Group Director, Client Strategy (Group Media Director)

About this role

The Role

As a Group Director, Client Strategy, you are a senior business and strategic leader responsible for a portfolio of enterprise and high-growth client relationships. You lead multiple Directors and their books of business, ensuring strategic excellence, operational rigor, and strong financial performance across your pod. Serving as both an executive client advisor and organizational leader, you drive integrated marketing strategies, strengthen executive partnerships, and deliver portfolio-level growth while setting the standard for cross-functional collaboration and commercial accountability.

You balance visionary leadership with disciplined execution, guiding full-funnel strategies across an integrated media ecosystem which includes paid, owned, and earned channels, while ensuring measurement, audience strategy, and creative align to business outcomes. Beyond client success, you develop high-performing leaders, strengthen operational systems, and contribute to agency-wide strategic initiatives. At Wpromote, we empower leaders to think boldly, foster an inclusive culture, and create meaningful impact for our clients, our people, and our business.

At Wpromote, we believe that great work is only possible with great people. Our goal is to build a better, more inclusive work environment and support our people at every stage of their careers by prioritizing a strong work-life balance through our policies and benefits listed below. As a Best Place to Work according to both Ad Age and Glassdoor and Adweek’s Fastest Growing Digital Agency, we are moving fast to expand our teams and bring new experts into the fold to keep pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in marketing.

We offer:

-Remote-first culture -Unlimited PTO -Extended Holiday break (Winter) -Flexible schedules -Work from anywhere options* -100% paid parental leave -401(k) matching -Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Pet Insurance -Sponsored life insurance -Short Term Disability insurance and additional voluntary insurance -Annual Class Pass credits and more!

The anticipated annual salary for this role will range from $157,000 - $180,000, based on consideration of a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years and depth of experience, education and certifications, competitive benchmarks, scope of responsibility, market dynamics, geographic location, and respective state’s salary threshold for exempt employees. The total compensation package for this role will include benefits (listed above) and an annual performance bonus. This role has an associated annual target bonus component which is paid out based on a number of factors which include Company performance, department performance, and individual performance. Bonuses are not guaranteed and you must be an active employee in good standing and not on a Performance Improvement Plan to be eligible for the annual bonus.

*This position may be performed remotely in most states within the US, with some exclusions **While this role offers the flexibility to work remotely, we have office hubs in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, where you can join in on learning and development opportunities, fun events, take advantage of a space to work, and collaborate in person! ***This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship

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#LI-JL #LI-Remote You Will Be

Owning a portfolio of strategic client relationships, ensuring retention, revenue growth, and profitability across multiple accounts

Leading and mentoring a team of Directors, setting performance standards and driving development

Elevating cross-channel, full-funnel integrated media strategy across paid, owned, and earned channels

Ensuring cohesive media mix design, budget allocation strategy, audience architecture, creative integration, and advanced measurement frameworks

Serving as an executive-level escalation point and strategic advisor for senior client stakeholders

Leading high-stakes executive engagements including QBRs, annual planning, and transformational growth initiatives

Driving portfolio-level forecasting, staffing alignment, and margin management in partnership with Operations and Finance

Identifying same-store growth opportunities and partnering with Business Development to support new business strategy and pitches

Scaling best practices across teams to improve planning rigor, reporting clarity, and strategic storytelling

Partnering with Analytics to operationalize MTA, MMM, incrementality testing, and advanced measurement

Spearheading innovation initiatives, emerging channel pilots, and first-to-market tests that strengthen agency POVs

Collaborating with executive leadership to solve organizational challenges and contribute to company growth goals

Providing regular portfolio health updates and strategic insights to senior agency leadership

You Must Have

11+ years of experience in media planning/strategy, marketing strategy, or integrated client leadership within an agency

6+ years of experience leading senior-level team members and managing multiple client portfolios

Proven track record overseeing complex, multi-channel accounts with full P&L responsibility

Strong financial and commercial acumen, including revenue forecasting, margin management, and resource planning

Demonstrated success managing executive-level client relationships and navigating complex stakeholder environments

Deep expertise in full-funnel strategy…