What are the responsibilities and job description for the VP, Comms Strategy position at Havas Group?
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Agency : Havas Media New York
Job Description Summary :
The Strategy Director is responsible for delivering market leading strategies for local clients as well as contributing to new business pitches.
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VP, Communications Strategy
Havas Media Network New York, United States (Hybrid)
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Havas Media Network is looking for a VP to join the Communications Strategy Team, part of our global community of 10,000 team members who are focused on using Meaningful Media to make a meaningful difference to brands, businesses, and people.
The VP of Communications Strategy is responsible leading the development & evolution of the communications strategy and media planning approach. You are experienced at crafting business minded strategic solutions rather than tactical media planning. You will also lead and inspire the strategy team, working across a number of clients where you will be charged with setting the bar for best in class work.
The VP Comms Strategy establishes the mechanics of the campaign-the key opportunities across the consumer journey, communications tasks, and appropriate roles for channels-to achieve the business challenges set forth in the brief. You are a proven leader, in developing teams and mentoring junior talent, with demonstrated ability to inspire ideas and cohesion and create category shaping work in cross-discipline teams.
A DAY IN THE LIFE MIGHT LOOK LIKE :
- Crystalizing client brief against business outcomes and translating this into actionable media opportunities.
- Leading creation of internal brief and kicking off cross-discipline teams
- Pushing intelligence and insights to inspire new strategic directions and distinctive work
- Developing the communications strategy and translating this into the media planning approach
- Advancing the team's thinking in strategic media planning by challenging group goals and balancing client, company, and team needs
- Mapping and designing the consumer journey and other relevant research to identify key patient & physician behaviors for meaningful media experiences
- Guiding audience architectures, learning agendas, & strategic frameworks to guide and evolve the media experience
- Partnering with cross-discipline teams to define innovation opportunities and ensure these are connected to incremental business value
- Driving thought leadership content and providing trend and insight updates proactively to clients and agency stakeholders
- Participating and on occasion, co-developing & leading, client and interagency workshops
- Presenting work to and engaging with clients
- Building strong relationships with clients, agency partners, and cross-discipline teams to actively challenge, evolve, and pursue stronger work together
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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.
