Director of Growth

About Us

We are Assembly, a leading global omnichannel media agency that merges data, talent, and technology to catalyze growth for the world's most esteemed brands. Our holistic approach weaves together compelling brand narratives with a comprehensive suite of global media capabilities, driving performance and fostering significant business expansion. Our initiatives are powered by STAGE, our proprietary operating system, and executed by a dedicated global team of over 2,300 professionals across 35 offices worldwide. Committed to purposeful action, we lead the way in social and environmental impact within the agency realm. As a proud member of Stagwell, the challenger network designed to revolutionize marketing, Assembly continues to set new standards of excellence.

ICYMI: Assembly was named Campaign US 2024 Media Agency of the Year, and Campaign US 2025 most Innovative Agency and Sustainability StandOut. Our innovative work has also earned prestigious accolades, including The Webby Awards, Effies, and Cannes Lions.

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Overview

Assembly is seeking a strategic, collaborative, and solutions-driven Director, Growth to lead critical efforts across our entire business development pipeline. Reporting directly to the EVP of Growth, this role will oversee their own pod within the Growth team and collaborate closely with strategy, creative, and media leaders to drive breakthrough new business pursuits. This individual is both a business development strategist and a strong operational leader - someone who excels at translating client needs into compelling narratives, while ensuring flawless process execution and team enablement.

The ideal candidate brings a hybrid background in business development, strategic marketing, client service, and storytelling - with a passion for uncovering client challenges, architecting tailored solutions, and leading winning pursuits that drive agency growth.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the entire lifecycle of new business opportunities, from prospecting and background research through pitch delivery and client onboarding.

• Partner with the EVP of Growth to define pursuit strategies, craft opportunity-specific narratives, and align internal teams around a clear vision for success.

• Work directly with prospects, consultants, and internal partners to uncover brand challenges and ambitions, then translate them into differentiated solutions.

• Shape and mold proposals, RFI/RFP responses, and pitch presentations to clearly communicate Assembly's value and the measurable impact on client growth.

• Streamline, evolve, and optimize business development processes, tools, workflows, and reporting to maximize speed, clarity, and effectiveness.

• Serve as the strategic and operational link across Strategy, Creative, Media, Data, and Leadership teams to ensure cohesion and momentum throughout the pitch process.

• Guide intelligence gathering on industry trends, category dynamics, and client business models to inform strategic positioning.

• Ensure case studies, bios, and agency credentials are current, high-impact, and tailored for each pursuit.

• Cultivate relationships with procurement partners, new business consultants, and strategic collaborators to uncover and nurture new opportunities.

• Identify opportunities for process, platform, and storytelling innovation that help Assembly stand out and evolve its approach to growth.

• Manage and mentor a full growth pod, fostering their growth while ensuring executional excellence across multiple pursuits.

Required Skills

• 5-7 years of Business Development / Growth, account management, client services and or marketing experience within an agency environment

• Strong understanding of marketing services - across digital and traditional channels

• Ability to simplify complex content and solutions into impactful communications and visuals

• Ability to position and customize content to clearly address the client/prospect situation

• Ability to support multiple key players throughout the new business process on extremely tight deadlines

• Excellent PowerPoint and written communication skills

• Highly organized and able to rapidly respond to requests

• Strong project management skills

• Positive attitude under pressure

Benefits

Why Assembly?

• We care about your growth - we offer competitive salaries and annual compensation review
• We recognize and celebrate your success...all the time! Whether it's through company meetups, employee recognition programs, or just a regular day, we make sure our people's achievements are known and appreciated
• We're truly a people-first organization. That's why we offer a Flexible Time Off policy that puts you in control of your work-life balance, as well as market-leading primary and secondary caregiver and parental leave policies
• We have a hybrid in-office/remote working policy that focuses on bringing people together in-person when it's needed most, i.e., team strategy brainstorms, learning & development opportunities, and company meetings
• We care about social and environmental Impact - we have dedicated Impact Champions who collaborate globally to make sure we're leaving the world better than we found it
• We have an amazing group of Employee Resource Groups who form close knit communities and are committed to guiding the agency to become more inclusive, diverse, and representative of the world around us
• We're part of Stagwell, the challenger network built to transform marketing. We're nimble and digital-first, and we're quickly growing to take on the biggest legacy hold cos

In addition to medical, dental and vision coverage, we offer a generous PTO plan, 401k program, comprehensive family planning benefits (including paid parental leave), and pre-tax commuter benefits. Benefits/perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Assembly and the location where you work.

Equal Opportunities

At Assembly, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.

Assembly is an advocate for equal opportunity in the workplace. We are committed to ensuring equal opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. EEO Employer M/F/Vet/Disabled.

In order to comply with equal pay and salary transparency laws in various locations, we believe the target range of base compensation in all locations within the United States for this role is $100,000-140,000USD. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location.