Strategy Director

Agency / Consultancy

Full Time
Berlin (4d/week onsite)
Competitive + up to 10% annual bonus
ABOUT THE COMPANY

Our client is a world-class independent branding and design agency with studios globally, including Berlin. They work with some of the most ambitious technology and consumer brands in the world, from category-defining startups to iconic global companies, operating at the highest level of brand strategy, identity, and design.

REQUIREMENTS
  • Proven experience as a Strategy Director or Senior Strategist ready to step up, with strong agency background
  • Track record working on world-class tech or consumer brands
  • Exceptional brand strategy craft, from cultural insight and positioning to narrative and creative territories
  • Strong leadership and team management skills, managing up and down with equal confidence
  • Outstanding presentation and client communication skills
  • Ability to collaborate closely with design teams and translate strategy into creative direction
  • Proficient in Figjam, Pitch and Notion
  • Fluent English; German a strong plus
  • Willingness to work in-person in Berlin and travel globally
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Identify, curate and refine outstanding brand strategies in collaboration with leadership, and teach your team to do the same
  • Manage your time effectively across a range of active projects: lead your team and craft strategies yourself
  • Champion world-class brand strategies and do whatever is required practically or creatively to make them a reality
  • Direct experienced collaborators, ensuring outstanding work, and work towards becoming a valued advisor to clients
  • Collaborate closely with the Design team, drive verbalising creative territories, and ensure strategy carries through the creative phases
  • Construct and present client presentations eloquently
  • Mentor less experienced team members while learning from senior directors
  • Manage your own and your team’s time, calendars and meetings to deliver within scope
  • Take and action feedback from your manager; deliver actionable, supportive feedback to your team
  • Be an active in-person presence in the Berlin studio, with openness to global travel
PERKS
  • Discretionary annual bonus of up to 10%
  • 25 days holiday + DE bank holidays (avg. 10) + 1 extra day/year (capped at +5) + Christmas studio closure
  • Additional 15% company pension contribution (Entgeltumwandlung)
  • €50/month employee wellness package
  • Training funds and learning opportunities
  • €5,000 + 5 days holiday at 5 years of service; €10,000 + 4 weeks at 10 years
  • 20 additional remote days per year + optional WFH Fridays
  • Opportunity to work from any of the agency’s global studios with appropriate planning
HOW TO APPLY

Send your CV, salary range, notice period, location and relevant highlights to mathieu@undiscovered-talent.com — no cover letter needed.

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