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Full-time
postgraduate degree
Posted 1d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
The Strategy Director will lead a team of strategic planners to develop and execute high-quality communication strategies that drive creative excellence. They will act as a bridge between strategy and creative teams while overseeing research and campaign effectiveness to meet client objectives.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master’s degree in a relevant field such as Communication or Social Sciences and possess at least 12 years of experience in advertising or communication strategy. Proven team management skills and a strong track record in developing effective strategic plans are essential for this role.
Full job description
Description
ICF NEXT delivers impactful communication campaigns and projects for the European market and beyond.
We believe that strategic planning is the springboard for creative excellence, driving meaningful engagement with diverse audiences across all EU Member States.
Role Overview:
The Strategy Director will embed strategic thinking into every aspect of our creative work.
This role is responsible for developing and executing high-quality communication strategies, fostering innovation, and ensuring the effectiveness of all campaigns and brand initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
• Strategic Leadership: Lead, cooperate, and inspire a team of strategic planners, ensuring high-quality communication strategies and creative output • Oversee and conducting research: In order to identify citizen insights. This would lead to having data driven insights to support plans and provide a solid reason-to-believe.
Creative Integration: Act as a bridge between strategy and creative teams, embedding strategic thinking into all projects and campaigns • Drive Innovation: Work with senior colleagues in shaping new service offerings to solve client complex challenges. This can take form of proposal, proactive pitches, tender work but also continuous working on ICF Next positioning and new offerings to market. • Campaign & Brand Development: Lead the development and execution of communication plans, ensuring alignment with client goals and institutional reputation; contribute to the development of KPIs and campaign effectiveness • Stakeholder Engagement: Provide senior counsel to creatives and other colleagues in the agency. • Continuous Improvement: Drive innovation, quality, and effectiveness in strategic planning; develop and refine frameworks for measuring campaign and creative effectiveness • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with internal and external teams, to ensure a cohesive strategic vision. • Quality Assurance: Oversee and optimize all strategic proposals, ensuring outstanding quality and alignment with client objectives.
Key Skills & Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in Communication Sciences, Political Science, Social Science, Psychology, or equivalent • Minimum 12 years of experience in advertising/communication strategy, with proven team management experience • Extensive experience across the marketing funnel (brand, campaigns, performance/conversion) and channels • Strong written and verbal communication skills in English (other EU languages a plus) • Proven track record in developing effective strategic plans and creative effectiveness • Strong leadership, coaching, and relationship-building skills • Analytical, creative, and forward-thinking mindset; able to balance long-term priorities with fast-turnaround needs • Ability to set clear objectives, KPIs, and assess risks and challenges
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