Communications Strategy Director

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$125K/yr – $150K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 14 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and lead the communications strategy for major accounts, shaping campaign architecture, go-to-market programs, and mentorship of junior strategists while collaborating with creatives from inception.

  • Define jobs to be done and map journeys
  • Mentor junior strategists and develop thought leadership
  • Play a key role in new business and pitches

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead communications strategy across major accounts and help shape everything from campaign architecture to tactical brief writing.
  • Define big jobs to be done, identify opportunities, map journeys, build communications frameworks, and create go-to-market programs that maximize the impact of creative ideas.
  • Partner with creatives from the earliest stages of development. Your fingerprints should be visible in the work.
  • Mentor junior strategists, develop thought leadership, refine how we work, uncover new opportunities for Comms Strategy across the agency, and shape where the discipline goes next.
  • Play a key role in new business efforts, bringing fresh thinking to pitches, helping shape the communications opportunity, and turning complex challenges into clear, inspiring narratives.
  • Making the work impossible to ignore through leading communications strategy across key accounts.

Requirements

  • You think in people, not channels. You understand what motivates people, what stands in their way, and what will move them to act before thinking about channels, formats, or tactics.
  • You can zoom in and zoom out. One moment you're debating a business challenge with a brand strategy lead. The next, you're diving into creator selection, earned media extensions, TikTok mechanics, or OOH best practices.
  • You care about the work. A lot. You don't disappear after your section of the deck is finished. You stay involved. You keep pushing. You help make the work better.
  • You know how to make brave ideas feel safe. Not by watering them down. By giving them strategic proof. You help clients understand why an idea works, not just why it's exciting.
  • You make people around you better. You mentor. You teach. You collaborate. You share credit. You leave rooms smarter than you found them.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Health & Wellness benefits
  • Leadership Benefits
  • Paid Time Off
  • 401K Retirement Savings Plan
  • Paid Parental Leave
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Communications Strategy Director

BBDO Worldwide · Chicago, IL · Hybrid