Brand Strategy Director
At a glance
Director-level Brand Marketing role at Djeholdings. Bogota · full-time.
Pay not stated Brand Marketing salary
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What you'll do
- Set strategy for major Latin American clients and prospects by linking business problems with culture, audiences and communications
- Advise senior clients on difficult challenges and surface possibilities that extend beyond the immediate assignment
- Turn research, cultural signals, audience knowledge and business context into insights, strategy and narratives
- Give creative teams direction through strong briefs, then work closely with them to shape the work
- Grow client relationships and new business, while leading regional strategists and exploring AI and emerging technology for strategy work
What you bring
- You bring substantial experience in brand, creative, communications or integrated strategy
- You can take work from a business problem and insight through to strategy, narrative and creative possibilities
- You have advised senior clients, grown client relationships and helped win new business
- You have led people and worked across disciplines and markets, with fluency in English and Spanish
Who this fits
This is a senior regional role based in Bogotá, working with clients and teams across Latin America. You'll need to combine regional leadership with hands-on strategy work, and the role includes developing strategists.
From the employer
Edelman is a voice synonymous with trust, reimagining a future where the currency of communication is action. Our culture thrives on three promises: boldness is possibility, empathy is progress, and curiosity is momentum.
At Edelman, we understand diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) transform our colleagues, our company, our clients, and our communities. We are in relentless pursuit of an equitable and inspiring workplace that is respectful of all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust, collaboration and belonging.
STRATEGY DIRECTOR – LATAM
Do you see Strategy as more than briefs and presentations? Are you curious about culture, brands and people, but equally interested in the business challenges behind them? Do you believe communications can build trust, shape behavior and drive growth?
Edelman Colombia is looking for a Strategy Director to help lead and elevate Strategy across Latin America.
We are looking for someone who combines strong strategic craft with creative instinct, cultural intelligence, client leadership and commercial thinking.
Someone who can uncover the insight that changes the conversation, inspire great creative work and identify opportunities before they become briefs.
This is a senior regional role based in Colombia, Bogotá, working across markets, clients and disciplines throughout Latin America.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Lead strategy for major clients and opportunities across LATAM, connecting business challenges, culture, audiences and communications.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior clients, bringing clarity to complex challenges and identifying opportunities beyond the immediate brief.
- Turn research, cultural signals, audience intelligence and business context into sharp insights and compelling strategies.
- Inspire creative work through strong briefs, strategic direction and close partnership with Creative teams.
- Bring an earned-first perspective to how brands build relevance, trust and influence.
- Identify opportunities to grow client relationships and play a leading strategic role in new business.
- Partner across Creative, Intelligence, Digital, Corporate and Client Leadership to develop integrated solutions.
- Lead and develop strategists while helping raise the quality and ambition of Strategy across the region.
- Explore how AI, intelligence and emerging technologies can make strategic work smarter and more impactful.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- Strong experience in brand, creative, communications or integrated strategy.
- Excellent strategic craft, from business challenge and insight through strategy, narrative and creative opportunity.
- Experience advising senior clients and influencing conversations beyond the communications brief.
- Strong creative judgment and experience partnering with creative teams.
- A commercial mindset, with experience growing client relationships and contributing to new business.
- Experience leading people and working across multidisciplinary teams and markets.
- Strong cultural intelligence, research instincts and storytelling skills.
- The ability to operate as both a regional leader and a hands-on strategist when needed.
- Fluent English and Spanish.
THE TEAM IS HERE FOR YOU
- The opportunity to help shape and elevate Strategy across Edelman Latin America.
- Regional and global collaboration with strategists, creatives, researchers and specialists.
- Exposure to ambitious brands and complex business, cultural and reputation challenges.
- Space to challenge conventions, develop talent and push our strategic thinking forward.
- The opportunity to help grow clients, the business and the next generation of Strategy talent.
If you are excited about finding the insight others miss, helping clients see opportunities differently and creating strategies that earn attention, build trust and drive growth, we would love to hear from you.
We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
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