At GREY, we create Famously Effective ideas that move people, business, and the world forward – harnessing the power of creativity to solve business problems – for the world’s most influential brands. Our core values – creativity, unity, empathy, and service – power the work we do in each of our 25+ studios across six continents.
POSITION OVERVIEW
Reporting to the Global Chief Strategy Officer at GREY NY, the Chief Strategy Officer is responsible for three core aspects of the studio. First the CSO is responsible for the leadership of Grey NY strategy department and the three strategic disciplines it contains– brand, data, and engagement strategy. Second, in partnership with the NY CCO and MD, the CSO is responsible for the development of award winning Famously Effective Ideas. And finally, as an active member of the NY leadership team the CSO is responsible for the culture and management of NY studio.
You will lead and manage a group of 20+ strategists, across three disciplines and at various levels and will be charged with the quality of their work, their growth and professional fulfillment. Creating a culture that makes them as good as they can possibly be is something you’ll strive to for every day, and the ethic of pushing for excellence will course through every action you take and interaction you have. In addition, you will be expected to directly lead several clients and contribute to others as needed as well as leading all new business efforts.
Finally, as the strategic leader of the NY studio, the work you personally impact must be seen as markers, to department, studio and network, for what great, Famously Effective Idea inspiring, strategy looks like.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- The quality of the strategic offering within the studio through the adoption and evolution of the Grey’s tri-skill model
- Ensuring that the insights and briefs they power are of the highest order and inspiring Famously Effective ideas
- Be the right-hand of the studio CCO and ECDs – able to work closely with them to take strategic and creative output to the next level.
- Work closely with creative leadership to help support, sell, to make those ideas a reality
- Develop and maintain meaningful relationships with senior-most clients to ensure their strategic needs are being exceeded
- Partner studio leadership and other department leads to push the agency forward, solve issues before they become problems, and find opportunities to do Famously Effective work
- Present to the highest level of an organization and effectively persuade others, making the complex simple and the simple compelling
- Lead and win pitches with authority and inspiration, serving as a driving force for the team.
- Lead the strategy department, creating an positive environment that attracts talent and encourages growth and development.
- Serve as a Famously Effective thought leader and subject matter expert within the studio, with clients, and within the industry at large
- Contribute to the overall agency culture through exemplary modeling of our core values
- Craft well-written narratives that display a gift for storytelling and persuasive delivery
- Look beyond your to-do list to think proactively about what client and new business situations demand and make it happen
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
- Have a proven track record of doing work that inspires great work
- Be a proven positive force for change
- Impressive storytelling and public speaking skills
- Significant experience leading and winning new business presentations and workshops
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams, preferably across disciplines.
- 15+ years of experience in advertising or related field
WHO YOU ARE
- Creative: Putting together two things to create a third thing no one’s ever seen before
- Productive: Acting on ideas to make things happen and get stuff done
- Collaborative: Focused on the greater good versus personal gain
- Adaptable: Ready and able to embrace change
The base salary for this position at the time of this posting may range from $300,000 to $380,000. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, click here for more details.
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At GREY we believe that being diverse, equitable and inclusive means we will be a company where ideas reflect, connect to, and impact culture because we are a place where everyone can fully participate in the work of making our ideas creative, famous and therefore effective in the world. Where every person is valued for distinctive skills, experiences and perspectives. It is supported by committed leadership, studio values, behaviors, policies and procedures that promote a culture where everyone’s difference is valued.
GREY is a place where who you are - your race, ethnicity, nationality, age, physical and mental abilities, sexual orientation, gender/gender identity, religious beliefs, political beliefs, socioeconomic status, family status - will not cause disparity in your experience, but instead energizes your creativity and becomes an important and beneficial part of the work you do.
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What We Do
Grey's mission is to create Famously Effective ideas that move people, business and the world forward—harnessing the power of creativity to solve business problems and deliver growth for the world's most influential brands and companies such as Procter & Gamble, Volvo, Haleon, Kellogg's, Applebee's, Modelo, The Coca-Cola Company, TUMI, and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Grey is proud to be part of AKQA Group—an international family of autonomous agencies with shared values and an independent mindset, backed by WPP (NYSE: WPP). In recent years, Grey has won a Grand Effie in every market it operates; has been named a Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace; ADWEEK'S "Global Agency of the Year" twice; ADVERTISING AGE's "Agency of the Year" and CAMPAIGN magazine's "Global Network of the Year" in recognition of its creative and business performance.
