Job description
Associate Director, Strategy (Bilingual)
Position: Full-Time
Location: Remote
OVERVIEW
Movement Strategy is seeking a Bilingual (English/Spanish) Associate Strategy Director to help lead strategic development within a Pod, partnering closely with Strategy, Creative, Content & Engagement, Paid Media, and Account to deliver culturally fluent, insight-led, platform-native work. This role supports a brand pod that requires regular collaboration with Spanish-speaking artists, partners, and stakeholders.
In this role, you serve as a senior strategic partner who supports the Pod’s strategic vision, drives core strategic workstreams, develops briefs and frameworks, and shapes the insights that guide creative development. While not the final strategic authority, you take elevated ownership across strategy outputs and help mentor Strategists and Senior Strategists on the Pod.
You may also be activated for new business pitches and provide overflow strategic support to other Pods when senior-level insight or strategic reinforcement is needed.
A BIT ABOUT US
Movement Strategy creates content and campaigns for the world’s most exciting brands. We win awards, make headlines, shatter engagement numbers and celebrate the journey along the way. It’s why companies like Netflix, Amazon, Spotify, and Intuit come to us again and again.
We’re fully remote with hubs in New York, Denver, and LA, and a presence all across the US. We believe collaboration is what takes our work from good to great, and at times, even to legendary status. We champion diverse opinions and creativity in every department, and provide professional development and learning opportunities with the goal of helping you discover your best work today, and learn how to make it even better in the future.
KEY FOCUS AREAS
Pod Leadership & Strategic Partnership
- Support the Strategy Director or Pod Lead in upholding the Pod’s strategic vision and day-to-day priorities.
- Act as a senior strategic partner, helping steer integrated decision-making across Creative, C&E, Paid Media, and Account.
- Provide structure, clarity, and directional POVs during Pod planning, creative development, and cross-functional discussions.
- Help the Pod anticipate cultural and platform shifts, identifying opportunities for proactive ideation.
Brand & Communications Strategy
- Build strategic frameworks including brand strategy inputs, messaging architectures, consumer journeys, comms strategies, and narrative frameworks.
- Write and refine creative briefs grounded in sharp insights and actionable direction.
- Ensure all creative development ladders back to a strong strategic foundation with a single-minded point of view.
- Translate research, insights, and consumer behavior into compelling strategic narratives.
Data-Driven Insights & Measurement
- Lead or oversee recurring strategic reporting, synthesizing platform analytics, social listening, audience insights, and cultural trends.
- Build KPI frameworks and partner with Strategy Directors on measurement models and benchmarking.
- Interpret quantitative and qualitative data into clear, compelling, client-ready insights.
- Identify optimization opportunities and provide strategic recommendations based on performance.
Trend Intelligence, Culture & Strategic Agility
- Continuously track culture, category activity, creator behavior, and platform shifts relevant to the brand.
- Bring forward reactive or future-facing opportunities rooted in insight.
- Support rapid problem-solving, iteration, and test-and-learn approaches within the Pod.
- Inspire creative and C&E partners using insight-led inspiration and cultural POVs.
Creative Partnership & Cross-Functional Integration
- Partner closely with Creative Directors, ACDs, Copywriters, Designers, C&E Managers, and Paid Media counterparts to guide and align work
- Provide strategic context during brainstorms, creative reviews, and working sessions.
- Evaluate creative concepts for strategic integrity and alignment with brief direction.
- Help translate insights into creative opportunity areas and storytelling angles.
Client Leadership & Presentation Excellence
- Present insights, briefs, reporting, and recommendation decks with clarity and confidence.
- Build relationships with client partners, earning trust through sharp insights and steady, thoughtful communication.
- Support Strategy Directors or Pod Leads in annual planning and major strategic presentations.
Pod Strategy Operations & Ways of Working
- Help ensure strategic outputs integrate smoothly into Pod processes, rituals, and cross-functional workflows.
- Bring structure to ambiguous or complex challenges and contribute to operational clarity.
- Collaborate with Project Management on strategic prioritization and workflow efficiency.
New Business & Cross-Pod Strategic Reinforcement
- Support new business pitches with insight development, strategic POVs, category/competitive research, deck building, and narrative structure
- Jump into other Pods or business units when senior-level strategic support is needed for high-priority initiatives.
- Partner with Strategy leadership to align on strategic consistency and cross-Pod needs.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 7–8+ years of experience in strategy (social, digital, brand, comms, or integrated).
- Strong experience in building insights, comms plans, messaging architectures, and consumer journeys.
- Advanced skills in research, social listening, analytics, and performance interpretation.
- Experience presenting to senior-level clients and guiding strategic discussions.
- Strong ability to synthesize complex inputs and translate them into clear strategic direction.
- Deep familiarity with social platforms, cultural trends, and audience behavior.
IDEAL QUALITIES
- Experience in the music or entertainment industry.
- Insight-driven with a sharp, nuanced strategic POV.
- Collaborative, low-ego, and strong in cross-functional environments.
- Analytical and creative — comfortable moving between data and storytelling.
- Confident, composed, and adaptable in fast-paced or high-pressure environments.
- Proactive, experimental, and future-oriented.
Benefits & Perks
Movement Strategy’s approach to the future of work: We embrace a remote culture and empower our employees to work wherever they feel most productive. To facilitate in-person collaboration, we have a partnership with WeWork which allows our employees to have a membership to any location nationwide.
As a leader in social advertising, we rely on the creativity of our people to deliver the best work for our clients. In return, we invest in our employees by offering them a diverse suite of benefits from best-in-class carriers, with enough choice and flexibility to keep our team and their families healthy and happy today and tomorrow.
100% employer contribution for health (base plan), vision, and dental
401K Retirement Plan with Company Match
Short and Long Term Disability
Life Insurance & AD&D
Paid Parental Leave
Fully-Remote Agency
Flexible Paid Time Off
- Take-As-You-Need Paid Time Off
- Take-As-You-Need Paid Mental Health Days
- 10 days minimum required off per year
Company Paid Holidays + More
Week-Long Winter Agency Closure
Support for continued education
New Business Referral Bonus
Movement Journey Program - Stipend for personal growth
Health and Wellness Program
WeWork Membership
Positive Impact and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committees
Employee Resource Groups
SALARY & COMPENSATION
In compliance with local and state law, we are disclosing the compensation for roles that will be performed in New York City, Colorado, and California. The range listed is just one component of Movement Strategy’s total compensation package for employees. Individual compensation varies based on location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards.
A successful applicant’s actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, skill sets, years of relevant experience, qualifications, and certifications or other professional licenses held. Movement Strategy prides itself on providing competitive salaries and actively works to ensure there is pay equity across the company.
Pay Range: $118 - 128k salary per year
Movement Strategy is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they check every single box. Movement Strategy is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages those from historically and systemically marginalized communities to apply.
We believe that what we put out into the world matters. And since we were founded on the principles of paving our own path, we take bold steps toward what we believe is the right direction. This means addressing the big stuff: the systems of inequality that impact some of us far more than others. As culture creators, we firmly believe we have a responsibility to our colleagues, clients, communities, and the industry to live up to the Movement’s name. We confront inequities head-on as they come, knowing that this work is never done and that we must keep the momentum.
