Group Director, Client Strategy (Group Media Director)

USA (Remote)

$157K/yr – $180K/yrSenior Level11+ years expFull time

Posted 9 days ago

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Job Summary

Own a portfolio of strategic client relationships while leading Directors, driving cross-channel media strategy, and delivering executive-level client stewardship and growth initiatives.

  • Own portfolio health, retention, and revenue growth.
  • Lead Directors and partner with Ops and Finance on margins and staffing.
  • Shape integrated media strategy across paid, owned, and earned channels with analytics-driven innovation.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Owning a portfolio of strategic client relationships, ensuring retention, revenue growth, and profitability across multiple accounts
  • Leading and mentoring a team of Directors, setting performance standards and driving development
  • Elevating cross-channel, full-funnel integrated media strategy across paid, owned, and earned channels
  • Ensuring cohesive media mix design, budget allocation strategy, audience architecture, creative integration, and advanced measurement frameworks
  • Serving as an executive-level escalation point and strategic advisor for senior client stakeholders
  • Leading high-stakes executive engagements including QBRs, annual planning, and transformational growth initiatives
  • Driving portfolio-level forecasting, staffing alignment, and margin management in partnership with Operations and Finance
  • Identifying same-store growth opportunities and partnering with Business Development to support new business strategy and pitches
  • Scaling best practices across teams to improve planning rigor, reporting clarity, and strategic storytelling
  • Partnering with Analytics to operationalize MTA, MMM, incrementality testing, and advanced measurement

Requirements

  • 11+ years of experience in media planning/strategy, marketing strategy, or integrated client leadership within an agency
  • 6+ years of experience leading senior-level team members and managing multiple client portfolios
  • Proven track record overseeing complex, multi-channel accounts with full P&L responsibility
  • Strong financial and commercial acumen, including revenue forecasting, margin management, and resource planning
  • Demonstrated success managing executive-level client relationships and navigating complex stakeholder environments
  • Deep expertise in full-funnel strategy development, measurement frameworks (MTA, MMM, incrementality), and cross-channel media planning inclusive of audience insights application to full funnel media application & deep channel understanding
  • Experience collaborating across creative, analytics, operations, and technology teams to deliver integrated solutions
  • Exceptional executive presence, communication skills, and strategic storytelling ability
  • Strong organizational leadership skills with the ability to scale systems, develop talent, and drive operational excellence
  • Experience pitching new business as strategic lead

Preferred

  • Experience leading enterprise-level or multi-brand portfolios
  • Background supporting large-scale digital transformation or integrated marketing evolutions
  • Experience contributing to agency-level thought leadership or POV development
  • Familiarity with AI-driven workflow optimization or advanced planning tools
  • Vertical Industry Preferred Experience: Franchisee, National to Local application, Apparel/Retail

Benefits

  • Remote-first culture
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Extended Holiday break (Winter)
  • Flexible schedules
  • Work from anywhere options*
  • 100% paid parental leave
  • 401(k) matching
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Pet Insurance
  • Sponsored life insurance
  • Short Term Disability insurance and additional voluntary insurance
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Wpromote

Wpromote is a top independent marketing agency that challenges convention to accelerate growth for brands. We believe every client, including legacy enterprise brands like Whirlpool, category leaders like Spanx, and fast-growing DTCs like Vuori, can maximize the business impact of media with the right outcomes-driven partner. Our holistic total commerce approach drives transformative results for retail brands across channels and purchase points, powered by our Challenger culture, deep business intelligence, and predictive Polaris platform. To stay ahead of the rapid evolution of commerce and consumer behavior, we put data-driven testing and experimentation at the heart of our organization and delivery model so our clients can outsmart instead of outspend the competition and move fast to capitalize on opportunities in an ever-changing media ecosystem

Founded in 2001
El Segundo, CA, US
694 employees (281 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
584.9M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$8.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
17.6%
Direct
57.3%
Referral
14.1%
Social
10.3%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~684

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
269 (39% of company)
Median Career Experience
10 years
Median Tenure
5.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
10

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