Global Strategy Director - Media

Havas is one of the world’s largest global communications groups, operating in over 100 countries. The Group is made up of two major divisions: Havas Creative Group and Havas Media Group. We have a multi-disciplinary offering, united under one leadership, all in one building: advertising, media, data, technology, digital, social, mobile, CRM, UX, sports and entertainment, public relations, corporate communications, healthcare, design, research, employer branding and recruitment. Havas is the only truly integrated marketing and communications company in the UK.

Our mission is to unite brands and people through meaningful connections, driving business success. We are the fastest growing of the global networks and have a challenger brand mentality. We share one common purpose: to bring media and creative closer together for the benefit of our clients.

Havas Media Global is a dedicated team supporting global clients across strategy, insight, media, creative and digital. The culture of our group is best described as dynamic, entrepreneurial, and collaborative. We are solely immersed in global assignments and have the experience and understanding to fulfil the needs and challenges of global clients.

We believe in modelling team structures after those of our clients and are set up to meet the unique requirements of each, from centralised one-hub market management to more coordinated or decentralised needs, adding value by leveraging central and local media expertise and the totality of our clients’ media investments.

We are looking for an exceptional Strategy Director to lead global media strategy for one of our Global clients. The client is on a transformative journey as they aim to meet the world’s growing need for more and cleaner energy solutions. Meeting that growing need will come from the development of advanced technologies and taking an innovative approach to building a future that is economically, environmentally, and socially responsible.

As part of this journey, your role is to support the clients in building trust with consumers in their development of cleaner energy as well as preference of their quality products, services, and solutions. We need a strong media thinker who can shape cohesive global campaigns that build the brand and deliver long term business growth.

• Strategic Leadership: Our ideal candidate needs to drive the strategic agenda for the client. Our task is to help the client build an insight-led, data-driven approach to communications. Your role is key in shaping our thinking.
• Experience in long term brand building by creating enduring comms strategies.
• Strong application of data to build insight driven communications.
• Understands the elements needed (media, creative, owned assets) to build integrated campaigns and can create strategies that knit the brand together.
• Experience in creating global media strategies which can be consistently activated across multiple markets.

• We are searching for the next generation of media thinker. One that truly understands audiences and can apply data driven insights to media planning.
• Able to lead the comms planning process from brief through to planning and activation.
• Expertise in both digital and offline media planning, across all channels, with a deep understanding of the planning process.
• Thorough knowledge of the media landscape and the latest developments.
• Be able to create best in class processes to facilitate collaboration and develop an integrated approach to planning and activation.

• The Strategy Director needs to have a good understanding of the digital ecosystem and to build integrated global campaigns in an ever more complex media landscape.
• Understand the relationship between brand and performance and how to build brands for the digital age.
• Knowledge of the latest thinking within the digital industry (e.g. attention) and its application to our clients.
• A foundation in marketing effectiveness, understanding how we measure the short and long-term impact of communications (e.g. attribution, incrementality, MMM).

• As the Strategy Director, you are expected to become a valued and trusted advisor to our senior clients. Therefore, the Director needs to have experience of building strong relationships through expertise and understanding.
• Build strong, mutually beneficial relationships with the key global clients.
• Work in conjunction with the client to identify key initiatives to improve the long-term effectiveness of their media campaigns.

• 5+ years experience in media strategy.
• Media Industry, Data Industry.

• Team worker - Relationship building skills internally and externally with the ability to quickly establish strong working relationships.
• Positive, approachable and friendly attitude.
• Pro-activity and openness to take responsibilities and be fully accountable.
• Being flexible, adaptable and organized to meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to liaise confidently with clients at all levels and react to different cultural practices.
• Regular client contact and should be able to operate at ease in developing and managing client relationships.
• He/she will have experience of preparing and delivering senior level presentations to clients and internally.
• Excellent written and presentation skills.
• Working understanding of trading principles, practices and performance.
• Ability to lead and inspire teams.
• Effective under pressure and ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Marketing strategy, Data process and management, Analytical, Tech Savvy, Programmatic understanding.

Contract Type: Permanent

Here at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.