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Will AI replace strategy director (agency)s?
Based on live job postings — updated October 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting strategy director (agency)s. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 30 live strategy director (agency)s openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 23% of current strategy director (agency)s openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
30live openings
23%ask for AI skills
3%remote
11companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
AI shows up directly in these openings: Artificial Intelligence. That is the part of the job changing fastest.
Employers still ask most for: Collaboration, Communication, Creativity, Media, Mentorship, Flexibility — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Landor | 6 |
| VML | 4 |
| Monks | 4 |
| UnitedMasters | Translation | 3 |
| UMT - Internal | 3 |
| VaynerMedia LLC | 3 |
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