Director of Strategy

Los Angeles, CA

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Digital Media Management (DMM) is a leading full service digital agency, content studio and incubator specializing in social-first, “always-entertaining” marketing. DMM works with movie studios, television networks, streaming services and consumer brands to create groundbreaking social media campaigns via fan activations, innovative content creation, results-driven paid media planning, and strategic influencer-brand partnerships.

We’re currently seeking a Director of Strategy to join our Los Angeles based entertainment division. This role will lead a team of Strategists that work with various client teams to develop best-in-class social media strategies for our partners. The Director will oversee the RFP process for new business and seek out incremental opportunities for existing clients. This position is a key leader amongst the TV and Streaming team, collaborating with other department leads to continuously evolve DMM’s strategic perspective and approach.

Your Impact:

Partners with account Directors and department heads to identify opportunities for growth and innovation in both new business and existing client teams
Oversees a team of Strategists that lead the creation and execution of strategic deliverables
Responsible for setting and enabling all aspects of the strategic process: setting KPIs and benchmarks, developing timelines, organizing brainstorms, cross-team collaboration, developing decks and collecting feedback from internal stakeholders
Establishes and empowers a standard of excellence for strategic approach and deliverables for all Strategists
Partners with Creative team leadership to optimize creative opportunities in the pitch and deliverables process
Serves as an ongoing strategic resource for DMM leadership teams
Leads learning for Strategy team, identifying opportunities for ongoing education for team members, while devising systems for development of those learnings for clients
Acts as a strategic thought leader in relevant client meetings with ability to communicate at an executive level with clients
Develops competitive analysis and qualitative and quantitative research standards for clients
Ability to lead strategy presentations

Your Experience:

Experience leading RFPs, pitches and or campaign strategies for entertainment clients
Strong communication and interpersonal skills as well as presentation skills
Experience with social media strategies and research tactics
Experience leading a team

$125,000 - $140,000 a year

The salary range for this role is $125,000-140,000 and is based on experience, responsibilities of the position, subject matter expertise and is location specific.

We also know how important benefits are to your overall compensation package and take them seriously. Work/life balance, health insurance, DEI and training are all an important part of the DMM DNA. (Benefits are dependent on eligibility.)

Benefits: DMM pays 100% of the cost for employee medical, dental, and vision premiums, as well as covers 40% of dependent premium costs. Employer paid life insurance A tax-advantaged health savings account (HSA)A 401(k) plan that provides employees an annual company matchPaid family leave

Work/Life Balance: Open PTO: DMM offers unlimited vacation & sick daysDMM Fridays: Employees have the opportunity to sign off early and kick-start their weekends at 2pm on Fridays

DEI: DMM offers DEI specific training focused on preventing discrimination and harassment in the workplaceERGs focusing on diverse perspectives across DMM to promote diversity, inclusion, and shared experiences Generous donation match to non-profits of interest to our employees

Training: Extensive onboarding that includes working with multiple departments to learn the DMM wayFrequent trainings on the latest tools and trends and how to optimize them for our clients

Company culture you ask? Our company culture is casual, fun, and empowering. There is a lot of room for growth in this role! That’s right, no glass ceiling and room to learn.

Digital Media Management is an equal opportunity employer. We work together to create a space that fosters diversity and inclusion across race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, age, national origin, and veteran status. Our diversity strategy is simple: grow a team of creative, innovative, passionate people from varied backgrounds to produce best-in-class digital campaigns.