Movement Strategy

Associate Director, Strategy – Bilingual, English/Spanish

Movement Strategy

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $118,000 - $128,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Support the Strategy Director or Pod Lead in upholding the Pod’s strategic vision and day-to-day priorities.
  • Act as a senior strategic partner, helping steer integrated decision-making across Creative, C&E, Paid Media, and Account.
  • Provide structure, clarity, and directional POVs during Pod planning, creative development, and cross-functional discussions.
  • Help the Pod anticipate cultural and platform shifts, identifying opportunities for proactive ideation.
  • Build strategic frameworks including brand strategy inputs, messaging architectures, consumer journeys, comms strategies, and narrative frameworks.
  • Write and refine creative briefs grounded in sharp insights and actionable direction.
  • Ensure all creative development ladders back to a strong strategic foundation with a single-minded point of view.
  • Translate research, insights, and consumer behavior into compelling strategic narratives.
  • Lead or oversee recurring strategic reporting, synthesizing platform analytics, social listening, audience insights, and cultural trends.
  • Build KPI frameworks and partner with Strategy Directors on measurement models and benchmarking.
  • Interpret quantitative and qualitative data into clear, compelling, client-ready insights.
  • Identify optimization opportunities and provide strategic recommendations based on performance.
  • Continuously track culture, category activity, creator behavior, and platform shifts relevant to the brand.
  • Bring forward reactive or future-facing opportunities rooted in insight.
  • Support rapid problem-solving, iteration, and test-and-learn approaches within the Pod.
  • Inspire creative and C&E partners using insight-led inspiration and cultural POVs.
  • Partner closely with Creative Directors, ACDs, Copywriters, Designers, C&E Managers, and Paid Media counterparts to guide and align work.
  • Provide strategic context during brainstorms, creative reviews, and working sessions.
  • Evaluate creative concepts for strategic integrity and alignment with brief direction.
  • Help translate insights into creative opportunity areas and storytelling angles.
  • Present insights, briefs, reporting, and recommendation decks with clarity and confidence.
  • Build relationships with client partners, earning trust through sharp insights and steady, thoughtful communication.
  • Support Strategy Directors or Pod Leads in annual planning and major strategic presentations.
  • Help ensure strategic outputs integrate smoothly into Pod processes, rituals, and cross-functional workflows.
  • Bring structure to ambiguous or complex challenges and contribute to operational clarity.
  • Collaborate with Project Management on strategic prioritization and workflow efficiency.
  • Support new business pitches with insight development, strategic POVs, category/competitive research, deck building, and narrative structure.
  • Jump into other Pods or business units when senior-level strategic support is needed for high-priority initiatives.
  • Partner with Strategy leadership to align on strategic consistency and cross-Pod needs.

Requirements

  • 7–8+ years of experience in strategy (social, digital, brand, comms, or integrated).
  • Strong experience in building insights, comms plans, messaging architectures, and consumer journeys.
  • Advanced skills in research, social listening, analytics, and performance interpretation.
  • Experience presenting to senior-level clients and guiding strategic discussions.
  • Strong ability to synthesize complex inputs and translate them into clear strategic direction.
  • Deep familiarity with social platforms, cultural trends, and audience behavior.
Benefits
  • 100% employer contribution for health (base plan), vision, and dental
  • 401K Retirement Plan with Company Match
  • Short and Long Term Disability
  • Life Insurance & AD&D
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Fully-Remote Agency
  • Flexible Paid Time Off
  • Take-As-You-Need Paid Time Off
  • Take-As-You-Need Paid Mental Health Days
  • 10 days minimum required off per year
  • Company Paid Holidays + More
  • Week-Long Winter Agency Closure
  • Support for continued education
  • New Business Referral Bonus
  • Movement Journey Program - Stipend for personal growth
  • Health and Wellness Program
  • WeWork Membership
  • Positive Impact and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committees
  • Employee Resource Groups

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
strategyinsights developmentcomms plansmessaging architecturesconsumer journeysresearchsocial listeninganalyticsperformance interpretationKPI frameworks
Soft skills
strategic thinkingcommunicationproblem-solvingcollaborationpresentation skillssynthesis of complex inputsrelationship buildingcreativityleadershipadaptability