Strategy Director

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Ho Chi Minh City, VNM
In-Office
Expert/Leader
AdTech • Marketing Tech
The Role
Leads strategic planning for integrated marketing and creative agency accounts. Manages strategists, conducts market and consumer research, develops campaign narratives and communication strategies, shapes creative briefs and go-to-market plans, and guides proposals and client presentations. Collaborates with Account and Creative teams while providing strategic oversight throughout project execution. Requires extensive agency strategy experience, strong analytical and storytelling skills, and confidence presenting to clients.
Summary Generated by Built In
The purpose of this role is to manage senior strategists and planner/junior on day-to-day client strategy needs on a single account or group of accounts – guiding insight generation, creative briefs, selling narratives, strategic POVs and go-to market plans

Job Description:

Job Description: 

Strategic Research & Insight Discovery 

  • Conduct market, industry, and consumer research. 

  • Perform competitive analysis, evaluate communication activities, track industry shifts, and set campaign benchmarks. 

  • Analyze target audience behavior, consumer insights, and cultural nuances to inform and shape campaign strategies. 

Strategy Development & Campaign Narrative 

  • Formulate strategic direction, communication channels, and cohesive campaign narratives tailored to client business goals and briefs. 

  • Propose strategic recommendations for campaign concepts, platform ideas, messaging frameworks, and audience engagement approaches. 

  • Provide strategic consultation for integrated marketing campaigns (IMC) and brand experiential activations. 

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Proposal Management 

  • Collaborate closely with Account and Creative teams to build strategic frameworks and unified communication directions. 

  • Review, refine, and finalize pitch decks/proposals prior to major client presentations. 

  • Adjust and optimize strategic directions based on internal feedback and client inputs throughout the pitch process. 

Client Engagement & Execution Alignment 

  • Participate in client briefs, Work-In-Progress (WIP) meetings, internal brainstorms, and client presentations alongside the Account team. 

  • Provide continuous strategic oversight across project phases to ensure strategic alignment and consistency across all deliverables. 

Qualifications & Experience 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field. Appreciate for short-course or training new technology such as AI. 

  • Experience: 10–15+ years of strategic planning experience in an Integrated/Creative Agency, ideally handling Tech or Consumer Electronics accounts. 

  • Strong analytical mindset to translate market research and consumer insights into compelling campaign narratives and proposal decks. 

  • High flexibility and strong openness to new thinking, modern approaches, and emerging channels. 

  • Excellent storytelling, presentation, and English skills; confident in pitching to clients and bridging Creative and Account teams

Location:

Ho Chi Minh City

Brand:

Dentsu Redder

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Fixed Term Contract (Fixed Term)

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field
  • 10-15+ years of strategic planning experience in an integrated or creative agency
  • Experience handling technology or consumer electronics accounts
  • Strong analytical ability to translate market research and consumer insights into campaign narratives and proposal decks
  • Flexibility and openness to new thinking, modern approaches, and emerging channels
  • Excellent storytelling, presentation, and English language skills
  • Confidence pitching to clients and bridging Creative and Account teams
  • Training or short-course knowledge in emerging technologies such as AI

dentsu Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about dentsu and has not been reviewed or approved by dentsu.

  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental leave at full pay and caregiver supports (including backup care) are emphasized as standout elements. Feedback suggests family-oriented benefits are a strong part of the package.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Flexible or unlimited PTO, extensive paid holidays, and a year-end office closure are established components. Feedback suggests time-off policies are generous and add meaningful flexibility.
  • Retirement Support A large, established 401(k) plan with employer matching is clearly documented. Feedback suggests retirement benefits feel competitive and straightforward.

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