Associate Strategy Director Job at AKQA (London)

Associate Strategy Director

As our newest Associate Director on the Strategy team, you connect things. You c...

Location

United States , Kansas City; New York

Salary:

Not provided

BarkleyOKRP

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Sample work will be requested in the interview process
Exhibit high-level writing and presentation skills
Must demonstrate deep experience in insight and research practices
Excellent reasoning ability: Ability to define problems, collect information, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make creative leaps
Bachelor’s degree is preferred
7+ years of direct work experience in the creative strategy field preferred

Job Responsibility

Contributes to best-practice solutions for the overall strategic process at BarkleyOKRP
Leads and participates in strategy development for clients and new business
Responsible for generating actionable strategic idea, in any brand engagement
Contributes to best-practice solutions for the overall strategic process at BarkleyOKRP, may begin to manage / mentor Strategists
Becomes an invaluable resource for clients in terms of overall strategic guidance
Writes and presents micro and macro-level creative briefs for all initiatives
Lead integrated idea teams in idea sessions and workshops
Recommends and manages research that will aid in the consumer insight-gathering and strategic process
Monitors and interprets cultural and social trends relevant to client business
Presents insights/implications/opportunities in client and new business

Associate Strategy Director

Strategy Director Strategists at AKQA make our client’s business their business....

Location

United Kingdom , London

Salary:

Not provided

AKQA

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Experience in a relevant strategy role within a creative agency or consultancy environment
Generalist strategist with significant experience in products, platforms, and data, complemented by strong experience or a keen interest in brand, marketing, and communications strategy
Insatiable curiosity and can observe and identify patterns, trends, and insights, turning research and data into effectiveness and performance
Lateral and creative thinker with the ability to make complex topics simple, and a passion for creativity, innovation, and compelling experiences
A robust understanding of user journeys, product ecosystems, and how to drive innovative solutions throughout the product lifecycle
Strong understanding of how business, brands, and consumers interact, and how technology is impacting their lives
Familiarity with the design, application, and analysis of a wide range of quantitative and qualitative research
Passionate about collaboration, open-minded, and experienced in working with people from diverse cultures
Understand the big picture and have a sharp attention to detail, while always striving for best-in-class work

Job Responsibility

Understand the client’s audiences, objectives, and priorities, and lead the definition of solutions to meet these needs
Execute research to distil and design insight that drives forward creative solutions to client brief objectives
Provide strategic direction for product design, digital platform development, and user experience, as well as brand, marketing, and communications initiatives, identifying key value propositions, user needs, and business value
Develop strategies that define the vision and roadmap for digital products and platforms, ensuring market differentiation and clear user value
Develop comprehensive strategies that detail tactics across the entire customer experience, encompassing brand communications, product lifecycle, and user journeys, translating strategic recommendations into actionable campaigns, product features, services, and experiences
Craft compelling narratives in presentations and to sell your work to clients, ensuring alignment of client objectives to strategic imperatives
Co-create closely with creative, experience, and technology teams to develop effective and performant solutions
Identify key opportunities to drive client value, satisfaction, and growth
Plan and lead client workshops and research sessions
Write briefs that provide clarity for creativity and collaborate to refine, align, and shape them into effective solutions

What we offer

We provide an extensive range of benefits

Associate Strategy Director

Strategy Director Strategists at AKQA make our client’s business their business....

Location

United Kingdom , London

Salary:

Not provided

AKQA

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Experience in a relevant strategy role within a creative agency or consultancy environment
Generalist strategist with significant experience in products, platforms, and data, complemented by strong experience or a keen interest in brand, marketing, and communications strategy
Insatiable curiosity and can observe and identify patterns, trends, and insights, turning research and data into effectiveness and performance
Lateral and creative thinker with the ability to make complex topics simple, and a passion for creativity, innovation, and compelling experiences
A robust understanding of user journeys, product ecosystems, and how to drive innovative solutions throughout the product lifecycle
Strong understanding of how business, brands, and consumers interact, and how technology is impacting their lives
Familiarity with the design, application, and analysis of a wide range of quantitative and qualitative research
Passionate about collaboration, open-minded, and experienced in working with people from diverse cultures
Understand the big picture and have a sharp attention to detail, while always striving for best-in-class work

Job Responsibility

Understand the client’s audiences, objectives, and priorities, and lead the definition of solutions to meet these needs
Execute research to distil and design insight that drives forward creative solutions to client brief objectives
Provide strategic direction for product design, digital platform development, and user experience, as well as brand, marketing, and communications initiatives, identifying key value propositions, user needs, and business value
Develop strategies that define the vision and roadmap for digital products and platforms, ensuring market differentiation and clear user value
Develop comprehensive strategies that detail tactics across the entire customer experience, encompassing brand communications, product lifecycle, and user journeys, translating strategic recommendations into actionable campaigns, product features, services, and experiences
Craft compelling narratives in presentations and to sell your work to clients, ensuring alignment of client objectives to strategic imperatives
Co-create closely with creative, experience, and technology teams to develop effective and performant solutions
Identify key opportunities to drive client value, satisfaction, and growth
Plan and lead client workshops and research sessions
Write briefs that provide clarity for creativity and collaborate to refine, align, and shape them into effective solutions

Associate Strategy Director

Our Strategy team at AKQA Amsterdam consists of creative problem-solvers who are...

