WPP Media
Media
Director-Strategy
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“Director - Strategy at WPP Media. Skills: Brand strategy, Growth models, Partnership strategy, Media planning. Drive strategic planning for brands. Develop brand activations”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver brand goals; Deliver ambitious business growth; Deliver transformational growth
Industry & Context.
Problem-Solving; Critical Thinking; Dissect complex data
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Minimum 6 years leadership experience, 6 years strategy experience, 6 years planning experience, 6 years consulting experience, 6 years media roles experience, Ability to work under pressure, Ability to dissect data
Nice to Have
Experience in Media & platforms
What You'll Do.
Drive strategic planning for brands
Develop brand activations
Design marketing roadmaps
Conceptualize partnerships
Develop partnerships ideas
Present WPP media perspective
Own strategic project approval
Own strategic project closure
Demonstrate understanding of brand challenges
Demonstrate understanding of consumers
Demonstrate understanding of cultural trends
Demonstrate understanding of regional nuances
Interpret data outputs
Interpret tool outputs
Interact with specialist teams
Engage specialist teams
Curate specialist ideas
Enhance specialist ideas
Communicate emerging opportunities
Communicate best work
Immerse in strategic brand challenges
Immerse in AI-led audience profiling
Immerse in media understanding
Immerse in cultural context
Immerse in competitive set
Bring understanding of audiences
Bring understanding of category
Bring understanding of competitive landscape
Bring understanding of best practices
Bring understanding of growth models
Distill understanding into implications
Demonstrate understanding of cultural activation
Demonstrate understanding of partnership spaces
Deliver strategic roadmaps
Create strategic playbooks
Land partnership projects
Recommend content partnerships
Drive content partnerships
Drive brand strategic recommendations
Work on strategy briefs
Work on partnership briefs
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Client specialist teams; External partners; Senior decision makers; Regional specialist teams; Local specialist teams; Cross-functional specialist teams; Diverse specialist teams
Communication Scope
Presentation skills; Compelling narrative
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning
Full Job Description
About WPP Media WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships – all united by our pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth. WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working. For more information, visit wppmedia.com. About WPP Media WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. For more information, visit wpp.com. WPP Media is WPP’s global media collective. In a world where media is everywhere and in everything, we bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create limitless opportunities for growth. For more information, visit wppmedia.com At WPP Media, we believe in the power of our culture and our people. It’s what elevates us to deliver exceptional experiences for both our clients and each other. In this role it will be critical to embrace WPP & WPP Media’s shared core values: Be Extraordinary by Leading Collectively to Inspire transformational Creativity. Create an Open environment by Balancing People and Client Experiences by Cultivating Trust. Lead Optimistically by Championing Growth and Development to Mobilize the Enterprise. Role Summary and Impact We are currently looking for a Director – Strategy to join us for one of the biggest global brands. In this role, you will drive the end-to-end strategic planning for all brands in the portfolio, brand activations and consumer media journeys to deliver brand goals. 3 best things about the job: Application of business growth models, brand media mapping and marketing framew
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