Strategy Director

DEPT®

Strategy Director creating and executing top class strategies for leading clients at DEPT®. Collaborating on award-winning digital marketing campaigns with a team of specialists.

Posted 7/13/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in strategic marketing, with a strong focus on digital and social media strategies, consumer behavior insights, and the ability to lead and innovate within a collaborative team environment. Proven capability in presenting to senior clients and driving impactful marketing solutions that enhance ROI.

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Strategic Marketing LeadershipDigital And Social Media StrategyClient Presentation SkillsConsumer Behavior AnalysisCreative Collaboration

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Hard Skills

Strategic PlanningDigital MarketingSocial Media StrategyInfluencer StrategyContent CreationCultural Trend AnalysisROI ImprovementMarket ResearchPresentation SkillsProject Management

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationInterpersonal SkillsOrganizational SkillsAttention To DetailAbility To Work Under Pressure

Industry Keywords

Agency ExperienceCreative StrategyConsumer InsightsSocial-First ContentThought Leadership

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Nurture and build out our team of talented strategists from every aspect of the marketing discipline
Lead hands on with one key account to drive the most pioneering work.
Ensure creative excellence by closely collaborating with the existing creative teams.
Work closely with wider EMEA and UK and global strategy teams to identify talent and resources and shared processes and tooling
Lead- and guide a range of (creative) strategic disciplines; We're looking for a modern strategist that is able to stitch together a lot of disciplines and set out a clear trajectory to fix our clients' challenges. Rooted in today's culture and all the touch points we have at hand; from social, to influencer, to TTL
Innovate our offering working closely with tech, creative, media and analytics to ensure we are delivering market-leading strategic approaches to our clients
Upping the benchmark of the work and ensuring we are leading the industry by pushing the boundaries of what’s possible while delivering incremental improvements on ROI
Lead and participate in new business pitches; locally and globally
Serve as a thought leader across the business and externally on topics of planning, strategy and innovation.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A high level of relevant experience within a strategy-focused role in an agency setting
A solid understanding & experience within digital and social media, including social, editorial and influencer strategy.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate complex subjects simply
Obsessed by consumer behavior and researching ways into creating meaningful communication for every audience out there.
Experience in using cultural trends and insights to create compelling social-first content
Ability to work with senior clients on key strategy projects and comfortable presenting to C-level audiences
Ability to train, share and democratise strategic skill sets across the agency.
Very efficient, producing significant output with minimal wasted effort
Focused under pressure and can get stuff done on a tight deadline
Loves learning and teaching new things
Great interpersonal and listening skills
Very organised, with a high attention to detail

Benefits

Comp & perks

A flexible, hybrid working policy (2 days from the office, depending on location).
An excellent salary based on experience and equal pay policies
Pension, free private healthcare, mental health support, and company sick pay scheme.
26 days paid holiday (plus UK Bank Holidays).
Refreshments are provided in the office all week, as well as drinks at 4 pm on a Thursday.
Help getting you to work with a season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme.
Enhanced family friendly policies to support new parents.