Associate Director, Strategy

at  Cheil Dallas

REQUIREMENTS

Credentials of our ideal strategist:

• A Bachelor’s degree, preferably in fields like social sciences, English, or strategic communications.
• Over 7 years of experience in strategy/account planning in an ad agency.
• At least 2 years in the consumer electronics, communications, or technology sectors.
• Confidence in senior client-facing presentations.
• Profound experience in consumer research and ability to discern observations from insights.
• Collaborative knack with creatives in ideation and campaign development.
• Expertise across multichannel platforms and the ability to convert insights into actionable briefs.
• Proactiveness in anticipating business challenges and addressing them.
• Proficiency in data metrics, KPIs, analytics, and insight-driven optimizations.
• Versatility across agency roles: brand, digital, retail, and influencer strategy.
• Stellar communication skills.
• Proven collaboration with senior leadership within the agency and clients.
• Strong grasp of how media platforms complement each other in an integrated strategy.
• Flexibility for travel, extended hours, and occasional weekends.
• Able to work on-site at the New York office.

We offer a Total Rewards & Compensation package that includes medical, vision and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flex spending, life insurance, disability, employee discount program, and paid family benefits to support you and your family. Our Total Compensation package includes a competitive salary and eligibility for an annual discretionary bonuses. The salary range for this position is $110000 to $150000 per annum. Final base salary will depend on several factors, which may include actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position, market/location considerations, budgetary considerations, as well as the applicant’s skill set, level of experience, and qualifications.

• Lead brands: Take responsibility for leading brand development for significant agency clients, including Samsung. Proactively lead and deliver plans that guide brand objectives and how they are accomplished, including primary and secondary research, audience segmentation, message development, creative briefing, measurement, and performance analysis.
• Lead clients: Develop close relationships with clients, positioning the agency to deliver increasingly relevant and innovative work on each client’s behalf. Develop and apply strategic frameworks, scorecards, and POVs that guide decisions.
• Collaborate: Collaborate as a member of the overall internal team across Account Management, Creative and Project Management. Build strong internal relationships and model new ways of working to drive more effective, and more interesting, client work.
• Build vision: Contribute to strategy thought leadership, internally and externally. Help educate colleagues and clients on trending developments, consumers, brand, and cultural landscape and opportunities to use these perspectives to improve the work we do.
• Pitch new business: Assist with our portfolio expansion through formal new business processes, preparing and presenting in RFPs, pitches, and project proposals.
• Add to our strategy discipline: Contribute to and foster a radically open, smart, and kind culture. Find opportunities to refine how our brand strategy team works, co-anchoring our growth in insightful programs and strong creative work.