The Creative Group is representing a mid-sized B2B Branding and Marketing agency in its search for a Managing Director of Strategy. The Managing Director of Strategy will be joining the senior leadership team and reporting directly to the partners of the firm. Leading strategy for the firm, the Managing Director of Strategy will be responsible for a small team of strategists in delivering innovative solutions to their clients' business challenges. The Managing Director of Strategy will help navigate brands through strategy and design that will bolster their marketing programs and ultimately improve growth in the market. The Managing Director of Strategy will be responsible for all disciplines including brand architecture, strategy development and brand positioning, messaging strategy, nomenclature strategy as well as qualitative and quantitative research. The Managing Director of Strategy should be extremely well versed in multiple verticals and industries including finance, technology, energy, healthcare and professional services. This person should not only understand basic positioning, but also understand and explain high level extensive strategy campaigns for corporate clients. You will be taking the lead day to day putting together and delivering decks, crafting presentations and positioning as well as kicking off client meetings and workshops. The Managing Director of Strategy should bring extensive experience working with high level strategy across all platforms ( digital and traditional) and doing so with an extremely entrepreneurial spirit and an innovative drive to get things done. Success in this role will be equated to the ability to own the work you are leading. You are a subject matter expert and have the ability to lead, train and provide guidance to other strategists. This is an exciting opportunity to join the senior leadership team of and lead strategy for an agency working with some of the world's leading B2B companies on extremely complex business models. Interviews for this opportunity are currently underway. All interested candidates should immediately upload a resume at creative group dot com and email a resume to AnnadotSteward at creativegroupdotcom
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*Req ID:* 02940-154279
*Functional Role:* Mktg/Comm Specialist
*Country:* USA
*State:* NY
*City:* NEW YORK
*Postal Code:* 10017
*Compensation:* $180,000.00 to $220,000.00 per year
*Requirements:* Must have: -10 + years leading B2B brand strategy for large scale projects and clients -Experience across a range of industries including: financial services, technology, healthcare technology, professional services -Proven ability to lead, manage, and mentor a team -Extensive experience in brand strategy development ( positioning, archetypes, brand name etc.) and brand messaging development -Well versed in both qualitative and quantitative research -Excellent interpersonal, collaboration, and communication skills, including written, verbal and presentation -Very strong organizational skills -Proficiency with Mac and Power Point -Bachelor's degree in English, communications, marketing, advertising, public relations, media or business related fields. Preferred: - An MBA is preferred