Global Strategy Director

About The Role
PHD Global are on the hunt for a global strategy director as part of one of its client-bespoke strategy teams.

This is an exciting, highly upstream role – creating modern & future facing communications approaches highly connected to and influencing marketing strategies.

If you are passionate about the role of communications planning in building modern, consumer centric brands then we want to hear from you

About You
You will be an analytical thinker who understands and appreciates how to construct and rationalise effective communications strategies, frameworks & plans. The successful candidate will be a team player who thrives on working collaboratively with colleagues and clients, taking a 'workshop' approach to building global strategies.

To ensure a high quality and consistency of work in all markets, this role requires strategic thinking, made operational with granular understanding & dialogue with local OMG teams.

You will understand & demonstrate the ability to balance rational, evidence-based communications planning with more innovative & creative thinking & ideas.

We need an experienced strategist who can effectively manage colleagues, clients and third parties to deliver projects through from start to finish. You will be required to set expectations and deadlines and manage communications throughout this process.

You are someone who embraces the use of data in making global media planning more effective; from MMM/econometrics integration into our planning tools, to best-in-class audience segmentation, to helping build data sheets to consolidate learnings from local markets.

Ideally you will also have experience working on digitally-focused clients as well as in traditional media.

About The Agency
PHD is a growth-focused media agency driven by innovation and creativity.

Founded in London in 1990, we were the first media agency to offer strategic and creative planning at a time when the industry was about buying cheaply and quickly.

Our founders saw a bright future where smart thinking and clever planning could help brands grow faster than their competitors.

Over the many years that have followed, we have continued to build on this defining ethic — with our evolution shaped by a continual investment in thought leadership. And we continue to ensure that our capability and approach evolve in line with changes in media, data, technology, commerce, society, and legislation.

Today, with over 100 offices in 74 countries, we continue to create remarkable campaigns that lead to remarkable growth – using the extending canvas of data and technology.

Flexible Working
At Omnicom Media Group, we are committed to supporting flexibility for our people while fostering collaboration, innovation, and teamwork. We have a hybrid working model (three days in the office, two working remotely), to ensure that we meet the needs of both our people and our business, balancing the benefits of in-person connections with the flexibility of remote working. Our standard working hours are 9:30 – 17:30, but we offer the ability to flex around core hours of 10:30 – 16:30 to give our people flexibility on how they manage their working day, whether that's in the office or working remotely. For example, you could start work at 8:30 and finish at 16:30 or start at 10:30 and finish at 18:30.

We encourage open conversations between our people and managers to help navigate high-need periods and individual circumstances. Our goal is to create an environment where people feel genuinely supported to do their best - both in their careers and in their lives outside of work.

Be Your Best
We want everyone to make the most of the opportunity to shine and showcase your talents and we are happy to make adjustments in the recruitment process so you can be your best. Please discuss any specific requirements with your dedicated Talent Team member or if you would feel more comfortable, you can email us confidentially at to let us know how we can support you.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at OMG
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