Strategy Director - Aviva

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own integrated communications and media strategy across multiple accounts to hit brand and commercial goals, while nurturing senior client relationships and translating market signals into innovative media choices.

  • Growth Infrastructure: Build cross‑account strategy and ensure consistent measurement, execution, and results.
  • Client Strategy: Deeply understand senior clients pressures, objectives and ambitions to shape plans.
  • Thought Leadership and Growth: Contribute to winning pitches and industry dialogue while mentoring junior strategists.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and lead integrated communications and media strategies (across multiple accounts) that deliver against brand & commercial goals
  • Identify, engage and nurture relationships with senior clients and key decision-makers to understand their pressures, objectives and ambitions
  • Use market research, audience data and cultural trends to drive innovative media approaches and strategic recommendations
  • Collaborate with internal teams, including planning, data analytics and creative, to ensure seamless integration
  • Ensure consistency and alignment between strategy, execution and measurement
  • Identify opportunities for organic growth within existing accounts through matching OMG specialist services to a client's needs
  • Lead, mentor and manage other junior strategists in the team, providing training and development opportunities and supporting their career development
  • Take an active role in new business pitches – contributing to winning strategies
  • Play an active role in agency and industry wide thought leadership – from authoring thought pieces, presenting at events to taking part in panels
  • Stay updated on emerging media trends, new technologies and industry shifts to drive innovative thinking and competitive advantage

Benefits

  • Flexible Working
  • Hybrid working model (three days in the office, two working remotely)
  • Core hours 10:30 – 16:30 with options to flex the day (e.g., 8:30–16:30 or 10:30–18:30) to suit individual needs
  • We encourage open conversations between our people and managers to help navigate high-need periods and individual circumstances
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Omnicom Media UK

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OMG UK delivers transformational experiences for consumers, clients and talent. Powered by the Omni marketing orchestration system, OMG connects best-in-class capabilities that enable our full-service media agencies OMD, MG OMD, PHD and Hearts & Science to deliver more relevant and actionable consumer experiences, more productive and proactive client experiences, and more collaborative and rewarding talent experiences.We are enormously proud of our Agency and Network of the Year accolades, including most recently, PHD named Adweek’s Global Media Agency of the Year, MG OMD named Thinkbox TV Planning Agency of the Year, and OMG Unite named Media Agency of the Year at the Leadership and Diversity Awards.We are committed to providing a truly inclusive environment where everyone is able to bring their true selves to work, diverse voices and minority communities are valued, heard and well represented, and where everyone is able to thrive in a culture of equality, inclusion and fairness.

Founded in 2000
London, England, GBR
2K employees (446 in marketing)
60% recommend to a friend
75% CEO approval

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Traffic Source Mix
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40.1%
Direct
42.9%
Referral
9.4%
Social
5.6%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2K

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Marketing Team Size
410 (21% of company)

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