We're looking for a Strategy Director to join one of the most ambitious and high-profile global accounts in our network. Based in London, you'll be working as part of a cross-discipline, European hub team that develops the blueprint for media excellence across dozens of markets.

This role is ideal for someone with a proven track record in planning or strategy, who can translate vision into action-leading the development of robust comms strategies and ensuring flawless integration with commerce, content, social and production teams. You'll guide the transition from regional strategy to local activation and help bring together all agency partners under a unified direction.

You'll be joining a strategically driven, creatively curious team working at the heart of a client that is widely regarded as one of the best partners in the industry.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading end-to-end media strategy development across European markets
• Responding to briefs and building clear, compelling rationales for cross-channel planning
• Collaborating with internal experts in commerce, social, content and production to deliver truly connected thinking
• Guiding annual media planning, go-to-market strategies and campaign blueprints
• Using data, tools and human insight to drive effectiveness and continual learning
• Engaging regularly with stakeholders across multiple disciplines and countries, You'll be at the centre of the action-not just creating decks, but influencing real, market-led implementation
• The planning starts here: the regional hub team owns strategy, while local teams activate
• Exposure to best-in-class tools and innovation, with full leadership support
• A team culture built around openness, shared learning, and delivering excellence together

Requirements

• Extensive experience in planning and/or strategy roles, ideally with an international focus
• A background that blends strategic thinking with operational know-how
• International or regional experience (ideal but not essential)
• Strong client management skills, able to challenge with clarity and confidence
• Experience briefing activation teams and translating strategy into detailed plans
• Familiarity with media tools and performance data
• Integrated thinking: experience working across media, data, content, social or commerce
• A natural leader, collaborator and communicator

About Us

With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at the centre of all we do.

We place a huge focus on our People and have driven flagship D&I and L&D programmes within Publicis Media; our goal is to help every individual reach their fullest potential and we encourage everyone to make "Brave Plays" in how they approach their work and their own career development.

Benefits

• WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year
• REFLECTION DAYS - Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day-to-day work and create time to focus on your well-being and self-care
• HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity, Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave
• FLEXIBLE WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP & BIRTHDAY DAY OFF You are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday, from your first day of employment

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week. We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness.

Publicis Groupe is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.