costs, if applicable.

Benefits for this role include health/vision/dental insurance, 401(k), stock purchase, vacation, sick and personal days, Also, you will be eligible (approximately thirty days after you commence employment) to participate in all disability, life, travel insurance plans and programs, retirement plans subject to the terms and conditions of such benefit plans. Please don’t let our posted ranges keep you from exploring this or any other exciting opportunities within TBWA.