Senior Manager, Strategy

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. Lead discovery work for clients and prospects by researching audiences, categories and competitors and using RDS and Salient to assess brand positioning and growth opportunities.

Posted 11/11/2026full-timeLeeds • United KingdomSenior💰 £56,000 - £65,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in integrated communications and cross-channel media strategy, with a strong ability to translate complex business challenges into actionable strategic frameworks. Proven track record in delivering measurable commercial outcomes through collaboration and mentorship.

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Integrated Communications StrategyCross-Channel Media StrategyAudience Insight AnalysisCommercial Impact MeasurementMentorship and Coaching

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Hard Skills

Strategic PlanningBrand PositioningKPI DevelopmentMedia RecommendationsPerformance Analysis

Soft Skills

Relationship BuildingChallenging ThinkingCollaborationMentoring

Tools & Technologies

RDSSalientAI-Powered PlatformsPerformance Tools

Industry Keywords

Brand DiscoveryCommercial LeversGrowth DriversMulti-Channel Environments

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead discovery work for clients and prospects by researching audiences, categories and competitors and using RDS and Salient to assess brand positioning and growth opportunities.
Identify constraints holding brands back and build strategic plans around them.
Develop integrated strategies across search, social, creators, AI and third-party platforms with KPIs tied to commercial outcomes.
Build coordinated paid and organic channel plans.
Translate strategy into practical media and communications recommendations considering context, culture, audience and content.
Collaborate with Marketing Science, Organic Media, Paid Media and Creative to connect strategy to delivery.
Brief and challenge specialists through activation.
Track brand discovery over time and evolve plans to build momentum.
Present recommendations to senior marketers and challenge their thinking.
Shape pitches and demonstrate the Discovery System in new-business work.
Mentor and develop junior strategists.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A strong background in integrated comms and cross-channel media strategy, ideally agency-side.
You can take a messy business challenge and turn it into a clear strategic framework and a plan people can act on.
You understand how people discover brands across paid, organic and AI-powered surfaces, and how those touchpoints work together to shift behaviour.
You’re comfortable pulling together qual, quant, performance, audience and cultural insight, and you know which to trust when they disagree.
You’re confident with the key industry tools for insight and planning, and keen to get stuck into ours.
You’ve delivered results in multi-channel environments and can show the commercial impact.
You understand business models, growth drivers and commercial levers, and can connect marketing activity to measurable outcomes.
You can brief and challenge channel specialists without losing the room.
You build trusted relationships with senior clients and aren’t afraid to push back when the evidence says so.
You’ve coached or mentored other strategists and enjoy helping people grow.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Pension - Matched up to 4%
Private medical insurance
Enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption pay
25 days annual leave
Christmas shutdown
Home working allowance