Associate Strategy Director

MC Saatchi is building the agency model of the future. At the heart of this transformation is CEP our global engine that unites Consulting Experience and Performance into one culturally powered growth platform.

We are seeking to grow its US team with an inspirational Director who has deep expertise across a breadth of brand and marketing strategy challenges such as brand purpose & positioning opportunity identification & prioritisation and innovation & experience strategy.

As an active leader within our business you will be responsible for leading exciting and ambitious global projects from brief through to successful delivery with support from a project team.

You should have a passion and skill for creating clear and compelling growth strategies which are underpinned by consumer insight and commercial rigour. A track record of growing existing and new client relationships and a desire to roll-up your sleeves to create inspiring and impactful work.

There are also opportunities for offer and IP development as well as line management of more junior team members as part of the role.

What Youll Do:

• Collaboratively solving our clients most important and complex strategic challenges delivering clarity of thinking that influences C-Suite clients and unlocks growth for their brands and businesses.

• Leading projects from start to finish putting strategic thinking at the heart of the project ensuring quality rigor and creativity of thinking and clarity of storytelling.

• Cultivate relationships with new and existing senior clients to identify new opportunities as well as lead and deliver winning proposals and pitches.

• Responsible for generating 5 x annual salary in net revenue from new and existing accounts.

• Maintaining the highest standards of output in written visual and verbal communications with clients workshop experiences and broader IP

• Inspiring and developing more junior members of the team through direct collaboration on projects and proposals.

What Youll Bring:

This role is a fantastic opportunity to be part of an ambitious business where the opportunities are endless.

Given the impact this role will have on Clear were looking for someone with a stellar mix of relevant experience and skills. Ideally the successful candidate will have the following experiences and strengths:

• Approximately 10 years brand/marketing strategy consultancy or relevant client-side experience

• Solid strategy experience with demonstrable cases of successful commercial impact stories

• Deep understanding of all aspects of business and brand strategy and product/service innovation

• Extensive experience in both quantitative and qualitative research and insight development

• Ability to understand brand and marketing issues from a consumer strategic and commercial perspective thinking laterally and creatively

• Rich experience working on a range of consumer brand problems across a range of sectors and clients with a focus on FMCG Healthcare and Technology products and services

• Passion for working collaboratively with a wider team of experts to achieve the best outcomes for our clients

• Tangible examples of upskilling more junior colleagues and taking them on the strategic journey

• Proven track-record of new business development and cultivating client relationships

About Clear

Clear MC Saatchi is a global strategy consultancy with offices in London Frankfurt New York Dayton and Singapore that specializes in insight-led strategy and design for brand experience and innovation. By helping clients embrace complexity and change and delivering brand clarity Clear delivers better outcomes and overall business growth.

Our way of working differentiates us at Clear we go all in. All in on passion all in on collaboration all in on impact. And when you go all in at Clear you get the exposure responsibility and opportunities that will supercharge your personal and professional growth.

Were committed to an ethos of excellence championing challenging and supporting one another to stretch and grow. No egos here simply a diverse group of brilliant creative people working together every day to create real impact for the worlds biggest brands.

Clears Values:

• Collaborative We bring the best mix of talent to every engagement and partner with clients to ensure outcomes are feasible and actionable.

• Inspiring We are a team of strategists designers researchers thinkers innovators and creators. We have feet on the ground in all major markets.

• Entrepreneurial We embrace diversity of thought brave thinking and creative problem solving. We face into our clients toughest challenges and move at their speed.

• Commercial Our rigorous approach to everything we do ensures that our big ideas are not only innovative but deliver real impact

WHAT YOULL GET

For the right candidate we will offer a competitive benefits package including: 20 vacation days 401k match annual pay reviews flexible working and WFH opportunities. Salary is commensurate with experience but ranges from $145000-$165000. All candidates must have the ability to work in the US; we are unable to sponsor any work visas for this role.

ABOUT MC SAATCHI GROUP

Saatchi Group has pledged its commitment to create a company that values difference with an inclusive culture. As part of this MC Saatchi Group continues to be an Equal Opportunity Employer which does not and shall not discriminate celebrates diversity and bases all hiring and promotion decisions solely on merit without regard for any personal characteristics.

If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process please make us aware as part of your application.

All employee information is kept confidential according to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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