Location

Netherlands , Amsterdam

Salary:

Not provided

AKQA

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Exceptional Communicator: Articulates complex ideas with clarity and impact across all mediums
Curious & Insightful: Uncovers patterns and actionable insights from cultural, market, and user data
Natural Problem Solver: Translates ambiguity into clear, directional strategy with a strong point of view
Strategic & Creative: Bridges strategic thinking and rigour with creative ideation
Driven by Learning: Continuously explores new methodologies and advancements
Collaborative Team Player: Thrives in multi-disciplinary teams, fostering shared understanding
Ambitious & Excellent: Driven to deliver world-class work and make a significant impact
Embraces Challenge: Welcomes complex problems, pushing creative and strategic boundaries
Sharp Eye for Detail: Masters intricacies, simplifying complexity into actionable strategies
Engaging & Persuasive: Confidently articulates strategic rationale to users, clients, and stakeholders

Job Responsibility

Lead Project Execution: Act as the brand & experience strategic lead on projects, guiding multi-disciplinary teams from ideation to implementation and across deliverables
Uncover Holistic Insights: Conduct comprehensive user research, competitive analysis, and market & cultural trend forecasting to identify key user needs, motivations, and brand opportunities
Shape Integrated Strategies: Translate complex insights into cohesive strategies, defining compelling brand positioning, messaging frameworks, and intuitive user journeys, ecosystem maps, and experience visions
Orchestrate Solution Development: Guide the creation of impactful solutions, ensuring seamless alignment between brand narratives, experience principles, and functional requirements across diverse digital and physical touchpoints - with clients and colleagues
Drive Strategic Alignment: Facilitate workshops and present persuasive strategic recommendations to clients and internal stakeholders, securing buy-in for integrated brand and experience directions
Foster Client & Business Growth: Support new business efforts and cultivate strong client relationships by identifying strategic opportunities, contributing to pitches and helping with the scoping of projects
Elevate Strategic Practice: Continuously refine and evolve strategic design techniques and processes, contributing to the overall excellence and growth of the strategy department
Mentor junior strategists on project-specific tasks and strategic methodologies, helping to foster their growth and development within the team. As well as offer guidance to other more junior team members across our studio

Associate Strategy Director

Our Strategy team at AKQA Amsterdam consists of creative problem-solvers who are...

Location

Netherlands , Amsterdam

Salary:

Not provided

AKQA

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Exceptional communication skills
Ability to articulate complex ideas with clarity and impact
Curiosity and insight to uncover patterns from cultural, market, and user data
Natural problem-solving skills to translate ambiguity into clear strategy
Strategic and creative thinking to bridge strategy with creative ideation
Driven by learning and exploring new methodologies
Collaborative team player thriving in multi-disciplinary teams
Ambitious and driven to deliver world-class work
Embraces complex challenges
Sharp eye for detail

Job Responsibility

Lead project execution as brand & experience strategic lead
Conduct comprehensive user research, competitive analysis, and market & cultural trend forecasting
Translate complex insights into cohesive strategies defining brand positioning, messaging frameworks, and user journeys
Guide creation of impactful solutions ensuring alignment between brand narratives and experience principles
Facilitate workshops and present strategic recommendations to clients and stakeholders
Support new business efforts and cultivate client relationships
Continuously refine strategic design techniques and processes
Mentor junior strategists and team members

Associate Strategy Director

We’re hiring for an Associate Strategy Director - a strategic leader with a trac...

Location

United Kingdom , London

Salary:

Not provided

LADbible Group

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Senior strategy experience gained at a creative or social agency, or social publisher
Experience delivering annual/multi-year strategy, and building trust and authority with clients
A strong perspective on how brands grow through cultural relevance
Ability to work across and manage multiple briefs simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, whilst being able to oversee the development of work within the Strategy team
Adept at building cross-department senior relationships and collaborating to achieve shared goals
Comfortable analyzing and understanding a variety of quant and qual datasets, including briefing data teams to coordinate bespoke reports

Job Responsibility

Develop world-class strategy that converts high-value pitches and powers standout, effective, creative work
Build strong relationships with brand direct clients, earning authority and trust that drives further commercial success
As a partner to the creative team, contribute to idea generation and play a key role in ideation sessions
Work closely with LADbible Group’s Data, Intelligence & Planning team to make sure all creative is underpinned with robust data and insight
Support the Director of Strategy in managing team resourcing and output, setting the example for what excellence looks like
Identify proactive client development opportunities and work with the Client Solutions team to bring these to fruition
Build strong working relationships with LADbible Group’s leadership team to encourage close collaboration with creative and project management teams

Associate Director, Digital Strategy

The Associate Director, Digital Strategy must have demonstrated expertise across...

