Associate Strategy Director

For the work:

Deeply understand human beings. Real ones. The ones we’re making the work for. You’re good at finding what they need. At identifying real problems to solve for them. You find humanity in data. And ultimately, you define a genuine role that brands can play in their lives.

Get into the world and into culture. We don’t expect you to be a world-famous TikTokker, DJ or photographer (although we would welcome it). We do expect that you develop strategy informed by culture, so that we inform culture in turn.

Innovation: instill market-leading innovations in digital and social strategy that our clients couldn’t get anywhere else

For our clients:

Understand our client’s business. Not better than our clients do. That’s crazy and an insult to our clients. But understand it: how they make money and their business strategy, that, we must do.

Building & maintaining trusted client relationships: being on speed dial for our clients to align on challenges, opportunities or ambitions. In this, utilising the most advanced thinking and approaches to deliver incremental improvements on ROI for any type of business.

Be a partner + confidante: Usher them when they want it, guide them if they need it. We work in partnership with our clients, it helps the work and it helps the team, so we need the relationships in place to do so.

For the team:

Work autonomously, together. We want you to feel autonomous – that your work is yours. At the same time, we expect you to enrich your work with other people’s perspectives.

Be comfortable in a debate. We’re not order takers. We disagree a lot. With everyone. Not because it’s fun, but because it’s necessary for better work.

Lead . Not in a performative way, more, set the tone. Motivate with your actions. Push the boundaries. That kinda way.

A flexible, hybrid working policy (2 days from the office, depending on location).

An excellent salary based on experience and equal pay policies

Pension, free private healthcare, mental health support, and company sick pay scheme.

26 days paid holiday (plus UK Bank Holidays).

Refreshments are provided in the office all week, as well as drinks at 4 pm on a Thursday.

Help getting you to work with a season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme.

Enhanced family friendly policies to support new parents.

The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications.

Global annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities.

We are a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, we create what is next by pioneering ideas, acting fast, and moving further because standing still just is not in our DNA.

We are drawn to people who stay curious, move with intent, and never stop inventing. Our culture runs on three values: better together, relentlessly curious, and get sh*t done. It is how we work, how we grow, and how we make things that matter.

At DEPT®, you will find the freedom to explore, the space to collaborate, and the trust to make a real impact for our clients, for each other, and for the world we are helping to build.

At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.

Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine.

We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us. Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts here .