Hiring: EVP, Integrated Strategy Company: dentsu Location: Massachusetts, United States Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 14:42:02 Employment Type: Full-time / Remote About the job Experience: •13+ years strategy experience with deep expertise in BOTH creative strategy AND media strategy •Proven track record defining strategic ideas, not just executing them •Leadership experience building and developing teams •Enterprise-level relationship management; comfort briefing C-suite •Comprehensive expertise in how systems work- not just campaigns, but interconnected strategic systems Required Skills: •You believe that the best ideas scale, that coherence matters more than novelty, and that the team creating the strategy is as important as the strategy itself. You lead with conviction and curiosity. You build a culture where people think bigger about their work because they get excited about it. •Shape and create the Catalyzing Idea(s) that will help orchestrate across three distinct business units with sophistication and specificity •A builder of brand worlds that dimensionalize ideas- articulating character, conviction, and edges with rigor and specificity that drives great creative work •Develop the strategic narratives that help enterprise leadership understand not just what you're doing, but why it matters and how it moves their business •Bring the same strategic depth to idea development as to system deployment. The ideas are the work. They are not secondary to execution, and brave ideas matter. •Architect an Intelligent Story System: defining WHERE ideas reach the right audiences across all three business units and orchestrating HOW they show up in context •Identify audience signals that inform where and when each idea becomes urgent and inevitable •Ensure that as the system expands across channels, moments, and audiences, coherence never breaks. Every execution- whether retail media, pharmacy communications, or insurance education- radiates from the same idea Qualifications: •You have spent your career becoming fluent in disciplines most people keep separate. You don't see creative strategy and media strategy as different languages. You see them as different expressions of the same strategic thinking. That mastery is what qualifies you for this role. •This leadership role demands mastery of two disciplines that most separate: Brand Strategy and Connected Strategy. You have spent your career developing deep expertise in both. You don't translate between them. You hold them as one integrated practice. •Demonstrated mastery of both disciplines - not sequential experience, but genuine fluency in how ideas and media interact Compensation: •$285,000 - $300,000 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!