SVP, Integrated Strategy

 
We are looking for a SVP, Integrated Strategy with a strong foundation and passion for brands, marketing, content, creative and an entrepreneurial mindset to help lead a global large-scale account. 

As the SVP, Integrated Strategy you will spearhead the strategy, creativity, analytics, and execution of all initiatives. Your role involves setting goals, developing comprehensive plans, and ensuring the successful execution. Additionally, you will work alongside key account stakeholders to define key performance indicators (KPIs), track analytics, report findings, and make recommendations.  

You will lead a team of Strategy Directors and Strategists, collaborating with other senior leaders, managers, creative and activation teams and other departments to meet deadlines and achieve goals. This role requires both strategic oversight and hands-on involvement. This opportunity is based in New York, NY and is hybrid, with 1 day at our dentsu office (150 E 42nd St., New York, NY) and 2-3 days at our client's office. You will report into the EVP, Integrated Strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Brings the work together across DC, the client and our agency partners to execute strategy and creative
• Drive the end-to-end strategic roadmap and annual planning for clients
• Works upstream to integrate comms thinking and strategies into brand strategy and creative briefings to bridge the gap between creative and media
• Develops comprehensive comms plans and partners with creative to bring them to life in interesting spaces and places
• Develop comprehensive communications plans and annual strategic roadmaps for clients
• Develops big strategic platform ideas grounded in data, rich in insight and stewards their growth and development.
• Mentor and guide strategists, fostering a culture of collective excellence and personal growth
• Leverage data analytics and research to uncover audience insights to inform brand strategy, creative briefs and input into media placements
• Originates strategies that are rooted in cultural insights that drive breakthrough creative ideas.
• Can command a room of peers and more senior executives and is able to convey ideas confidently and persuasively.

• 10+ years brand and creative strategy experience
• Bachelor's Degree in business related field
• A proven track record being the strategic lead on 2-3 businesses and oversees a discipline.
• A creative thinker and compelling storyteller, endlessly curious and questioning, with a strong ability to shift perspectives and reveal valuable insights and creative opportunities through data and collaborative narratives with all levels of the agency and its partners to drive growth. 
• An approachable manager with a successful history of team oversight, eager to further enhance their management skills. A well-rounded professional with outstanding communication, organizational, and time management abilities, along with the agility to adapt swiftly to change. 

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $163,000-$263,350. Salary is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills and other factors permitted by law. Additionally, this position is eligible for discretionary incentive compensation. The company’s incentive compensation plan is subject to change. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

Employees from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds encouraged to apply.
Dentsu (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact [email protected] if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.

About dentsu
Dentsu is an integrated growth and transformation partner to the world’s leading organizations. Founded in 1901 in Tokyo, Japan, and now present in more than 110 markets, it has a proven track record of nurturing and developing innovations, combining the talents of its global network of leadership brands to develop impactful and integrated growth solutions for clients. Dentsu delivers end-to-end experience transformation (EX) by integrating its services across Media, CXM and Creative, while its business transformation (BX) mindset pushes the boundaries of transformation and sustainable growth for brands, people and society.

Dentsu, Innovating to Impact.

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We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all.

Dentsu (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact your recruiter if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.