Client Director, Strategy (Marketing)

TL;DR

Client Director, Strategy (Marketing): Leading strategic and commercial initiatives across Unilever Beauty and Wellbeing, FirstGroup, and GROW Mindshare, ensuring alignment with growth ambitions and long-term value creation. Focus on developing omnichannel media plans, identifying data-driven insights, and contributing to agency growth through strategic thinking.

Location: This is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location

Company

hirify.global is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale.

What you will do

• Lead strategic responses with the account team to ensure high-quality strategic and executional output.
• Ensure that the strategic approach is ‘full funnel’ and connected across consumer journey, capturing both short and long term outcomes and commercial impact.
• Develop an empathetic understanding of audiences to unlock insights that inform strategy.
• Work with teams to define a strategic approach to holistic measurement and testing.
• Focus on innovation by working with teams to develop and activate opportunities that align with client objectives.
• Seek opportunities to grow existing client scopes and services where relevant to drive business growth.

Requirements

• Lead strategic responses with the account team to ensure high-quality strategic and executional output.
• Ensure that the strategic approach is ‘full funnel’ and connected across consumer journey, capturing both short and long term outcomes and commercial impact.
• Develop an empathetic understanding of audiences to unlock insights that inform strategy.
• Work with teams to define a strategic approach to holistic measurement and testing.
• Focus on innovation by working with teams to develop and activate opportunities that align with client objectives.
• Must have the right to work in the UK.

Culture & Benefits

• Tap into the global hirify.global & WPP networks to pursue passions, grow networks, and learn at the cutting edge of marketing and advertising.
• Participate in employee resource groups and frequent in-office events.
• Benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance.
• Significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.
• Hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week.