Strategy Director

Strategy Director

Who we are:

At FutureBrand, our mission is to create a more positive world through branding. And doing so is our passion. Every day, everywhere, brands impact our lives and the decisions we make—from our health, money, and home to the energy we consume, the resources we use, and how we connect with the world around us. The most successful brands create positive, sustainable change—for today, and for the future.

Internally we are building a culture that is aligned to our values of being progressive, adaptable, collaborative, and empowering. Our community is one that celebrates everyone’s individuality and provides an equitable culture where everyone can thrive and achieve their full potential.

Your role:

Strategy defines an organization's future and creates the experiences, services, and tools that will realize it. Our Strategy Director is responsible for leading large-scale project engagements, building sustainable client relationships and driving growth through organic and new business. This position requires a dynamic, self-motivated and proven individual with experience leading clients and project teams through different types of brand and business challenges across different industry sectors. 

The Strategy Director works closely with the Head of Strategy as well as the design team, client experience, and new business teams.

Primary responsibilities:

The Strategy Director is both a seasoned branding professional and key client advisor and will lead with the qualities that promote great work, great culture, great thinking and financial success. 

• Lead a full breadth of B2B and B2C brand transformation projects (e.g., market research, positioning, architecture, naming, activation) across industries and with companies of all sizes and stages—from start-ups to mature enterprises.
• Provide strategic leadership to cross-discipline FutureBrand project teams, providing clear, confident, and inspiring leadership
• Create clear and compelling storylines that are strategically sound and emotionally provocative
• Anticipate and understand client needs, translating them into actionable briefs with thoughtfully scoped and priced deliverables
• Seamlessly integrate strategy, creative and account teams throughout the lifecycle of a project in order to help ensure on-brand activation and execution at all stages of the relationship
• Mentor and support team members, monitor progress on a consistent basis and remain open and available
• Ensure profitability of project by properly scoping deliverables and work streams
• Take the lead on leveraging, optimizing and enhancing FutureBrand’s proprietary tools and frameworks
• Proactively identify opportunities for additional ways in which FutureBrand and/or digital and environmental specialties can help our clients’ brands succeed
• Contribute to our culture by being inclusive of diverse perspectives and styles

Qualifications:

Education & Experience 

• A minimum of 10-12 years of related work experience in brand strategy, brand management, corporate branding, digital strategy, innovation or strategic planning

Skills & Competencies

• Operate with a clear and focused point of view
• Show initiative and demonstrate ownership of projects
• Strong leadership skills that translate positively in a collaborative, dynamic environment
• Ability to create momentum and impact
• Creative problem-solver at heart (and in action)
• Value the details but delegate effectively
• Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills including the ability to write creatively and clearly
• Be an engaging presenter who can capture an audience with ease

Compensation and Benefits:

• Salary $175,000 – 225,000
• 401K
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Family Planning

 We are guided by our values in everything we do and use them in our day-to-day relationships to create a community where everyone can show up as their authentic selves to be respected, supported, and celebrated. FutureBrand is a space where creativity thrives, and people grow together. We offer a collaborative environment with a team of brilliant and empathetic creators who support each other's growth as teammates, and as individuals. 

FutureBrand is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We recruit qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.

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