Harrison and Star

VP, Strategy

Harrison and Star$170K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in strategy, consultancy, or agency environment
  • Proven client relationship development and management skills
  • Exceptional analytical and logical thinking capabilities
  • Expertise in synthesizing data into actionable strategies
  • Strong understanding of audience building and data solutions
  • Familiarity with digital marketing technologies and multi-channel measurement
  • Outstanding presentation and communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Drive strategic thinking by collaborating with cross-functional teams
  • Analyze attitudinal and behavioral data to identify target audiences
  • Craft data-driven narratives to inform client strategies
  • Develop and prioritize audience recommendations and media strategies
  • Conduct quantitative and qualitative research to generate insights
  • Create custom customer journey maps and solutions
  • Manage analysts and foster their professional development
  • Build strong relationships with clients as a strategic partner

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • 401(k) plans and flex spending options
  • Life insurance and disability benefits
  • Employee discount and stock purchase programs
  • Paid family benefits to support employees and their families
Full Job Description
Agency:
UM

Job Function:
Strategy and Planning

Job Subfunction:
Strategy

Job Description:
Position Overview

The strategy team at UM is responsible for unearthing consumer insights and behaviors to define and optimize the target audience and drive business goals for our clients. Both strategic planning and analytics are key dimensions to our work. We identify unique connection opportunities based on audience emotions and behaviors through the use of proprietary research and data and translate them into actionable insights for media, content and social marketing.

In general, to succeed in Strategy, candidates must demonstrate a strong work ethic, exceptional analytical skills, and a knack for converting insights into creative, actionable recommendations for our clients. We are fiercely committed to delivering high-quality analysis, in a structured, thoughtful presentation, with strict attention to deadlines and deliverables. An ability to communicate effectively and efficiently in both written and oral form and build trusted internal and external relationships are also key. Backgrounds in agency and consulting organizations are desired, as skills in analyzing and presenting information are honed.

This position is suited to a strategist with 10 years' experience working in a similar agency environment or in a management consulting firm. The Partner will be responsible for the day-to-day management and execution of projects/assignment.

Responsibilities
Work closely with cross-functional agency team to drive strategic thinking
Utilize a variety of attitudinal and behavioral data sources available to us (e.g., DMP, Acxiom) to identify high value audience
Telling data-driven stories and using data + performance metrics to build strategies + client solutions
Formulate target audience recommendations and communication strategies that help prioritize our media investment and partnerships
Design and conduct primary quantitative and qualitative research, generating audience insights to inform strategic recommendations and tactical execution
Mapping and creating custom journeys and building strategies + solutions across customer journeys
Facilitate audience workshops and provide inputs into media and tactical planning
Manage analysts on project work and support their career development
Develop relationships with clients as a strategic thought partner
Manage internal relationships with other departments, identifying opportunities for efficiencies in working relationships and cross-departmental processes and hand-offs (e.g. Client Lead, Research, Media Planning, Digital, Programmatic)

Required Skills and Experience
Client relationship development and management
Strong analytical/logical thinking
Ability to synthesize data/research into concise action-oriented strategies
Great presentation and communication skills
Quantitative and qualitative research skills to inform 4C insights (Culture, Category, Company and Consumer)
Deep understanding not only of how to build audiences but also a more broad understanding of different audience solutions - from building custom solutions to the different types of off the shelf solutions available
Deep understanding of data solutions (1st, 2nd and 3rd party) - how to access, use and activate
Understanding of the Digital marketing technologies, including adtech and martech solutions
Familiarity with different media and digital channels (e.g., TV, web, mobile, CRM, social media, search)
Familiarity with multi-channel measurement and attribution solutions

Desired Skills and Experience
Background in strategy and/or consulting in digital or database marketing
Demonstrated project management experience; either managing small project or small team within larger project or experience in managing deliverables/ project timeline
Experience working with large, complex data, including audience data from DMP, Acxiom, etc.
Experience working with global teams at large Fortune 2000 companies
Collaborating within an agency and with extended marketing council of agencies

Wage and Benefits
We offer a Total Rewards package that includes medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flex spending, life insurance, disability, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and paid family benefits to support you and your family.

The salary range for this position is posted below. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position, market considerations, budgetary considerations, tenure and standing with the Company (applicable to current employees), as well as the employee's/applicant's skill set, level of experience, and qualifications.

Omnicom's policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom's corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we're focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us-we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

Link to Recruitment Privacy Notice: https://www.omc.com/privacy-notice

About Harrison and Star

Harrison and Star is a healthcare advertising agency that provides marketing and advertising services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The company offers a range of services including brand strategy, creative development, digital marketing, and market research. Harrison and Star was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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Size
500 employees
Industry
Founded
1986
NASDAQ

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