Strategy Director

About Dentsu

Led by Dentsu Group Inc. (Tokyo: 4324; ISIN: JP3551520004), a pure holding company established on January 1, 2020, the Dentsu Group encompasses two operational networks: dentsu japan network, which oversees Dentsu’s agency operations in Japan, and dentsu international, its international business headquarters in London, which oversees Dentsu’s agency operations outside of Japan.

With a strong presence in approximately 145 countries and regions across five continents and with 65,000 dedicated professionals, the Dentsu Group provides a comprehensive range of client-centric integrated communications, media and digital services through its five leadership brands—Carat, dentsu X, iProspect, Dentsu Creative, and Merkle—as well as through Dentsu Japan Network companies, including Dentsu Inc., the world’s largest single brand agency with a history of innovation. The Group is also active in the production and marketing of sports and entertainment content on a global scale.

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Job Title: Integrated Strategy Director

The Team

• Welcome to your exclusive Invitation to the Never Before.
• We are dentsu APAC; creative problem solvers.
• We are a team of similarly minded individuals who come from diverse backgrounds.
• We are a t-shaped team with each of us having a core competency in Creative, CX and Media.
• We craft future facing Never Before solutions that help brands unlock transformative growth.
• We follow the dentsu way. Our problem-solving approach is intentional and insightful.
• Our solutions are purposely designed to create beautiful simplicity that brings complexity to its knees.
• We are advocates on behalf of our ‘consumers’, ‘customers’ and wider society.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with a range of clients, turning unique challenges into opportunities.
• Audit client challenges and spot growth opportunities through Key Account Planning (KAP).
• Focus on growing revenue from existing clients while maintaining a pipeline for new business.
• Identify opportunities for Media excellence and innovation to grow our client's business.
• Define the blend of capabilities required to unlock opportunities and lead teams in implementation.
• Engage deeply with market challenges and provide clear direction to develop solutions.
• Collaborate with other agencies to develop communications and experiences that delight People.
• Craft solutions from existing dentsu products and innovate new products as needed.
• Develop the strategic capabilities of Media colleagues to elevate the quality of work.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in planning and strategy in a marketing agency.
• Experience in integrated strategy across media, creative, connections planning, communications strategy, brand and digital.
• Proven record of winning pitches as part of a marketing pitch team.

Our dentsu values

We have 8 ways we Never Before and hire against them: 1. We Dream Loud, 2. We Inspire Change, 3. We Team Without Limits, 4. We all Lead, 5. We Make It Real, 6. We Climb High, 7. We Choose Excitement, 8. We Are A Force For Good.