Sr. Context Director

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$145K/yr – $170K/yrSenior Level9+ years expTemporary

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end strategic engine for cultural and multichannel campaigns, turning business objectives into compelling, audience-informed activation across paid, owned, and partner channels.

  • Integrated strategy leadership: channel architecture, GTM plans, and campaign systems for multicultural and African American audiences.
  • Audience culture and insight: continuous cultural intelligence and marketplace POV to shape campaigns and brand direction.
  • Cross-functional influence: steer agency collaboration, partnerships, and senior client relationships with data-informed recommendations.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of integrated communications strategies across paid, owned, earned, and experiential channels
  • Translate business objectives into full-funnel channel architecture, go-to-market plans, and campaign systems
  • Own the narrative structure and strategic flow of key deliverables, ensuring clarity, cohesion, and persuasiveness
  • Provide ongoing cultural intelligence, audience insight, and marketplace POV to inform campaign and brand strategy
  • Develop and apply audience-first frameworks that reflect the nuances of African American consumer dynamics and broader cultural segments
  • Ensure all work is grounded in credible insight and aligned to real consumer behaviors and tensions
  • Direct strategic inputs into media planning, including channel mix, audience strategy, and partner evaluation
  • Guide development of custom partnerships, from RFI/RFP through execution, ensuring cultural relevance and business impact
  • Collaborate closely with internal and external media teams to align strategy, execution, and performance expectations
  • Contribute to Investment Briefings and campaign planning workstreams with clear, data-informed recommendations

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.5K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
942 (61% of company)

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