Strategy Manager

Salford, Manchester
Kairos Recruitment

Strategy Manager

-up to 45k
-Salford Quays/Hybrid

Our client is a multi-award-winning digital agency based in Media City, Salford Quays. Due to their success and growth across social and digital campaigns, they are looking for a Strategy or Senior Strategy Manager to join the team.
This role will play a key role in shaping client success and driving strategy. You’ll contribute to new business pitches, innovation and competitor research to help inform strategy across the agency. This role is hands-on but high-impact-you’ll be leading accounts while also contributing to the growth and evolution of the Strategy function.

Day to Day Responsibilities of the Strategy Manager:

Own client strategies, leading on development, execution, and refinement to ensure strategy remains impactful beyond initial delivery.
Lead strategy handovers to execution teams, ensuring clear, actionable briefs that translate into work with purpose.
Conduct performance check-ins, proactively assessing execution vs. strategy to identify optimisation opportunities.
Interrogate briefs going beyond surface-level asks to define what’s truly needed for impact.
Be knowledgeable about our clients, their industry, and be seen as a trusted extension of their team.
Stay ahead of industry trends to shape data-driven, culturally relevant strategies that challenge the status quo.
Lead in New Business efforts, where required, contributing to pitches and ensuring we hit a client’s brief.
Coach and mentor junior strategists, ensuring they develop confidence in their ability to lead accounts.
Maintain high standards across all strategic output, ensuring clarity, depth, and effectiveness.

Experience & Skills needed:

3+ years’ experience in a strategic role (agency or brand-side).
Strong experience in social, content, or digital strategy, with an understanding of paid, creative, and influencer marketing.
Experience leading client strategy & comfortable with internal execution handovers.
Ability to turn data into insight and insight into action-connecting the dots between numbers and cultural trends.
Confident presenting to clients and internal teams-from reports to pitches.
Experience working with social listening or reporting tools is a bonus but not essential.

Agency Benefits:

Hybrid working (2 office days per week).
Yearly bonus.
Social events.
Flexitime.
Birthday off
Career progression.

If you’re interested in this Strategy Manager role, please click apply or get in touch with Liv Grant –