Were VaynerMedia! We are a contemporary global creative & media agency built for the now. Born in social, our work is now full service, simply loving big ideas that connect & create real change for our clients business. We are independently owned, founded in 2009 with offices in London, Amsterdam, New York, Los Angeles, Singapore, Tokyo, Sydney, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur & Mexico City. We are recognized for our work in Cannes Lions, the Clios, D&AD & The Webbies to name a few. 

Culture is our key & Empathy is how we build it. VaynerMedia EMEA is strong with a world-class combination of diverse backgrounds collaborating to put forward innovative, creative & strategic solutions to the one advantage that stands the test of time PEOPLE. Day in & day out, we propel some of the biggest brands in the world to the intersection of attention & culture. In EMEA, we are proudly 250+, servicing multi-brands across the region.

The PITCH.

Our Strategy Directors are tasked with leading strategic brand planning for their client, combining an understanding of consumer behaviour, marketing challenges, the creative opportunity & the media landscape into a simple & clear communications plan of action. 

They are the strategic advisor to our clients when it comes to their business & how creative & communications can help address business challenges & deliver results. This role is heavily focused on how we do that across Europe, with the director coordinating a team of strategists & liaising heavily with creative and  media teams to translate consumer behaviour & the media landscape into campaigns with the customer at the heart. 

The Strategy Director is expected to lead from the front, but not be afraid of helping to own detail, grow a teams potential & contribute their strategic philosophy to how a client delivers advertising & marketing.

An experienced strategist with 10+ years of experience of developing wider creative & brand strategy across EMEA markets. Candidates should be comfortable collaborating with creative, media & client teams, as well as managing a team. 

Previous experience in developing multi-market campaigns & creating & applying brand strategy is a necessity. Candidates must be adept in managing/presenting to senior client stakeholders. An excellent understanding of social, experience with creative campaigns & developing audiences is mandatory. 

Our ideal candidate is comfortable with change & evolution of plans & activations, understanding the importance of collaboration & adjusting approaches to achieve maximum results. Ideally they would have had experience working with fast-changing clients across several EMEA markets. 

Heres where you come in

• Lead the strategic thinking of an account, identifying & addressing client challenges while driving innovation & opportunities for the business. You will be leading & coordinate strategy for the lead European brand campaign & adapting & customising this for markets across Europe.
• In addition you will be responsible for leading the strategic thinking & development of their always on social media across markets in Europe. This will involve working closely with our colleagues in the USA to apply & customise global brand strategies for markets across Europe.
• Contribute to the growth & culture of VaynerMedia, serving as a leader in helping to continuously update our strategic product.
• Manage a team of 5+ strategists in varied locations across Europe to ensure regional & local efforts reflect the strategic thinking in execution.
• Work with creative teams to help form creative ideas which can develop into larger campaigns over time.
• Monitor effectiveness & continuously show where we can strategically improve with data analysis & visualization.

We treasure Personality & Experience yet we do know that these qualifications lead to what WE KNOW as a success:

• 10+ years experience in brand & campaign planning.
• 5+ Years experience leading teams & developing junior strategists through leadership, delegation & mentoring, with a preference for any leadership roles around performance or direct response teams
• Multi-market European market experience, direct experience in UK, France, Spain & Poland would be an advantage.
• Strong capabilities around managing & presenting to senior client stakeholders
• Experience & examples of creative & wider strategic thinking, building integrated campaigns working with creative & media teams in either one agency or multi-agency groups.
• Experience of activating sponsorships & an interest in sports & popular culture. 
• Examples of thought leadership & proactive thinking to address client challenges & industry trends.

Heres how We Support You

We regularly review our benefits & are committed to providing a comprehensive programme for our people.

• 27 Days Paid Leave + 1 Day Birthday Leave
• Cash Plan with Medicash - Level 1 cover, option to add partner. 
• Virtual GP, Skinvision, 24/7 Health & Stress Helplines, Discounted Gym, Medicash Extras
• Life Assurance, Income Protection, Group Personal Pension.
• Cycle to work scheme & PerkBox (online discount platform with 250 perks available).
• Employee Assistance Program (Financial, Mental & Physical Wellbeing)
• Unum Help@Hand (Remote GP, Second Opinion, Mental Health Support, Physiotherapy Support, Life, Money & Wellbeing Support).
• Coaching sessions, Journey private & team class sessions.
• NABS UK access in events, classes, coaching & mentoring sessions.

What you SHOULD KNOW about VaynerMedia

Think lab & not agency. We get excited about solving business problems, not creating advertising for the sake of making advertising. Our entrepreneurship DNA runs deep. Were willing to break rules, try new things, & test hypotheses if it means better understanding our craft. Its fun!

We believe 100% that brands can be built on digital platforms & part of our model is built bottom up, flipping the traditional advertising model & process on its head. We dont play to agency/industry norms & our culture & energy reflects that.

Our environment (and pace) feels much more like a start-up than most agencies you might be used to. Hopefully that, & the opportunity to collaborate with the talented & enthusiastic crew, work with big brands excites you, as it does us. We cant wait to meet you.

VaynerMedia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This means that VaynerMedia provides equal employment opportunities to all staff members & job applicants without regard to gender, pregnancy, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, race, disability, sexual orientation, religious belief, part time or fixed term employment, age or any other legally protected class. 

Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.K.