Strategy Director

San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

$160K/yr – $180K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own and guide brand strategy, communications, and go-to-market initiatives for client accounts, translating insights into strategic narratives and differentiated positioning.

  • Lead development of brand positioning, messaging frameworks, audience strategies
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan, activate, and measure campaigns
  • Present recommendations to senior stakeholders and facilitate workshops

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of brand, communications, and go-to-market strategies across key client accounts.
  • Partner with clients to identify growth opportunities and solve complex business challenges through strategic marketing solutions.
  • Develop brand and product positionings, messaging frameworks, audience strategies, and value propositions.
  • Guide strategic planning efforts from insight development through activation, optimization, and measurement.
  • Champion innovative thinking and strategic frameworks that strengthen business performance and brand relevance.
  • Serve as the voice of the consumer by leveraging research, data, and audience insights to inform strategic recommendations.
  • Conduct market assessments, audience segmentation, competitive analyses, and category landscape reviews.
  • Identify emerging cultural, consumer, and industry trends that create opportunities for brands to connect with audiences.
  • Work hand in hand with marketing science team to recommend research methodologies, craft guides, help facilitate research, and shape takeaways.
  • Translate insights into compelling strategic narratives that inspire creative development and innovation.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Advertising, Psychology, or a related field.
  • 8+ years of experience in brand strategy, communications planning, account planning, brand planning, product marketing, or a related strategic discipline.
  • Agency experience strongly preferred.
  • Demonstrated success developing brand positioning, messaging frameworks, customer journeys, and integrated communications strategies.
  • Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead strategic conversations with confidence.
  • Deep understanding of consumer behavior, audience insights, research, business and market dynamics.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to synthesize data, research, and business objectives into clear strategic recommendations.
  • Expertise in omnichannel marketing.
  • Exceptional storytelling, presentation, and facilitation skills.
  • Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.

Preferred

  • Experience in tech industry and with B2B companies a plus.
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