Responsibilities

• Lead the development of audience-first, insight-driven communications strategies across key accounts, as well as new business pitches
• Guide the strategic vision across client portfolios, ensuring consistency, innovation and commercial impact
• Serve as a senior strategic advisor to C-suite and marketing leadership, building deep, trusted relationships and get "upstream" to support them in tackling business challenges beyond paid advertising
• Collaborate closely with client leadership teams to shape long-term roadmaps and proactive media solutions
• Drive thought leadership and strategic counsel in response to client challenges, briefs and industry shifts
• Provide strategic quality control and ensure delivery of best-in-class strategic output across all accounts
• Actively contribute to both internal OMG and industry wide thought leadership – from written thought pieces, to speaking on panels and presenting at industry events
• Work with the CSO/Head of Strategy to lead the strategic response for new business pitches and in shaping the strategic vision and objectives for the Strategy department
• Identify new revenue streams for the department by identifying when existing specialist services might help meet a client need or by co-creating brand new / bespoke offerings
• Manage the Strategy Directors in the team and support them in their career development