Hybrid Strategy Director

at co:collective

• Job title: Strategy Director
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $150,000 - $175,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, New York City, United States

About the role

• Strategy Director leading strategic initiatives for purpose-driven organizations in various industries. Responsible for client relationships, team leadership, and driving brand strategy innovation.

Responsibilities

• Architect the strategic approach: Using your deep expertise across brand architecture, positioning, and research, you won't just execute a brief; you will design the methodology. You will oversee the synthesis of complex data—from primary research to C-Suite interviews—to ensure our recommendations are both rigorous and actionable.
• Direct storytelling and brand evolution: You will lead the creation of compelling brand stories and purposes that provide definitive clarity for Fortune 100 businesses. You’ll be responsible for ensuring our strategic outputs—whether messaging, naming, or futures thinking—are not only insightful but designed to galvanize a client’s entire organization toward action.
• Steward client relationships and growth: You will serve as a lead advisor to senior stakeholders and C-Suite executives, building the trust necessary to navigate high-stakes projects. You’ll take an active role in organic and net-new growth, identifying opportunities to expand our impact and crafting the proposals and narratives that win new business.
• Lead and mentor the team: You are responsible for the high-level success of our projects and the professional development of our strategists. You will manage junior team members, helping them refine their craft and maintain a high bar for detail and thoughtfulness, even under tight deadlines.
• Drive strategic innovation: You’ll roll up your sleeves to help evolve our internal tools and best practices. In our fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, you are a key collaborator in making sure our team stays at the forefront of the industry, from cultural research to creative activation.

Requirements

• 8 years of experience in relevant industries or environments, such as brand strategy or consulting, marketing/advertising, product development, cultural anthropology/research and more.
• Developed a strong knowledge of strategic tools and best practices, including but not limited to methodologies for research, portfolio and brand architecture, story and positioning development, messaging and naming, and creative activation/design.
• Demonstrated ability to operate autonomously while leading elements of complex, meaty, strategy projects.
• Comfortability managing to results by leading work that is consistent, thorough, and thoughtful under given time constraints, helping others do the same.
• Demonstrated the ability to synthesize large quantities of data (from sources such as qual and quant, primary and secondary research, exec interviews) to highlight actionable insights and resulting recommendations.
• Rolled up your sleeves and worked collaboratively with teams to reach a shared goal.
• Demonstrated ability to support the development of strategic thinking, write proposals, and work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
• Proven track record of strategic recommendations to C-suite executives, and building relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Developed excellent communication skills and a high level of attention to detail.
• Cultivated an interest in new business and creating relationships that lead to organic growth.
• Have deep expertise in primary and secondary research.
• Experience managing junior strategists.

Benefits

• Standard Schedule: Two days per week in the office.
• Anchor Week: Three days in the office during one designated week each month.