Strategy Director - DAT

Agency : Havas Media Group Spain Job Description

The Strategy Director is responsible for delivering market leading strategies for local clients as well as contributing to new business pitches.

Mission & Responsibilities

• Strategy Partner with client teams to drive best business outcomes and effective, innovative media plans for local clients
• Oversee a group of strategists
• Train and manage best practice delivery, on product and process roll out
• Coordinate and support Global Strategy teams on global and/or multi-markets clients
• Actively contribute to drive growth, both organic and new business
• Champion the strategic planning process within the new business process
• Suggest strategy based on solid insight in new business pitches
• Foster successful global pitch assignments in coordination with Global Strategy teams

Previous Experience & Industry Background

15+ years professional experience in strategic planning Media, Brand, Consultancy

Qualifications & Languages

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Marketing or Advertising

Languages: English (Advanced)

Soft skills & Competencies

• Strategy Storytelling
• Strategic communications planning
• Media and media planning
• Communication skills
• Written & presentation skills
• Collaborative Leadership
• Interface with clients and multiple stakeholders
• Ability to distil information & complex research findings
• Listen to client needs
• Accountable Delivery oriented
• Doer
• Strategic thinker
• Creative thinker

Technical Skills

• Office software

Contract Type : Permanent

Here at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.

About Us

Founded in 1835 by Charles-Louis Havas, Havas is one of the world’s largest global communications groups, with more than 23,000 people in over 100 countries sharing one single mission: to make a meaningful difference to brands, businesses, and people. Havas has developed a fully integrated model covering all communications activities. The teams of the three business units, Creative, Media and Health & You, work together with agility and in perfect synergy to offer clients tailor-made, meaningful, innovative and entertainment-oriented solutions that support them in their positive transformation.

Life at Havas

We take great pride in our Havas family. They bring many unique personalities, perspectives, and passions to their work. Collaboration is at the core of how we operate, and Havas Villages are the homes we work in. We encourage our people to take advantage of our many opportunities to learn and grow. Through local agency training sessions, our unique global and development programs, we offer our people endless opportunities to explore.

Havas Media Network

We create the best media experience, capitalizing on the most meaningful media to build more meaningful brands. We know how to connect a client with their target audience – in the context of where they are, through the content they pay attention to. We deliver this expertise through the Mx System, our global operating methodology and strategic planning process, that creates value for our clients by turning consumer intelligence into clear growth targets, aligning stakeholders and KPIs, and measuring the impact of media experiences.

Havas Creative Network

At Havas, we believe creativity isn’t just a description of our business, it is part of our agencies’ DNA. We bring together some of the industry’s most creative and accomplished agencies. By combining creative expertise with the strategic and innovative power of our Villages, we can build seamless teams around the individual needs of each of our clients.

Havas Health

Driven by human purpose and focused on the betterment of humanity through health, Havas Health & You leverages a global collection of experts and individuals to help people everywhere live healthier lives. With a spirit rooted in innovation, creativity, and education, we are dedicated to delivering consistent excellence and groundbreaking work.