Strategy Director at CNC Agency (Coffee 'n Clothes) | USA | $155K/yr – $190K/yr

CNC Agency (Coffee 'n Clothes)

Strategy Director

USA (On-site)

$155K/yr – $190K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead strategy work turning business objectives into briefs and experiences, with client-facing storytelling and quick POVs.

Must-have: 6-10+ years in strategy at a creative agency with a strong portfolio showing strategy driving non-obvious creative.
Standout: Conviction in-room presenting and cross-functional influence from strategist to junior level.
Primary ownership: turn data and insights into a clear brief and measurement framework that guides creative.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Lead the strategic foundation for a client project, turning a business objective into the insight, framework, and brief that the creative team builds from
Spot a specific tension in how an audience actually behaves and turn it into the starting point for an experience, not a slide
Get in a room with a Creative Director and pressure-test whether the work still connects to the strategy
Present to a CMO and make them feel like the brief writes itself
Give creative teams quick, grounded direction in a short turn pitch
Create a through line between measurement, the strategy, and the work
Push a junior strategist's thinking from good to great

Requirements

6-10+ years in strategy or planning, with meaningful time at a creative agency
A portfolio of work where your strategy created a surprising or non-obvious creative approach
Comfort with data beyond a topline recap: you've pulled insights from raw data, used them to create net-new directions for clients, and can establish a measurement framework from work outset
Client relationships where you became a trusted partner and advisor
The ability to build conviction in a room: you present with conviction and a point of view
Pace: You’ve operated in environments that require developing a quick POV that lands with teams and clients alike

CNC Agency (Coffee 'n Clothes)

We went from being a niche community on Instagram to an award-winning creative agency. We’ve done it ourselves, so we really know what it takes to build and reshape a brand, unlocking new levels of imagination. Founded in 2014, CNC started as a hashtag on Instagram (#coffeenclothes). We built an international following of coffee and fashion enthusiasts, opened up a physical and a virtual retail location. We’ve taken all of our first hand expertise and translated it into powerful partnerships with the world’s most iconic brands.We are creators, artists, innovators, inventors, optimists, brand architects, designers, developers, originators, and collaborators. We serve clients with unique insight, unmatched hospitality and creativity that shape and push culture forward. We run on positivity, in how we empower our team, how we communicate with partners and what we radiate out into the world. We imagine, design and build physical-first experiences that, in an increasingly ephemeral world, create lasting meaning - experiences that shift perception and drive impact, sparking everlasting connections between brands and communities.Through our global network of talent we’re driven by our belief in the physical and vision for craft. We are anchored and unrelenting in our integrity, desire to build, and optimism. Our team is comprised of uniquely experienced and incredible individuals who are the fabric of who we are. We are confident in our expertise - after all you trust the barista at the cafe, right?

Founded in 2014

New York, New York, USA

181 employees (42 in marketing)

www.coffeenclothes.com