Strategy Director

Role Overview

Connexus are delighted to be partnering with one of Ireland’s leading creative agencies to appoint an experienced Strategy Director who can turn complex business challenges into inspiring strategic thinking that drives exceptional creative work.

This is a senior opportunity for someone who thrives at the intersection of business, brand, customer insight and creativity. You’ll work with major national brands and public sector organisations, helping shape campaigns, influence senior stakeholders and uncover opportunities that deliver real commercial impact.

The Opportunity

You’ll play a central role in defining strategic direction across a portfolio of high-profile clients, collaborating with creative, digital, production and client services teams to develop ideas that solve genuine business problems.

This role offers the opportunity to influence agency growth, shape new strategic offerings and contribute to winning new business while mentoring and developing strategic talent within the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead strategic thinking across a portfolio of flagship client accounts.
• Translate complex business and customer challenges into clear, actionable strategic opportunities.
• Develop compelling insights, propositions and creative briefs that inspire outstanding creative work.
• Partner closely with creative, digital and client teams throughout campaign development.
• Design research and insight programmes that uncover meaningful customer and market opportunities.
• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, acting as a strategic advisor.
• Lead strategy on pitches and support agency growth initiatives.
• Develop new strategic frameworks, tools and advisory services that add value for clients.
• Mentor colleagues and contribute to the continued evolution of the agency’s strategic offering.

About You

You’ll bring a combination of commercial thinking, strategic rigour and creative curiosity, with the ability to simplify complexity and inspire those around you.

We’re particularly interested in candidates who have:

• Significant experience in strategic planning within a creative, branding, communications or advertising environment.
• Strong expertise across brand strategy, customer strategy and commercial business strategy.
• Outstanding storytelling and presentation skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience developing strategic propositions, creative briefs and insight-led recommendations.
• A collaborative approach and a passion for working alongside multidisciplinary teams.
• A naturally curious mindset with the confidence to challenge assumptions and identify new opportunities.

Connexus are delighted to be partnering with one of Ireland’s leading creative agencies to appoint an experienced Strategy Director who can turn complex business challenges into inspiring strategic thinking that drives exceptional creative work.

This is a senior opportunity for someone who thrives at the intersection of business, brand, customer insight and creativity. You’ll work with major national brands and public sector organisations, helping shape campaigns, influence senior stakeholders and uncover opportunities that deliver real commercial impact.

The Opportunity

You’ll play a central role in defining strategic direction across a portfolio of high-profile clients, collaborating with creative, digital, production and client services teams to develop ideas that solve genuine business problems.

This role offers the opportunity to influence agency growth, shape new strategic offerings and contribute to winning new business while mentoring and developing strategic talent within the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead strategic thinking across a portfolio of flagship client accounts.
• Translate complex business and customer challenges into clear, actionable strategic opportunities.
• Develop compelling insights, propositions and creative briefs that inspire outstanding creative work.
• Partner closely with creative, digital and client teams throughout campaign development.
• Design research and insight programmes that uncover meaningful customer and market opportunities.
• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, acting as a strategic advisor.
• Lead strategy on pitches and support agency growth initiatives.
• Develop new strategic frameworks, tools and advisory services that add value for clients.
• Mentor colleagues and contribute to the continued evolution of the agency’s strategic offering.

About You

You’ll bring a combination of commercial thinking, strategic rigour and creative curiosity, with the ability to simplify complexity and inspire those around you.

We’re particularly interested in candidates who have:

• Significant experience in strategic planning within a creative, branding, communications or advertising environment.
• Strong expertise across brand strategy, customer strategy and commercial business strategy.
• Outstanding storytelling and presentation skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience developing strategic propositions, creative briefs and insight-led recommendations.
• A collaborative approach and a passion for working alongside multidisciplinary teams.
• A naturally curious mindset with the confidence to challenge assumptions and identify new opportunities.