Director, Strategy Planning

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Virginia.

📋 Description

• Spearhead the development of integrated brand, marketing, content, and paid media strategies for substantial and impactful client projects.

• Work collaboratively with both internal and client teams at the initiation of projects to set goals, establish priorities, define timelines, identify milestones, and explore opportunities for cross-functional integration and sustainable growth.

• Gather, analyze, and synthesize both primary and secondary research to extract actionable insights that guide positioning, messaging, campaign strategies, and audience engagement.

• Create and deliver clear, compelling, and actionable strategy presentations.

• Assist clients in aligning their priorities, identifying opportunities, and determining pathways for progress.

• Collaborate with Creative, Media, Digital, Analytics, Account Management, and PMO teams to ensure strategies are integrated, data-driven, and executed effectively across various channels.

• Discover opportunities to enhance workflows, integrate deliverables, and maintain strategic continuity across projects and teams.

• Develop and uphold project documentation, strategic frameworks, and planning materials that keep stakeholders informed and aligned throughout engagements.

• Lead the creation of audience-informed strategies and distill complex information into valuable insights.

⛳️ Requirements

• 6–8 years of experience in marketing, advertising, branding, digital, media, or related strategic roles.

• Experience in a marketing, branding, or creative agency setting.

• Demonstrated expertise in crafting integrated marketing, content, and brand strategies across digital, social, web, print, and paid media channels.

• Strong grasp of audience research, messaging strategy, marketing planning, and campaign development.

• Capability to articulate media strategy concepts and connect paid, owned, and earned channels into cohesive strategic frameworks.

• Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills that enable clear and persuasive communication of complex ideas.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, translating data into insights and strategic direction.

• Outstanding organizational and project management skills, adept at managing multiple priorities and deadlines in a dynamic environment.

• Proficient with research tools, project management software, collaboration platforms, social media management tools, and the Microsoft Office Suite.

• Comfortable working collaboratively with remote, cross-functional teams across the nation.

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including nationwide health, dental, and vision coverage.

• 401(k) with employer contribution.

• Employer-paid life insurance and short-term disability.

• Flexible time off (FTO).

• Sick leave.

• Volunteer leave.

• Bereavement leave.

• Paid parental leave.

• Birthday day off.

• Two agency-wide closures during the summer and winter.

• Monthly lifestyle stipend to help cover routine wellness expenses such as streaming subscriptions, gym memberships, or phone/internet costs.