Location

United States

Salary:

Not provided

Zion & Zion

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

5+ years of experience at a media planning & buying agency experience a must
Bachelor’s degree in Business or Communications (Marketing, Advertising, Finance, Business Administration, or similar)
Meticulous and detail-oriented
Proven track record and ability to mentor junior members of a team to teach and inform digital media best practices
Basic knowledge of traditional media
be able to speak strategically about how digital and traditional media work together
Extensive experience planning and buying digital media: Paid Social, Paid Search, and programmatic experience is required
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Experience presenting to client executives and upper management
Must be a proactive team player willing to roll your sleeves up and help the team as needed

Job Responsibility

Act as both an internal and client-facing subject matter expert for digital media strategy
Provide both internal and external (client facing) POV on the future state of digital media, as it related to changes in the industry
Communicate when and why to use different targeting methodologies (behavioral, contextual, demographic, lookalike, cross-device, retargeting) and speak on each to educate clients
Know when and why to use different digital media channels (based on client business objectives and KPIs)
Utilize a data-driven approach to budget allocation decision making
Perform hands-on optimization of digital campaigns and delegate digital campaign optimization efforts to team members when necessary
Put together clear and concise presentations
Analyze the meaning behind data and communicate key findings and highlights to clients
Pull media pacing reports and analyze against KPIs
Contribute to thought leadership content around digital media strategy (blogs, articles, whitepapers)

Associate Director, Data Strategy

We’re looking for an Associate Director of Data Strategy to join our fast-growin...

Location

United States

Salary:

120000.00 - 135000.00 USD / Year

Wpromote

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

6+ years experience working in digital media and marketing environment
6+ years experience working with media data
Strong client-facing experience at a digital media or performance marketing agency or similar environment
Experience or familiarity with statistical concepts
Experience or familiarity with marketing analytics including Media Mix Modeling, Multi-Touch Attribution, and Incrementality Testing
Ability to collaborate with technical teams to define requirements for building data models and analytics for digital marketing by defining all the relevant KPIs and data sources, finding the best path for piping all relevant data into a database, and defining business rules for output in visualizations and advanced analysis
Strong proficiency in Excel, Google Sheets, and Google Slides
Excellent verbal communication skills, with the ability to understand the technical detail behind data utilization for digital marketing and the ability to explain it simply to non-technical audiences
Excellent project management skills, with the ability to work efficiently across multiple teams, clients, and timelines simultaneously
Experience with Customer Data Platforms such as Tealium or Segment

Job Responsibility

Serve as a thought leader on marketing measurement strategy, helping clients understand and operationalize advanced analytics solutions
Lead cross-functional strategic engagements across MMM, incrementality testing, causal impact analysis, and holistic measurement frameworks
Translate complex statistical concepts into actionable insights, recommendations, and value add for non-technical stakeholders
Design and oversee robust measurement frameworks that span multiple solutions (MMM, MTA, lift tests, attribution, etc.)
Partner with internal teams (data science, media, strategy, client success, Analytics Engineering, etc.) to ensure alignment between analytical rigor and marketing objectives
Work closely with paid media buyers to support analysis of performance measurement and utilize measurement solutions to define methods for optimizing campaign outcomes
Run weekly project management sprint sessions with cross-functional technical teams on dedicated clients as needs emerge or evolve, seeing tasks through to completion efficiently to improve the overall cycle time on task completion
Directly communicate with clients and internal stakeholders on data needs within your portfolio or tasks coming from the support queue
Partner with Data Strategy & Analytics leadership to design processes to efficiently deliver cohesive Data Strategy & Analytics services across technical teams to clients and internal stakeholders
Identify new measurement needs for our clients and work with cross-departmental teams to develop new solutions that can be delivered to clients at scale

What we offer

Remote-first culture
Unlimited PTO
Extended Holiday break (Winter)
Flexible schedules
Work from anywhere options*
100% paid parental leave
401(k) matching
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Pet Insurance
Sponsored life insurance
Short Term Disability insurance and additional voluntary insurance

Fulltime

Associate Strategy Director

AKQA

Location:
United Kingdom , London

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January 20, 2026

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