Brand Strategy Director

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$120K/yr – $140K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 2 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own the strategic direction across client accounts, turning insights into actionable strategies and mentoring teams while driving cross-functional collaboration and responsible AI-enabled innovation.

  • Lead strategic initiatives across multiple client accounts
  • Mentor junior strategists and foster analytical rigor
  • Integrate AI tools to support innovation and efficiency

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead overarching strategic direction across client accounts, ensuring strategies align with business goals and inspire innovative outcomes
  • Synthesize diverse insights into actionable strategies that address complex client challenges
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to senior-level clients, providing strategic counsel to drive brand and business growth
  • Mentor and develop junior and mid-level strategists, fostering a culture of creativity and analytical rigor
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver cohesive brand strategies across campaigns, design, social media, and experiential marketing
  • Advance the agency's mission as a Certified B Corporation, crafting strategies that reflect our dedication to social and environmental stewardship
  • Facilitate workshops and strategic planning sessions to deliver clear, actionable outcomes
  • Contribute to agency and departmental initiatives, enhancing capabilities, processes, and operations
  • Integrate emerging AI technologies into daily workflows to support innovation, automation, and operational excellence

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience
  • 10+ years of experience in strategy roles, with extensive experience leading strategic initiatives and managing cross-functional teams across multiple client accounts
  • Experience across diverse categories, including consumer goods, digital, and integrated marketing
  • Proficient in essential software (Microsoft Office, Mintel, Canvas8, etc.), with hands-on experience using AI tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E
  • Demonstrated ability to translate business objectives into actionable strategies that deliver measurable outcomes
  • Ability to travel as needed
  • Located in Chicago, Minneapolis or Detroit

Benefits

  • health and wellness options, agency perks, and the flexibility of a hybrid work environment.
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Colle McVoy

Hi. We’re Colle McVoy. A full-service creative agency that builds enduring relationships between forward-thinking brands and people.We believe we’re in the next great era of brand building. Where change is constant, the potential for brands is limitless and the canvas for creativity is boundless.We call it the Great Wide OpenTM.And in this era where everything seems to be in a constant state of upheaval, relationships matter more than ever. And the brands that endure, grow and rise to the top are built on the shoulders of great relationships – between consumers and brands, and between brands and employees through values and purpose.At Colle McVoy, we immerse ourselves in our clients’ businesses to build relationships that last 3x the industry average. And we have an award-winning culture that attracts top-notch talent and serves as the foundation for how we partner, flex and believe in each other. We are also proud to be a Certified B Corporation and we believe a better future means we have a responsibility to use our expertise as a force for good to benefit all people, communities and the planet.The way we see it, the Great Wide Open is an unprecedented time for brands. And we’re ready for it. Let’s go. #BCorp, AdWeek's 2023 Midsized Agency of the Year

Founded in 1935
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
330 employees (139 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$120K/yr – $140K/yr

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Brand Strategy median pay in the United States

$147K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
70 (21% of company)
Median Tenure
4.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
4

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
30.3%
Direct
53.5%
Referral
6.4%
Social
8.5%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~330
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Brand Strategy Director

Colle McVoy · Chicago, IL · Hybrid