Associate Strategy Director

About the role

Isobar is hiring an Associate Strategy Director in Shanghai (Haisu Plaza) to manage senior strategists and planners on day-to-day client strategy needs for a single account or a group of accounts. The role guides insight generation, creative briefs, selling narratives, strategic points of view and go-to-market plans. It is a full-time position on a fixed-term contract.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as a visionary leader across the businesses assigned to you, developing big strategic platform ideas grounded in data and insight, and steward their growth and development.
• Act as the lead team member with ultimate responsibility for the quality of the strategic and creative products the team produces.
• Lead and direct new business efforts with a clear understanding of the agency's go-to-market strategy.
• Contribute to the agency's intellectual property by developing broad-based initiatives on techniques and topics relevant to the agency and client.
• Use all forms of data to uncover insights, with strong mastery of both qualitative and quantitative research.
• Mentor group members, help manage their projects day to day and motivate them to push their thinking further through a visionary approach.
• Act as a strong client and creative partner to drive the brand and business mission forward, and foster a collaborative work environment where ideas flourish.