Director, Brand & Creative Strategy, APAC, CNBC International

You will lead the Brand & Creative Strategy team across the APAC region, responsible for developing and packaging innovative advertising solutions for CNBC International. In this role, your primary focus will be to drive revenue growth by delivering strategic, client-centric solutions that harness CNBC’s premium content, expansive network, and renowned IP, translating them into fully developed, client-facing proposals and presentations. You will champion creative excellence and original thinking and work closely with senior CNBC editorial stakeholders and the wider commercial teams including product, events, data and the content studio to help bring the vision to life. Key Responsibilities: Strategic Leadership: Set the vision and strategic direction for the APAC Brand & Creative Strategy team, ensuring a forward-thinking, innovative approach to client solutions. Team Management: Lead and develop a high-performing team of strategists and creatives, overseeing multiple workstreams across branded content, digital campaigns, and integrated marketing initiatives. Set clear priorities, coach for growth, and ensure delivery against strategic objectives and timelines. Process Optimization: Continuously review and improve team workflows, systems, and processes to maximize creativity, efficiency, and client impact. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the key liaison between sales, editorial and content teams, driving alignment on best practices, cost estimates, workflow, and seamless execution of integrated campaigns. Commercial Focus: Drive pitch-to-deal conversion rates, repeat business, and ensure the strategic rationale behind each proposal strengthens CNBC’s commercial positioning and success. Market Intelligence: Stay on top of trends in digital advertising, content marketing, B2B events, and technological innovations to evolve client pitch strategies. In addition, maintain deep knowledge of: Business news, CNBC’s coverage, and key regional newsmakers CNBC’s programming and editorial calendar across platforms Media regulations across global markets (Ofcom/IMDA) Competitor activity, client movements, and industry shifts The responsibilities associated with this position are not limited to the above description and may be modified at any time by the Company.