STRATEGY DIRECTOR

Posted 10 hours 55 minutes ago by DesignStudio Group

£100,000 - £125,000 Annual
Permanent
Full Time
Other
London, United Kingdom
Job Description
Overview

As a Strategy Director you will own and lead strategy across key accounts; bringing coherence to teams, confidence to clients, and direction to the creative process. You set the standard for strategic thinking in the studio, shaping projects from early framing through to final articulation and ensuring strategy is embedded at every stage.

DISCIPLINE:

Location:

London

Position:

Permanent

the PROFILE STRATEGIC LEADER

You lead strategic direction across major projects and workstreams, setting ambition and ensuring consistency throughout.

BIG-PICTURE THINKER

You bring structure to ambiguity, distilling complexity into sharp frameworks, narratives and opportunities.

COLLABORATIVE PARTNER

You work closely with creative leads, integrating strategy throughout the process rather than delivering it as a standalone output.

STANDARD-SETTER

You define and uphold strategic standards across the team, shaping process, scoping and expectations.

TEAMBUILDER

You develop Senior and Midweight Strategists, growing their confidence, rigour and creative contribution.

FORWARD THINKING

You identify emerging opportunities across sectors and challenges, contributing to business development and shaping new conversations.

QUALITIES

- Strive for simplicity over complexity

- Challenge assumptions and elevate ideas

- Hold your own voice while growing others

- Bring structure to the ambiguous and energy to the complex

- Care deeply about creativity, relevance and impact

- Confident, composed and decisive

KEY SKILLS COMPELLING STORYTELLER

Construct strategic narratives that are confident, persuasive and inspiring, in proposals and in the room.

OUTSTANDING FACILITATOR

Design and lead workshops, immersions and stakeholder engagements that unlock new thinking and alignment.

SENIOR CLIENT PARTNER

Win the trust of C-suite and senior stakeholders, guiding them through complex transformations with authority and empathy.

STRATEGIC CRAFT

Highly skilled in insight gathering, framework creation and articulation, from research through to final presentation.

LEADERSHIP

Set direction, mentor others and ensure strategic quality and ambition across multiple projects.

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