Brand Strategy Director

Story • San Francisco, CA

21h • $145,000 - $215,000

About The Position

Story is hiring a Brand Strategy Director to lead brand strategy for its deep-tech and science clients. The role turns research into clear positioning, messaging, and creative briefs; owns client relationships; and mentors strategists. The Director works closely with creative and client teams to carry strategy into work that people can understand and believe.

Requirements

• Experience leading brand strategy or account planning at an agency, consultancy, or studio.
• Experience owning client relationships and contributing to account growth.
• A track record of leading and mentoring strategists.
• Ability to build a brand platform from research and positioning through a usable creative brief.
• Experience pitching and scoping new work.
• Strong writing, presentation, and collaboration skills.
• Based in the SF Bay Area or willing to relocate.

Responsibilities

• Lead client accounts across strategy, delivery, relationships, and opportunities to grow the work.
• Build brand platforms from research through positioning, messaging architecture, and actionable creative briefs.
• Lead and mentor strategists, reviewing their strategic thinking and client-facing work.
• Partner with designers and creative teams to turn strategic recommendations into finished work.
• Contribute to new business pitches, scope discovery work, and plan subsequent phases.
• Interview founders and scientists and translate complex ideas into clear, compelling narratives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed