Director, Strategy

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$90K/yr – $215K/yrDirector/Executive6+ years expFull time

Posted 13 days ago

Job Summary

Owns and leads brand communications strategies across assigned accounts, acting as a trusted strategic lead to senior clients and driving cross‑discipline alignment to deliver integrated plans.

  • Architects the communications blueprint with internal and partner teams
  • Measures plan effectiveness using KPIs aligned to brand and business growth

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • The Director, Communications Planning, leads the development of brand communications strategies across assigned accounts.
  • You’ll be responsible for architecting the communications ‘blueprint’, working with our partner agencies, and justifying its delivery against client brand and business objectives.
  • You’ll inspire teams and clients alike with how media can creatively bring ideas to life and act as a lever for growth.
  • You’ll serve as a day-to-day strategic lead and trusted advisor for senior client stakeholders, fostering strong relationships built on collaboration, transparency, and impact.
  • In partnership with internal and external teams, you’ll ensure alignment and integration across disciplines, from creative and media to data and technology.
  • You’ll measure the effectiveness of communications plans through clear KPIs, connecting media performance to brand and business growth, while nurturing curiosity and excellence within your team.

Requirements

  • 6–7 years of industry experience, with a strong foundation in communications or media planning.
  • Proven ability to translate brand and business goals into integrated communications strategies.
  • Experience managing multiple projects and teams simultaneously.
  • Strong client relationship management skills and confidence engaging senior stakeholders.
  • A collaborative and empathetic leadership style that encourages growth and curiosity.
  • Experience leveraging consumer insights to shape strategic recommendations.
  • Familiarity with the integration of creative, media, PR, and other marketing disciplines.
  • Solid understanding of advertising, marketing, and media fundamentals — and how media channels work together to influence audiences.
  • Passion for culture, trends, and human behavior that shape how people connect with brands.
  • Excellent presentation and storytelling skills to engage and inspire clients and teams.
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Welcome to PHD.Powered by our next-generation network, PHD’s advanced thinking - Intelligence. Connected. - combines data, technology, and human expertise collaboratively to achieve greatness.This is how we are one of the world’s most awarded media agencies, and currently ADWEEK’s Global Media Agency of the Year.We have around 6,500 people in 81 offices across 74 countries, all connected in one platform, Studio. Studio, which launched in 2018, allows our account teams, planners, and strategists worldwide to collaborate to create online campaigns, producing 70,000 unique ideas from across the agency, together.This is how we transform experiences.This is how we move brands and businesses forward.www.phdmedia.com

Founded in 2006
London, England, GBR
5K employees (1,376 in marketing)

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$90K/yr – $215K/yr

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Director, Strategy

PHD · New York City, NY · Hybrid