Associate Strategy Director

Associate Strategy Director

Anthesis Group

Barcelona, Spain

Summary of Role & Key Responsibilities

The Associate Strategy Director is responsible for leading the strategic vision and thinking excellence across key projects, ensuring strategic alignment, insight-driven vision, and commercial impact. This role combines high-level conceptual thinking with the ability to lead research, narrative development, and client management, guiding teams to deliver powerful and transformative strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Client Projects: Manage end-to-end strategy projects with minimal guidance. Support senior colleagues with independence and proactivity, and assist junior team members through effective delegation and briefing;
• Research & Insights: Write research proposals and design surveys or discussion guides. Identify and synthesize insights that inform the strategic direction;
• Strategic Thinking: Craft compelling and creative strategic narratives leading to purpose and creative territories. Achieve clear and directional strategies that progress or unlock clients' problems, and demonstrate the commercial impact of the work;
• Presenting: Deliver entire strategic presentations with ease. Harness creativity to drive engagement and handle client questions effectively;
• New Business: Confidently define the narrative and content for new business meetings and support client services with defining the process for Statements of Work (SOWs);
• Leadership: Actively foster strong relationships with clients and cross-functional teams. Take a pastoral role to develop more junior team members and act as a mentor.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Key Requirements, Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a strategy, planning, or brand consulting role, working with global brands;
• Proven ability to manage complex strategic projects from concept to completion with a focus on delivering commercial impact;
• Portfolio or examples demonstrating the successful development of brand strategies, purpose, or campaigns.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Strategic Skills: Proficiency in brief writing, research, benchmarking, and developing strategic frameworks;
• Commercial Management: Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage, plan, and deliver multiple projects to tight deadlines. Demonstrable ability to identify growth opportunities for clients and the agency;
• Communication & Relationships: Clear, concise, and effective communication with clients and internal teams. Ability to build trust, handle difficult feedback, and lead pitches and presentations;
• Attitude: You are a team player, with a positive attitude and a willingness to learn from others. You are inspired to continuously raise the strategy bar;
• On-trend: Stay up to date with the latest industry trends, market dynamics, and strategic approaches.