Media Strategist

BRAND: Digitas UK
Job Function: Strategy
Location: London, United Kingdom
Experience Level: Intermediate
Workplace Type: Hybrid

Company description

At Digitas, we harness the power of connection to make positive impact everyday. We have a relentless focus on creating connections to help our clients' businesses grow, connecting diverse people, ideas and expertise in innovative and exciting ways.

We are making positive impact with our amazing clients, through our capabilities in Consulting, Products & Platforms, Customer Engagement and Digital Media.

Part of Publicis Groupe, and a Leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Global Marketing Agencies, we're proud to work with some of the world's leading brands.

Digitas. Experience the power of connection.

Our Commitment

Digitas is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation or gender identity.

Overview

We are hiring a Senior Strategist to shape the future of media strategy for one of our largest and most influential global clients. This role sits at the heart of how brand and performance come together bringing clarity, consistency and ambition across complex EMEA markets. You'll balance big-picture strategic stewardship with hands‑on influence, helping teams and clients make better decisions through insight, craft and collaboration. If you enjoy solving meaningful problems at scale and elevating the role of media in business conversations, this is a role where your impact will be felt.

Responsibilities

• Acting as the senior strategic partner for a flagship global brand, providing retained guidance across full-funnel media activity
• Setting clear strategic direction across EMEA markets, aligning local execution with shared regional and global objectives
• Turning data, research and market signals into actionable insight that improves effectiveness and investment decisions
• Leading and shaping high-profile standalone strategy projects, from communications frameworks to budget setting and channel prioritisation
• Playing a central role in new business pitches, defining the strategic narrative and ensuring alignment across media, data and creativity
• Collaborating closely with planning, activation, analytics and account teams to ensure strategy is delivered with consistency and quality
• Coaching and developing talent, helping to build a strong, future‑ready planning and strategy capability

Qualifications

• Strong experience in media strategy or planning, with openness to different career paths and backgrounds
• Confidence elevating media discussions to broader business, brand and communications challenges
• Proven ability to work across offline and online channels within complex, multi-market environments
• Experience partnering with senior clients and stakeholders, building trust through clarity and thoughtful challenge
• A collaborative mindset, able to bring together specialists and agencies around a shared strategic vision
• Comfort using research, insight and planning tools to inform decision‑making (tools matter less than how you use them)
• Clear communication and storytelling skills, able to translate strategy into compelling narratives that influence action

Additional information

Digitas offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave. You'll also have access to a range of additional initiatives.

Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change – building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.

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