Strategy Director
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Dentsu Creative is a global creative agency network designed to solve business problems and unlock exponential growth for clients through channel neutral ideation.
Committed to Transformational Creativity, we were established in 2022 as an end to end creative agency and now operate in over 145 countries.
Dentsu Group Founded in 1901 in Tokyo, Japan, and also incorporates media and CXM businesses.
****ROLE PURPOSE****
You’ll bring strong strategic craft and stay close to cultural shifts and emerging trends.
You’ll develop pitches and articulate clear brand narratives to different audiences, with a track record of backing creative work that delivers results.
You’ll be able to turn complexity into clear direction, present strategic thinking clearly to different stakeholders, and inspire creative teams to do their best work.
You will be an experienced brand strategy expert, comfortable working closely with a multi-disciplinary team across brand, social, influencer, content and CX.
You will have a clear perspective on what drives client business forward – and you’ll originate and adapt to match those business needs.
The right candidate will manifest their brand strategies into creative ideas across any medium.
The successful candidate will work in close partnership with the Creative team in shaping the growth and culture of a dynamic and evolving strategy department.
We’re looking for someone who will enjoy guiding and inspiring the DC MENA strategic community, with the drive to create the conditions necessary for integrated and innovative work.
Ultimately, we’re looking for someone who can question client assumptions, guide complex conversations constructively, and push for the most remarkable, effective, and creative work – and have fun while doing it.
About You
- Strong experience in strategy roles across agency, client-side or consulting environments, with the credibility to guide senior-level conversations
- Experience combining client-side experience and agency expertise, bringing a well-rounded perspective to strategic and creative work
- Proven ability to present strategic thinking in senior meetings, including explaining the case for recommendations with clarity and credibility
- Demonstrated capability in contributing to or overseeing strategy for high-profile accounts in a fast-moving environment
- A strong grounding in sectors known for pace and frequency of output, such as FMCG, telecoms or technology, or similarly dynamic categories
- The ability to translate business needs into sharp strategic direction that teams can use to deliver high-quality work
- A team-focused management style, with the credibility to contribute to capability building and help raise the standard of strategic thinking across a team
- Demonstrated ability to take ownership, ask thoughtful questions, and consistently identify opportunities to grow in the role and make a visible impact
- Flexibility around level, with openness to candidates already operating at senior level or those ready to step into a Head of Strategy role
- Inclusion and Diversity
- Our diverse and inclusive culture enables our employees to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so.
- For us, this is the foundation for great innovation which, in turn, generates better outcomes for our people, partners and communities.
- This is why we encourage applications from people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.
- We are happy to discuss flexible and agile approaches to working for all our roles, including hybrid working options – we can't promise we will be able to offer you everything you want or need but we do promise to discuss it with you openly and honestly.
- If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our recruitment teams.
Time Type
Full time
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