Epsilon · 1 month ago
Vice President Group Director, Brand Strategy
New York, New York
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$157K/yr - $246K/yr
8+ years expPublicis New York is a full-service communications agency focused on creating culturally relevant consumer platforms. As Vice President/Group Director of Brand Strategy, you will drive the impact of the business, lead creative initiatives, and mentor strategic talent to enhance the agency's influence with clients.
AdvertisingDigital MediaEmailMarketingMobileSocial Media
Responsibilities
Partnering with the Creative Director and providing inspiration for the Creative Department
Leading the charge to create and champion our own original organizing ideas, and reducing our reliance on activating those of other agencies
Managing and mentoring mid-level planners and rising Brand Strategy talent
Serving as both an anchor and springboard for the other strategic capabilities: Marketing, Media & Strategy & Analysis
Acting as Guardian angel for Relationship Leads, a trusted partner to Clients, and an ally for New Business
Qualification
Required
A four year college degree and 8 to 15 years of experience in account planning/brand strategy, preferably in an advertising agency
A knack for finding ‘real' insights and presenting them in a way that inspires creative
Keen ability to navigate originating ideas/brand experiences
A collaborative spirit, shepherding solutions through with other strategists and agency partners
Willingness to roll up the sleeves to help bring great ideas to life
Proven influence at the CMO level and beyond
Persuasiveness and the confidence to excite clients to buy into powerful ideas
A reputation for being exceptionally insightful, enterprising, articulate and convincing
The wisdom and patience to not try and boil an ocean: This is about changing a large business from within
Willingness to travel as needed – you're open to new places, new faces and new ideas
Ability to write insightful briefs with persuasive narratives that wins hearts and makes consumers add more to carts
Ability to mentor and teach Jr strategist with classic strategy techniques with modern applications
Ability to command attention in a board room with strong storytelling skills while balancing the ability to listen, collaborate, and persuade
Build big, bold, ideas that are lightly held in the spirit of true team collaboration
Experience in strategic planning towards building brands, activating across the full marketing funnel ecosystem from top to bottom
Self-starter and proactive mindset that manages up and down the team structure driving momentum and progress for the business
Preferred
Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation
Benefits
Medical coverage
Dental
Vision
Disability
401K
Parental and family care leave
Family forming assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Flexible time off
Company
Epsilon
Epsilon is an all-encompassing global marketing company, a leader in creating connections between people and brands.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2019-04-15Acquired
Leadership Team
Myron Sojka
CTO
Lakshmana Gnanapragasam
Senior Vice President Strategy & Analytics
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