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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