Senior Strategy Director -Inclusive Marketing

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We believe in Extraordinary.   

 At Jack Morton we create head-turning, stomach-dropping, mind-boggling, smile-inducing brand experiences for everyone. It’s the future of marketing and there’s nothing passive or predictable about it. We promise every day will be different than the previous one in a very good way.  

 We take care of each other, as much as we take care of business. We marvel in each other’s uniqueness and revel in what each of us brings to the human potluck that is Jack.  

 So, if you want to help shape the future of an entire industry, welcome. If you feel work, and the people you work with, can be extraordinary, let’s chat. We’re Jack, and we can’t wait to meet you.  

That brings us to you.  

As the Senior Strategy Director for Vivi, Jack's diversity-driven marketing practice, you have an deep understanding of culturally relevant, inclusive marketing focusing on diverse audience groups in experiential activations and creative campaigns. You will build strong relationships and understand client needs to inform design and management. You persevere despite uncertainty or difficulty over long periods and use alternative, well-developed strategies to achieve goals.  

What you’ll be doing  

Creative Strategy 

• Create core strategies and build inclusive integrated plans across channels, audiences and market situations 
• Apply creative methodologies to solve primary and secondary research needs while aligning into strategic processes and products to strengthen brand and business value 
• Lead strategy team to uncover fresh brand/product/audience insights
• Take those fresh brand/product/audience insights and work with the creative team to turn them into big ideas
• Quickly and consistently adapt strategy to various audiences and numerous market situations 

Creative Delivery 

• Contribute insights, thoughtful leadership, and analysis to support sophisticated narrative arcs and journeys while applying core skills to guide the management and execution of client work 
• Work collaboratively with leadership and the wider creative delivery team to help keep the strategic idea on track through execution 

Client Management 

• Lead others in the balances application of core skills to create and execute a compelling plan  
• Serve as lead strategist for key accounts
• Play an active role in new business pitches and stand-up presentations 

Strategy Team/Culture Leadership 

• Have extensive experience in multicultural marketing, comfortable being the SME across a variety of segments
• Be an active participant in DEI+B efforts 
• Bring passion for creative strategic thinking and on-strategy creative delivery to the strategy team and the wider agency every day 
• Proactively stay on top of innovation, industry trends and cultural norms and insights
• Foster a culture of strategic thinking within the agency
• Champion the idea of creative strategy within the agency
• Coordinate with our nationwide (and global) strategy teams to share ideas, knowledge, and resources 

  If you can do all that, you have what it takes. It might help if…  

• 10+ years of experience in strategy roles or related roles driving proven results for clients 
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with strategic and creative partners 
• Excellent public speaking and presentation skills 
• Demonstrated experience communicating broad strategic initiatives
• Willingness to simultaneously tackle multiple projects and challenges and ability to problem solve independently
• Passion to rapidly build expertise on new businesses and industry verticals
• Able to define how to identify our clients’ problems in a strategic manner whether it be research, valuation and business case development, organizational design, or process optimization
• Absolutely passionate about brands and businesses and the way they need to communicate and engage with the people that matter most to them
• As brilliant at working alone (self-motivated) as you are as part of a team (the motivator)
• An active participant in industry groups and a writer of thought leadership
• Someone who embodies Jack Morton’s values of passion, agility, respect, and inclusion 

Last, but not least, we believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion.  

Jack Morton and Genuine are equal opportunity employers; we strongly value diversity at our companies. We do not discriminate on race, religion, color, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. In 2020, Jack Morton and Genuine, as part of Interpublic Group (IPG), have been named to the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index (GEI), and Jack Morton has once again been designated a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Workplace Equality by the Human Rights Campaign in their Corporate Equality Index.   

In Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada and New York City the standard base pay range for this role is $95,000– $150,000 annually, depending on relevant factors including experience, internal equity and market considerations. This base pay range is specific to Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, and New York City and may not be applicable to other locations.  

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