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Strategy Director - Droga5

London Job No. r00236128 Full-time - Hybrid

Job Description

Job Title: Strategy Director  
Department: Strategy  
Location:  London 

 

Job Summary 

As a Strategy Director at Droga5 you will be the day-to-day lead on your accounts, working directly with senior members of the client teamYour role will put you at the center of the accounts strategy team—meaning you will be responsible for moving the agency’s strategic agenda forward. This will also be true when leading new business efforts as they arrive. You will also be expected to lead the evolution and culture of Brand Strategy at Droga5.  

 

Essential Functions:  

  • Lead the brand and communications direction of an account in conjunction with an Account Director as well as a Creative Director.  

  • You will be able to place thinking in its proper context:  

  • Isolate the real business problems a brand and communications can affect.  

  • Isolate the roles of the brand, communication and communication channels within business plans—thinking for tomorrow and not just today.  

  • Have a deep understanding of the client business and what makes it tick.  

  • Champion the brand purpose and ensure that it lives across all key touch-points and communications.  

  • Identify additional opportunities for the brands growth, both in the world and within the agency.  

  • Build strong and influential working relationships with Creatives, Communication Strategists and Account Management.  

  • Be an effective influencer and presenter with all clients and across all departments.  

  • Mentor and train Junior Strategists within the department.  

  • Be a catalyst for better ideas; bring people and disciplines together to create the best, most effective work in the world.  

  • Be the strategic voice in creative reviews and find ways to make sure your POV is heard.  

  • Ability to track and monitor your campaign and account success—including award submissions.  

  • Live the Droga5 culture of hard work, good fun, nice people and the expectation of excellence.  

  • Actively managing and growing your strategy team, including performance reviews.  

 

 

 

Qualifications

What’s in it for you 

Our Total Rewards consist of a competitive basic salary, annual performance bonus, opportunities to acquire equity and a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits. These include perks such as: 

  • 30 days of leave to spend each year plus 3 extra volunteering days per year for charitable work of choice. 

  • Family-friendly and flexible work policies. 

  • Attractive pension plan with financial wellbeing support and resources. 

  • Private healthcare insurance plan and Mental Wellbeing support. 

  • Employee Assistance Programme, Career Development and Counselling. 

  • A range of generous Parental Leave offerings. 

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the outstanding services we are known for. 

Please note that with all our roles, you should expect some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building rapport with clients, peers, leaders and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs. 

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation or gender identity. 

 

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