Associate Strategy Director

<p><em><br></em><em>DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand &amp; Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology &amp; Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move.

Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Meta, eBay, and OpenAI. </em></p> <p><strong>JOB PURPOSE</strong></p> <p><em>This position sits in our </em><strong><em>Marketing &amp; Technology</em></strong><em> service based in London.

We combine data, technology, creative content, and paid media to crack brands’ business problems &amp; drive revenue through a variety of digital marketing solutions like ad campaigns, augmented reality, and chatbots. &nbsp;</em></p> <p>We are excited to be looking for a new Associate Strategy Director to join the team!

&nbsp;</p> <p>The role of the Associate Strategy Director will be to balance creating &amp; guiding longer-term up-stream strategy, with sharpening the quality and strategic nature of our creative executions for a high volume of work; they will be responsible for being the buffer between a client brief and a creative idea.

This person will be responsible for championing excellent strategic thinking that sets our brilliant creative teams up for success on all briefs. &nbsp;</p> <p>The UK Strategy offering is small, but growing fast, and collaborates with wider EMEA Strategy teams. &nbsp; </strong>Real ones. The ones we’re making the work for. You’re good at finding what they need.

At identifying real problems to solve for them. You find humanity in data. </strong> We don’t expect you to be a world-famous TikTokker, DJ or photographer (although we would welcome it).

&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Innovation: </strong>instill<strong> </strong>market-leading innovations in digital and social strategy that our clients couldn’t get anywhere else</li> </ul> <p>For our clients:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Understand our client’s business. </strong>Not better than our clients do. That’s crazy and an insult to our clients.

</li> <li><strong>Building &amp; maintaining trusted client relationships:</strong> being on speed dial for our clients to align on challenges, opportunities or ambitions. &nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Be a partner + confidante: </strong>Usher them when they want it, guide them if they need it. </strong> We want you to feel autonomous – that your work is yours.

&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Be comfortable in a debate. </strong>We’re not order takers. We disagree a lot. With everyone. &nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Lead</strong>. Not in a performative way, more, set the tone. Motivate with your actions. Push the boundaries. </li> <li>The opportunity for possibility.

</strong></p> <p>We are a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. </p> <p>We are drawn to people who stay curious, move with intent, and never stop inventing. Our culture runs on three values: better together, relentlessly curious, and get sh*t done.

</p> <p><strong>DIVERSITY, EQUITY &amp; INCLUSION&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. </p> <p>Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide!

Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. <br><br>Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion?