Sr. Strategy Director

We are seeking a Senior Strategy Director to join Translation in New York. This role demands four days in office and one day remote.

As a Senior Strategy Director, you will set the strategic direction across key client accounts, ensuring clear, differentiated, culturally informed thinking connected to meaningful business outcomes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Defining the real problem behind complex business and brand challenges
• Leading the development of brand, cultural, and creative strategy
• Translating insight into a clear point of view that inspires clients and creative teams
• Leading multiple engagements and workstreams simultaneously
• Shaping the strategic approach to major briefs and opportunities
• Partnering with Data Strategy, Context, Business, and Creative leadership to create an integrated strategic vision
• Developing and mentoring strategists
• Raising the quality of the Strategy discipline
• Contributing to Translation's intellectual capital

Requirements:

• 8+ years of relevant experience in strategy, brand development, communications, cultural strategy, or a related discipline
• Demonstrated experience leading strategy for significant client accounts, campaigns, brand platforms, or integrated engagements
• Proven ability to independently develop and defend strategic recommendations with senior clients and internal leadership
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize research, cultural intelligence, business context, and audience understanding into actionable strategy

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience leading strategy across multiple/complex, multi-workstream accounts
• Strong understanding of the digital, social, media, and creator ecosystems
• Demonstrated ability to turn cultural understanding into distinctive brand, cultural, and creative strategies
• Proven ability to uncover and translate audience-specific insights into impactful brand, cultural, and creative strategies

The salary hiring range for this role is $160,000 - $190,000.