Senior Director, Creative StrategyNewNew York, NY

Senior Director, Creative Strategy

Semafor is a global news platform for an increasingly complex world in which consumers are overwhelmed by too many news sources and unsure what to trust. We are building Semafor to enable world-class journalists to deliver reporting and insights with rigor in journalistic forms that ensure a new level of transparency. Our editors and reporters distill the most important stories from all over in formats that uncover the forces shaping the stories, explain the interests behind polarizing narratives, and replenish the stock of shared facts. As a global platform, Semafor recognizes that smart people can disagree and that informed readers need to understand alternative points of view from competing centers of power and culture in a multi-polar world. Want to join us? Read on.

About This Role

The Director / Senior Director of Creative Strategy leads high priority client proposals in addition to managing creative strategists. This role is responsible for developing and guiding original marketing strategies, brand narratives, and strategic thought leadership platforms, codified into thoughtful proposals for partners across industries and markets, focusing initially on New York, DC, Africa, and Gulf regions. In this role, you will be expected to master clients' priorities and challenges, and authoritatively operationalize cross-functional processes to develop best-in-class presentations and proposal deliverables. This is a highly demanding role which requires balanced expertise across creative and consultative marketing strategy, surgical resource management, and cross-functional collaboration with a deep understanding of how media and events businesses operate.

Your Responsibilities

Industry-Leading Proposal Creation

• Develop original marketing strategies, brand narratives, and strategic thought leadership platforms tailored to client needs.
• Create the Semafor benchmark for proposals and presentations with compelling narratives, clear media strategies, and innovative ideas.
• Utilize research and data to craft thoughtful, strategic, and engaging proposals that map to advertiser objectives and KPIs, including Semafor's first party data tools.
• Show clear connections between client brand challenges and proposed partnership solutions.
• Drive brainstorms and creative ideation processes with internal teams, sales leads, and clients to craft winning proposals.

Client Collaboration and Cross-Functional Coordination

Leadership and Team Management

Brand and Market Expertise

What Makes You Qualified

Additional Job Details

This position is based in New York, NY or Washington D.C. at Semafor Headquarters. Candidates must be willing to work flexible hours and travel domestically and internationally on an as-needed basis. Comprehensive employee benefits : unlimited PTO, medical, dental, vision, short & long-term disability, flexible spending, health savings accounts, life insurance, 401(k), pre-Tax commuter benefits. Salary Range : $180,000 - $195,000 is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc.

Semafor offers a Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) policy to our full-time, salaried employees who may take paid time off as-needed without a prescribed limit or defined balance. Semafor, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. Semafor, Inc. will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and / or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.