Associate Director, Strategy

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$100K/yr – $125K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 9 days ago

Job Summary

Own and translate consumer insights into strategic narratives and guide ideation to deliver measurable brand impact across teams and partners.

  • Drive understanding of consumer behavior and culture to unlock growth opportunities
  • Lead and participate in ideation sessions with design teams and SBUs to generate compelling communications ideas

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate a good understanding of consumers & their behaviors, using qualitative and quantitative communications channel & cultural tool research to develop applicable insights into the consumer connection with the brand
  • Craft strategic narratives that show how the strategy delivers on the business need and focus on results and measurement
  • Bring fresh thinking & inspiration into the Strategic Process to help the teams springboard to better thinking, leading ideation team sessions in conjunction with the Communications Design team and relevant SBUs to generate creative & compelling communications ideas
  • Be considered a valuable contributor during client meetings, providing, for example, research &/or deep understanding of how consumers are interacting with culture (their behaviors & motivations/mindsets)
  • Maintain effective relationships with key strategic partners (vendors, academic institutions, creative consultancies), keeping up to date on their offer & using that information to help the Strategy Team unlock new growth opportunities for the client &/or the agency

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent work experience
  • 6-8 years in integrated planning role in media, creative, innovation or communications discipline (digital, content, invention, social, activation)
  • Ability to think differently: creative & adaptive, entrepreneurial, independently-minded; deeply immersed in cultural understanding and driven by a desire to know more about the world / to better understand people’s motivations & behaviors in the shifting landscape

Preferred

  • Ability to think differently: creative & adaptive, entrepreneurial, independently-minded; deeply immersed in cultural understanding and driven by a desire to know more about the world / to better understand people’s motivations & behaviors in the shifting landscape

Benefits

  • We offer a Total Rewards package that includes medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flex spending, life insurance, disability, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and paid family benefits to support you and your family.
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Initiative unlocks business growth for the world’s most ambitious brands. We believe in the power of media to reshape our industry and orchestrate a brand’s entire consumer experience, by balancing both what unites people and what makes them different. When brands unite people in culture, they build Fame, and when brands connect individuals to their unique journeys, they build customer Flow. Initiative builds Fame & Flow for brands like Nike, Volvo, Amazon, Constellation Brands, Merck, Anthropic, Paramount, and T-Mobile.Media responsibility is at the forefront of everything we do, whether it’s creating media plans that reflect the diversity of our communities, promote brand safety, and foster sustainability. Our agency celebrates diversity in an inclusive environment where all of our 10,000+ strong talent across 90+ markets feel seen, heard, and valued. Our vision is to create not only a better media company, but also a better media industry, and maybe even a better world.

Founded in 1975
New York, New York, USA
3.2K employees (1,113 in marketing)

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Posted range

$100K/yr – $125K/yr

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Associate Director, Strategy

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