VML

Associate Director, Strategy (Hudson Rouge)

VML$90K — $140K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years’ experience in a strategy-related field (not exclusive to brand planning)
  • Proficiency in digital and social media strategies
  • Interest and experience with generative AI technologies
  • Experience with automotive brands is a plus
  • Experience with luxury brands is highly desirable

Responsibilities

  • Inspire strategic creative work and bring it to life
  • Collaborate with teams to develop people-focused strategies across the audience journey
  • Craft and deliver compelling written and visual creative briefs
  • Build confidence through effective client communications
  • Challenge and influence colleagues and clients to enhance project outcomes
  • Facilitate workshops and meetings to maximize team input
  • Adapt strategies while maintaining a long-term vision

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model promoting team collaboration
  • Opportunity to impact integrated campaigns across North America
  • Dynamic work environment encouraging creativity and innovation
  • Inclusivity in accommodating diverse needs during the interview process
Full Job Description
THE OPPORTUNITY
Associate Strategy Director

Could this be you?
Do you:
  • Get intrigued observing human behavior?
  • Get puzzled when people confuse data points with insights?
  • Enjoy exploring interesting solutions to new-and timeless-problems?
  • Love learning, and read everything and anything in your quest to explore understand?

If the answer is "yes," then you might be our next Associate Strategy Director. Read on.

We're looking for someone who:
  • Inspires great work and strategically brings it to life
  • Brings positive energy to everything they do - collaborating with other groups to identify and bring to life holistic, people-focused strategies across the entire audience journey
  • Writes and delivers inspiring written and visual creative briefs
  • Creates confidence with each and every client interaction
  • Influences and challenge co-workers, partners and clients to help build better work
  • Is adaptable, able to set a long-term vision, and pivot when needed
  • Confidently and thoughtfully facilitates workshops and meetings to get the best from people
  • Loves the energy and excitement of new business
  • Has strong cultural understanding of what it takes to build strong brands


Qualifications and experience
  • 6+ years' experience in a field related to strategy, insights, or planning (not necessarily brand planning)
  • Digital & social experience
  • Experience and interest in working and innovating with generative AI
  • Ideally, experience working with auto brands
  • Ideally, experience working with luxury brands

The Associate Strategy Director works closely with all teams at Hudson Rouge, across Canada and the US. They will use their insightful and strategic problem-solving approach for both agency-wide integrated campaigns and specific initiatives. They will identify opportunities; help define our strategy and tactics; set goals; help assess effectiveness; and recommend how to optimize, targeting, messaging, content creation and distribution. Ideally, this strategist is someone who can work across multiple kinds of strategy, including brand, CX, data & analytics, influencer strategy, platforms and digital marketing, content creation, and social.

The base salary for this position at the time of this posting may range between the values at the bottom of this posting. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications.

$90,000-$140,000 CAD

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we've adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office an average of four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

About VML

VML is a global marketing and advertising agency. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. VML provides a wide range of services including brand strategy, creative design, social media, and e-commerce. The company has worked with several high-profile clients including Ford, PepsiCo, and Wendy's. VML has won numerous awards for its innovative marketing campaigns and has been recognized as one of the top advertising agencies in the world.
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