Strategy Director

VSA Partners•Chicago, IL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

VSA’s purpose is to design for a better human experience. As a strategy and design agency, we blend consumer insights and data with human-centered design to activate meaningful, motivating and measurable experiences in an increasingly noisy world. With offices in Chicago, New York and San Francisco, VSA offers a full range of fully integrated capabilities—branding, advertising, data science and technology—all under one roof. VSA is also a proud member of Meet The People, an international family of unified and independent agencies. For more than 40 years, we have delivered solutions for business and creative leaders at some of the world’s most respected brands and forward-thinking organizations, including Google, Nike and IBM.

Requirements

MBA or Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of experience in strategy or strategic consulting (business, brand and/or integrated marketing).
Experience in research, analytics, and/or client-side brand management or marketing.
Experience with B2B, B2C, finance, and technology brands/companies.
Strong experience in digital and CX strategy.
Strong brand strategy + business strategy + digital (experience) acumen.
Experience managing multiple projects and juggling competing priorities.
Business strategy/transformation experience.
Strong qualitative and quantitative research skills.
Outstanding communication, writing and presentation skills.

Nice To Haves

A leader and a team player.
A natural fit in a right-brain/left-brain work environment.
Data-driven, customer-centric mindset.
An entrepreneurial spirit.
An affinity for tackling complex problems.
An inclination to embrace ambiguity and respond to change with agility.
Able to work fast and hypothesize quickly.
Flexible style and a desire to create better ways to work.
High emotional intelligence.

Responsibilities

Lead and collaborate with teams, acting as a mentor and open learner.
Apply analytical, critical, and creative thinking to solve complex problems.
Utilize qualitative and quantitative research methodologies to uncover consumer insights and understand human behavior.
Drive projects forward with an entrepreneurial spirit, defining paths and taking initiative.
Tackle complex problems with multiple layers and create clear paths forward.
Embrace ambiguity and adapt to changing environments by creating structure.
Gather inputs efficiently to develop sound hypotheses and move work forward quickly.
Communicate thinking clearly through questions, hypotheses, and recommendations for internal and external audiences.
Build strong relationships across disciplines and experience levels with high emotional intelligence.

Benefits

The chance to be a part of a growing company and the next success story
Amazing opportunities for career development
Recognition programs
Employee referral bonus
Fun and collaborative work environment
Casual dress code
Insurance Coverage (medical, dental, vision, life, and disability)
401(k) retirement plan, with employer 4% match
Work/life benefits, including mental health and wellbeing support
Flexible Time Off Policy
Paid holidays, including agency soft closing Christmas Eve-New Year's Day
Paid leave options, including sick leave, medical leave for self and family, and parental leave