Organic (part of Critical Mass) is hiring a Strategy Director. Organic is where brand meets performance. Designed for digital. Fueled by creativity. Built on the principal of craft without compromise. We specialize in elevating our clients’ brands; whether it’s their marketing mix, product launch strategy or digital storefront.
As a Strategy Director, you’ll be a key leader, partnering with creative and account teams to drive innovative, high-impact work across the owned, and earned ecosystem. With a deep understanding of business challenges, cultural trends, and consumer behavior, you’ll help shape strategic solutions that solve our clients’ biggest challenges.
Reporting directly to the Chief Strategy Officer, you’ll play a leadership role on one of our most strategic accounts.
You Will:
- Lead strategic work across multiple workstreams, collaborating with the CSO on big-picture thinking while driving execution
- Craft clear, compelling narratives that inform and inspire creative work and provide recommendations that contribute to the strategic direction of client work
- Leverage a deep understanding of how business, brands and customers interact, with a deep knowledge of the mechanics of integrated creative ecosystems
- Partner with clients to understand business models, objectives, and human truths, and synthesizing those insights to develop strategic recommendations and creative briefs
- Identify cultural trends and emerging digital behaviors, providing a strong POV on their impact on brand engagement
- Work closely with creative teams post-brief, championing both client needs and creative excellence
You Have:
- 6+ years of experience in 360° campaign strategy, with a proven ability to communicate effectively, stay organized, and adapt to changing needs
- 2+ years in a senior strategic role, leading a large integrated account
- A talent for simplifying complex ideas and uncovering insights that drive strategy and execution
- A curiosity about human behavior, business strategy, and culture
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with a data-driven approach to strategy
- Experience managing multiple projects and leading senior-level client relationships
- An eagerness to generate insights and ideas, but equally excited to roll up your sleeves to get the work done
- Expertise across all aspects of creative campaigns and communications work, e.g. CRM, Site, and Integrated campaigns
- *Bonus if you have experience collaborating with media teams and working with media planning agencies
What We Offer:
- Global maternity and parental leave
- Competitive benefits packages
- Vacation, compassionate leave, and sick/personal days
- Access to online services for families and new parents
- Summer Fridays
- 13 Affinity Groups
- Internal learning and development programs
- Enterprise-wide employee discounts
Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success. In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an office a minimum of 3 days a week.
We continually review ranges to address skills, experience and markets. Base salaries are determined during our interview process, by assessing a number of factors that include, but aren’t limited to, a candidate’s experience and skills relative to the scope and responsibilities of the position. For current CM employees, tenure will also be a consideration.
Salary Range
$170,000—$180,000 USD
Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer.
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Critical Mass is a digital experience design agency with a relentless focus on the customer. Founded in Calgary in 1996, we have steadily expanded into a group of over 950 people working in 11 offices across North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and South America.
