Director, Strategy

Responsibilities:

Leads and participates in strategy development for clients and new business
Responsible for generating the Red Thread, or the actionable strategic idea, in any brand engagement
Manages and mentors a team of strategists, as well as contributing to best-practice solutions for the overall strategic process at Barkley
Becomes an invaluable resource for clients in terms of overall strategic guidance
Writes and presents micro and macro-level creative briefs for all initiatives
Lead integrated idea teams in idea sessions and workshops
Recommends and manages the research that will aid in the consumer insight-gathering and strategic process
Monitors and interprets cultural and social trends relevant to client business
Presents insights/implications/opportunities in client and new business
Finds creative, differentiating ways to gain insights, using known tools (qualitative and quantitative), as well as unique and new approaches

Qualifications:

Exhibit high-level writing and presentation skills
Must demonstrate deep experience in insight and research practices
Excellent reasoning ability: Ability to define problems, collect information, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make creative leaps
Bachelor’s degree is preferred
7+ years of direct work experience in the strategy field