Strategy Partner

The role

The Strategy Partner will drive strategic thinking across client work, pitches, thought leadership, agency initiatives, awards and the team at Wavemaker UK. The role builds client relationships, owns pitch narratives, writes industry thought leadership and mentors junior staff.

What you will do

• Build relationships with senior client and partner agency stakeholders and drive brand growth beyond briefs
• Quality control all client presentations and workshops
• Own the narrative and comms strategy for pitches, including written responses and chemistries
• Build audience understanding and commission bespoke research such as focus groups
• Write regular thought leadership pieces for top industry titles and agency projects
• Speak on industry panels and network to stay current on industry thinking
• Develop and drive Positive Provocation and agency initiatives such as training and inclusive and sustainable planning
• Coach and mentor junior agency members with strategic strengths
• Oversee award entries for client accounts and rewrite them to be the strongest possible
• Lead team debates and inspiration sessions and share research, tools and stimuli

Required qualifications

• Storytelling and persuasion skills to build a compelling narrative end to end
• Knowledge of marketing and media industry theory and key literature
• Creativity in thinking, combining data, insight and media formats
• Critical thinking to analyse business, media and human challenges and form a point of view
• Right to work in the UK

Benefits

• Competitive medical insurance
• Group retirement plans
• Vision and dental insurance
• Significant paid time off
• Preferential partner discounts
• Employee mental health awareness days
• Access to WPP Media and WPP global networks and learning opportunities
• Employee resource groups and in-office events

Before you apply

• Candidates must have the right to work in the UK
• Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted

About the company

WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data and partnerships. It is an equal opportunity employer that works in a hybrid approach.