ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Group Strategy Director helps usher in D&G's next generation planning function. In equal measures a business strategist and a creative planner, this individual's portfolio includes successful product-market analyses, go-to-market strategies, and business transformation thought leadership articles alongside serious creative accolades. In addition to being the senior-most strategist- deeply engaged with the multidisciplinary team on that account, they will help our CSO elevate, direct and grow our strategy practice, ensuring we have the best-in-class tools, techniques and talent. They are responsible for identifying opportunities for the agency to grow client relationships through proactive thinking and recommendations. They are a vital ally to the Executive Creative Director in ideating and creating brave, beautiful campaigns, and to the Group Account Director in upleveling the account service department to a consultative business practice. We strongly encourage candidates of diverse backgrounds to apply.
Qualifications:- A self-starter with insatiable curiosity, drive and hunger
- As passionate about the work, as they are compassionate about the people
- Highly collaborative, with a successful track record of leading happy, productive, diverse teams across disciplines, agencies and personalities
- A super-smart, indispensable contributor to the work and our culture, who mentors and empowers others to do the same
- A persuasive and inspiring communicator, adept at managing up, down and cross-stream stakeholders in real-time and sometimes in politically-charged environments
- Unflappable and calm demeanor in the midst of change, who can expertly anticipate and mitigate risks
Requirements:- 12 - 15 years of advertising agency, research, client-side and/or consulting experience working on a challenger brand (s)
- Demonstrated successes in identifying market-, brand-, media-, and customer-driven data and insights to produce groundbreaking work, effecting work for national brand(s)
- Fully integrated chops (traditional, digital, media, CRM, social, mobile)
- Expertise in qualitative and quantitative research
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The role is based in Los Angeles, CA.
The base salary range is $200k - $250k plus benefits.
Please note: This role requires someone to be onsite in the D&G office 3 days per week - Tuesdays , Wednesdays and Thursdays. Some on-set production and occasional travel may also be required.
