Strategy Director

STRATEGY DIRECTOR

How We’re Different

DNA is an independent creative agency where Different Wins. We demand different to create the unignorable. We don't just think outside the box; we redesign it entirely. Our team is composed of creative mavericks, strategic innovators, and visionary thinkers who aren't afraid to challenge the status quo. We're looking for individuals to add their different worldviews to our culture, break expectations with intention, and relentlessly pursue the next big thing with curiosity.

How You’ll Make a Difference

You excel as a strategically smart, creatively inspiring thinker and doer. You're equally effective in digging into the work and leading by example as you mentor team members and grow their talent.

You are a master of brand strategy, and you're comfortable and confident collaborating with integrated leads from data innovation, creative, media, account management, and communications planning.

You love and understand creative people and the messiness and magic of the creative process. You infuse your creativity into everything you do.

You love and understand media people and the art and science of design and execution anywhere and everywhere. You infuse your customer-centric thinking into everything you do.

You love and understand data people and the systems and analysis required to build winning narratives and stories deeply rooted in measurement. You applaud and champion data to tell us more.

You know how to own and influence a room full of clients and colleagues, and they want to sit next to you on an airplane, maybe even willingly in the middle seat, because you're a pleasure to be around.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

We are looking for a creatively ambitious thinker-leader-doer of a Strategy Director who believes in creativity that drives heartbeats and builds brand love. This role requires you to move fluidly between intuition and rigor to solve complex marketing and business problems and demands you:

• Confidently lead brand strategy and creative discovery (including owning primary research) that delivers data-led insights, breakthrough brand positionings, smart briefs, and compelling creative thought-starters.
• Mentor and support the growth of DNA's strategy offering and fellow team members with experience and confidence.
• Partner with integrated departments and data strategy and feel a passion for the ever-evolving digital world - how consumers use new channels and how brands can participate in authentic ways.
• Have a strong track record of inspiring creative and media excellence and have earned industry recognition for your work.
• Champion collaboration and enjoy getting knee-deep in the process individually and with the team.
• Think, speak, and write persuasively to sell and defend creative thinking and ideas, including to the most senior-level clients.
• Are inspired to develop thought-leadership pieces and new qualitative and quantitative research approaches.
• Take a wide-angle approach to strategy, incorporating culture and trends to deliver fresh insights that spark brand love.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years of experience in strategy roles at creatively driven advertising agencies, including serving as a director on a client portfolio or major brand.
• Experience managing people and a point-of-view about what it takes and how to be an excellent manager.
• Experience in a leadership role, both as a manager of people and as an individual contributor who has extensive influence across a variety of audiences and high-level decision-makers.
• Experience working with integrated teams, i.e., Media and Creative, Business Leadership.
• Extensive consumer research knowledge (qualitative and quantitative) is necessary.
• Proactive critical and creative thinker who can identify and resolve problems independently.
• Embraces the challenge of bringing big, bold, new ideas.
• A team player – always humble, always curious, always learning, and always willing to extend a helping hand to anyone within the agency or client portfolio.

SALARY & BENEFITS

Actual compensation packages are based on several factors unique to each candidate, including, but not limited to, skill set, work experience, level of responsibility, education, location, and current salary market data, to determine equitable salary placement.

Base salary range at the time of this job posting: $150,000 - $180,000 DOE.

DNA offers a comprehensive benefits package for all full and part-time employees.

• We offer 3 health plans; two plans are 100% Employer paid.
• 100% Employer paid Life Insurance & Short + Long-Term Disability.
• 401K Plan.
• Personalized PTO (Our version of unlimited PTO).
• Monthly Commuter Stipend.
• 12 weeks Paid Parental Leave for birth or adoption.
• Bonus Program.
• Incentive Compensation.

LOCATION

Seattle Office: DNA is working a Hybrid schedule; required in-office days are Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week for employees who live in the Seattle metro region.

Currently, we are open to this role being fully REMOTE for qualified candidates in the following states only: Oregon, California & New York (New York City only).

DNA is an equal opportunity employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or physical or mental disability.

We are committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We understand the critical importance of diversity in our agency but believe we won't maximize all the benefits of diversity without inclusion and belonging. Therefore, we strive to create an environment where everyone is welcome and belongs and can bring their whole selves to the agency and their work.