Business Manager - Specialising in Freelance Client Services, Production, Project Management & Strategy
STRATGY DIRECTOR/STRATEGY LEAD
Permanent | London-based hybrid
We’re looking for a Creative Strategy Lead — someone who blends cultural instinct, creative thinking & strategic clarity to help shape work that actually moves people.
This is a senior, high-impact role for someone who can see around corners — interpreting culture, not just reacting to it. You’ll lead across brand positioning, campaigns, product & social strategy, guiding projects from sharp strategic thinking through to brave creative execution.
You’ll interrogate briefs, challenge assumptions & craft strategies that make brands culturally magnetic. You bring structure & vision to the creative process — defining strategic frameworks, sharpening decks, setting standards & ensuring work meets an ambitious creative benchmark.
You’re confident leading the room, able to provoke, inspire & protect good ideas. You’ll build strong, honest relationships with clients & internal teams — leading with empathy, rigour & taste.
As part of the leadership team, you’ll nurture a small group of strategists & researchers — helping them stretch their craft, build confidence & think bigger. You’ll also contribute to thought leadership through talks, sessions & reports, helping to amplify the agency’s point of view across the industry.
At this level, you’re not just shaping the work — you’re shaping how strategy operates across the business. You’ll help evolve process, raise standards & keep the agency at the edge of what’s next.
What you’ll do
* Lead multiple strategic workstreams across brand, campaign & innovation projects
* Partner with creative & leadership teams to define clear, bold direction
* Bring clarity & pace to complex challenges
* Mentor & grow strategists & researchers
* Champion creative bravery & cultural relevance
* Maintain best-in-class standards of quality, craft & presentation
We’d love to meet someone who
* Thinks big & delivers with precision
* Balances instinct & insight
* Pushes ideas into new, culturally relevant spaces
* Has a distinctive voice & creative point of view
* Leads with empathy, not ego
* Believes in progress over perfection
What’s on offer
* 4-day working week (Mon–Thurs)
* 24 days annual leave + Christmas closure
* Flexible hybrid working
* Creative & cultural budget to explore what’s out there
* Private healthcare & wellness allowance
* Travel opportunities
* Beautiful, design‑led studio in De Beauvoir (N1)
Salary £60-80k DOE
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Advertising Services
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